It's Alive! It's Alive!
Posted by Paul Bellefeuille On 2008/9/28 19:42:52
Howdy!
Well today my two brothers Roger and Denis and my son Rob came over to help get my '55 Clipper Super started. It's been awhile since I got the car, but couldn't get everyone over until today.
After changing the oil..it looked like very old chocolate syrup..and the filter..just as ugly.
Roger took the distributor cap off to find that the car had been tuned up shortly before I received it.
We had plenty of spark but found out after some trial and error, that both gas line filters...one before the electric pump down on the outside frame rail, under the driver's door..and the one just before the carb, were both plugged up with rusty crap. So we removed both filters, we're using a new gas can, and hooked a new rubber gas hose directly to the carburetor. The gas tank is dirty and we think that the guy I got the car from had tried to start it using the gas tank and fouled up both filters. The old gas hose/line was also plugged up. Once that was resolved it started right up! Whoopeeeeeeee! Well, we found that the accellerator pump is bad, and the entire carburetor needs a rebuild.. Can I get a rebuild kit at the Napa store or do I have to bite the large bullet and get one from Kanter's?
The engine has a ticking sound and we suspect that it's a stuck lifter. The more we started it the quieter it became.
My brother Roger also did a compression test and the two chambers nearest the firewall both have under 30 lbs of pressure...then the pressure would drop off.
The other six have 120lbs of pressure! We put Marvel Mystery Oil in the two 30lb chambers cranked it over and the pressure moved above 30lbs and held.
Every time we started the car, it sounded better and better.
We also found one spark plug wire was bad. I have a new wire set on my list of stuff to get. Who has a good set of wires..are they too a special order??
At any rate, I was able to use the shop manual that Packard Info has graciously placed for our use.
The folks on this website rank very high on my thank you list! Your input, and your pats on the back are much appreciated!
Well today my two brothers Roger and Denis and my son Rob came over to help get my '55 Clipper Super started. It's been awhile since I got the car, but couldn't get everyone over until today.
After changing the oil..it looked like very old chocolate syrup..and the filter..just as ugly.
Roger took the distributor cap off to find that the car had been tuned up shortly before I received it.
We had plenty of spark but found out after some trial and error, that both gas line filters...one before the electric pump down on the outside frame rail, under the driver's door..and the one just before the carb, were both plugged up with rusty crap. So we removed both filters, we're using a new gas can, and hooked a new rubber gas hose directly to the carburetor. The gas tank is dirty and we think that the guy I got the car from had tried to start it using the gas tank and fouled up both filters. The old gas hose/line was also plugged up. Once that was resolved it started right up! Whoopeeeeeeee! Well, we found that the accellerator pump is bad, and the entire carburetor needs a rebuild.. Can I get a rebuild kit at the Napa store or do I have to bite the large bullet and get one from Kanter's?
The engine has a ticking sound and we suspect that it's a stuck lifter. The more we started it the quieter it became.
My brother Roger also did a compression test and the two chambers nearest the firewall both have under 30 lbs of pressure...then the pressure would drop off.
The other six have 120lbs of pressure! We put Marvel Mystery Oil in the two 30lb chambers cranked it over and the pressure moved above 30lbs and held.
Every time we started the car, it sounded better and better.
We also found one spark plug wire was bad. I have a new wire set on my list of stuff to get. Who has a good set of wires..are they too a special order??
At any rate, I was able to use the shop manual that Packard Info has graciously placed for our use.
The folks on this website rank very high on my thank you list! Your input, and your pats on the back are much appreciated!
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