Slowly plugging away at disassembly when I can find a few minutes. It's been a very busy month.

Got the oil pan off. There was quite a bit of sludge in the pan, and still some water and oil. Very smelly.



Took a quick glance inside the engine. It's very dirty and some surface rust on the faces of the counterweights.



Worked on getting the crankshaft pulley off. I ended up using a 3 jaw puller and got it off without too much trouble.



The timing chain seems to have some excess slack in it. Everything in the engine is coated with this nasty black oil and crud.



Getting the cam pulley off took a bit longer. Getting the puller to stay put on it was annoying. But eventually got it off.



Next up is to flip the engine. I need to go buy some chain in order to use the lift to help spin it around and support it. That will be a project for after Christmas. Then remove the bearing and rod caps, pull the crankshaft and remove the torque converter. Then pound out the pistons.

-Kevin

I don't remember the Clevite number, but, if you can get the Clevite number, then do a google search for them, you might come up with a set.
Of course you need too know what size bearings you need, standard, .010",.020", .030" oversize. 200 dollars is not out of line today. PB

No worries guys, thanks for answering his questions.

And welcome Gauthier. That '54 Panama looks like a great project. Start a project blog on here and we can help you through the restoration process.

-Kevin

Egge makes rod, crank and cam bearings for the V8 Packards. I didn’t look at both years or all three engines but they have them at least for the 352 but $200 seems a bargain. High cost for parts is just a price we pay for these luxury cars.

G'day Nxslt1,
Being this your first post, it's to PackardInfo.

But sorry I can't help with your question. However, Jack Vines, a member here on PackardInfo may be able to point you in the right direction. I very much doubt Jack makes bearing inserts but is a great source of information regarding V8 Packards and rebuilding them.

Also, I invite you to include your '55 Packard in PackardInfo's Packard Vehicle Registry.

G'day Panama80,
Although it's being this your first post, it's to PackardInfo.

Again, even though it's also I invite you to include your '54 Panama in PackardInfo's Packard Vehicle Registry.

Kevin, please forgive my intrusion into your Blog, but when it comes to new Forum Members and a chance to have them list their Packard/s in the Registry I have to take every opportunity as it arises. Sorry

Gasoline is a hydrocarbon, with a lot more hydrogen than carbon. Burning hydrogen makes water. Any moisture in the air drawn into the engine will pass through it and out the exhaust, but most all of the moisture in exhaust is water that results from the combustion process. Burning a gallon of gasoline emits about 24 pounds of water. Gasoline weighs about 6.5 pounds per gallon. The added weight is the result of oxygen added. Supposedly, burning a gallon of gasoline results in about 25 pounds of CO2. I'm not worried about either the water or the CO2, since both are absolutely necessary for green and growing things to survive and thrive. In very cold weather, you could add a 20 foot length of exhaust pipe to your tail pipe and run the engine at idle long enough to consume a gallon of gasoline and collect something over 2 pounds of condensate water.

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Reading this, I thought WOW!! How could this be?

Then I realised that besides gasoline, engines use air, which contains water vapour and other chemicals which could also transform during the combustion process into water. It not magic after all, pity .

In addition to what Howard said, there should also be rubber washers between the radiator brackets and the brackets. Many years ago, I found toilet bolt rubber washers were the perfect size, and cheap.

Thanks so much, Howard. Sharing what my insulator looks like - probably in need of replacing. Going to ask Merritt about some new insulators.

For the up/down adjustment on the cradle, I'm assuming I can just loosen the two nuts on the side of bracket and use a jack to push the cradle up?

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