Re: New Packard owner questions....

Posted by Morgan On 2008/11/10 16:41:28

I just picked up my 55 Patrician, I am not a mechanic but I really want to learn. The engine started and runs nicely, although I have not driven it yet until I do all the maintenance. Today with the help of a mechanic I started to replace all of the fluids and noticed that it looks that you needed to remove the front axle to drop the oil pan. The old oil was real thin and smelled of gasoline, my mechanic convinced me that we should at least try by just changing the oil and filter, it started nicely but after a few minutes it started making noise. It looks like he was wrong, how do you get to the pan to scrape out the sludge and clean the screen? The same guy also told me that I did not need a thermostat after he changed the antifreeze. Help.