Re: Packard info for a novice please

Posted by HH56 On 2014/3/15 22:47:46

I've never been around Hudsons much but reading thru the literature, apparently they had two versions of automatic clutch and shift. The Vacumotive which was just the clutch and would be equivalent to the Electromatic and then a version called Drive Master which did the clutch and also shifted between 2nd and 3rd as needed. That version I could see might be a bit much to contend with.

As Brian mentioned, many did not understand Packards system. When problems came, particularly after Packard was gone, mechanics found it was easier to disable than repair. After that, if the system was not working and in the way of something else, removing that offending piece was a frequent approach.

Prewar systems were complicated with several solenoids, switches and relays to contend with. Postwar was much simpler but still one had to understand the operation to adjust it properly.