Jack Vines wrote:
Quote:Other than a better bottom plate for the oil pump without the vacuum pump, the '56J was in every respect a standard 1956 275hp 352" with a cast steel crank.Were PRODUCTION built golden hawk 56J's with Packard V8 all have forged cranks????
To date, I've never seen a production engine which could be verified as having been built with a forged crankshaft. Until we get something different in print from the factory, the 1959 date for introduction of the forged crank as a service part is still the one I believe.
jack vines
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