Re: 1956 Clipper Custom Engine Paint and Other Questions

Posted by HH56 On 2019/8/30 16:50:55

Normally there is a single groove which is part of the vibration damper and is for the fan and generator. If the car has PS that was a second bolt on pulley the same diameter. Most cars probably left the factory with only those two pulleys

If it has an AC pulley there were different types depending on factory or aftermarket. Most common seems to be the original PS pulley was removed leaving only the vibration damper fan groove and the AC pulley then became part of a casting with a combined PS pulley with a smaller diameter AC pulley in front. There was another aftermarket AC pulley which was a single smaller diameter pulley which was fastened on similar to the way the PS pulley attaches which left the factory PS pulley in place ( or only the damper if the car did not have PS). Before the repro AC pulleys from Jack Nordstrom became available there were many cars that had a second PS pulley bolted on to drive the AC. That setup would have 3 grooves the same diameter.

There is a short hose connecting the metal tube coming from the tank that ends under the radiator over to the pump but the tube from the pump to the carb was all steel. If the optional filter was installed the tube and adapter fitting was disconnected at the carb and the filter was added inline using an extra nipple to connect to the carb. The original tube and fitting went back into the filter inlet.

I understand there is a difference between the green used in 56 Clippers and the turquoise green used in 55. Others have said the 56 color is darker and more like the original Packard green but I can't recall seeing an engine to say for sure. As best I can remember from the vendor sites there is no repro of a specific 56 green.