Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2011/2/19 18:51:41
PV8,
All three 352's I am familiar with were '55s. Total mileage on 2 unknown. But one of the '55 Clippers was bought new at auction late in the year-- it may have been a late-built '55 but who knows how long it sat at a dealer's lot?
Neither of the Clippers ever had lifter noise, but the '55 400 had it before and after rebuild. Oil pressure on the 400 was never too bad, though--had an extra mechanical gauge, usually around 20 psi. The Clipper bought new had around 65K on it when sold.
Maybe Kev can lift these last few posts and start a thread on the V8 forum called something like "V8 Oil Consumption?" Could glean a lot of info and interest on this topic i would guess.
Sorry for continuing to plug up your Project Blog, Henry. Maybe we can get it cleaned up for you.
All three 352's I am familiar with were '55s. Total mileage on 2 unknown. But one of the '55 Clippers was bought new at auction late in the year-- it may have been a late-built '55 but who knows how long it sat at a dealer's lot?
Neither of the Clippers ever had lifter noise, but the '55 400 had it before and after rebuild. Oil pressure on the 400 was never too bad, though--had an extra mechanical gauge, usually around 20 psi. The Clipper bought new had around 65K on it when sold.
Maybe Kev can lift these last few posts and start a thread on the V8 forum called something like "V8 Oil Consumption?" Could glean a lot of info and interest on this topic i would guess.
Sorry for continuing to plug up your Project Blog, Henry. Maybe we can get it cleaned up for you.
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