ozone generated by the arcing at the rotor to cap contact? Due to the increased power of the Electronic ignition system?

Yeah, hopefully he gets lucky and it swaps easy for him. If he can use the .030 pistons it would be great, I would have no problem using "used" pistons provided they check out ok.

That would be bad luck if it was bored .030 and then worn out again.

He says the 288 is a bit tired so maybe the cylinders need truing. If not he can reuse the 288 pistons. New rings and honing with a bottle brush hone should fix it.

One's correct, the other two are not.

Ozone? Gremlins? Pismires?

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I suppose the part about the 40% more contact area of radials over bias ply is just a non-issue, as well as the sidewall flexing being transmitted to the tread causing rapid wear, reduced traction, and higher fuel consumption. The whole page is about radials being safer than bias ply tires!

The main point is, if you're a stickler for originality and are anal about everything being correct, as well as your car is a trailer queen instead of a driver, then by all means go for the bias ply tires. If you drive your car more than 10 miles a week, then I recommend radial tires. They will improve the handling and the tires will last longer to boot.

"There's several reason why I'd put radials on an old car, and safety's the first. Radial tires give you so much more control of the car as compared to bias ply. You have more of the tire contacting the road as compared to bias ply.

But don't take my word for it, try Michelin's: Bias ply Vs Radial"

Eric.
I went to the Michelin site and didn't see anything about radials being more safe than bias, and I do not believe that because my tires are bias that they are un-safe.

Thanks Eric, John and Kev. My Packard education continues!

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<p>The 1956 automatic transmission (Twin-Ultramatic) is a TWO speed! It may feel like a 3-speed because the lock-up torque converter feels like a shift when it locks up. Shift out of low is designed to be at lower speed.</p>
<p>In other words, your T-U may be operating normally, you just may not think so because it behaves differently than a modern transmission.</p>
<p>Try starting in "H" position. This eliminates the low-gear start. You should only feel one "shift" which is actually the torque converter locking up.</p>
<p>Also, try starting in "L" position. This holds the transmission in low gear. The one "shift" will again be the T-U torque converter locking up. Once locked up, then shift manually to "D" or "H" and you will feel low gear release (shift).</p>
<p>Craig</p>

As a Canadian I could have chosen some very excellent generals as well such as General Sir Arthur Currie, commander of the Canadian Corps during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917, but objectively I would have to say that Manstein and Rommel were the best generals of WW2. The outcome of that war could likely had been very different had they been allowed to run the armies and not Hitler. A tank battle between Patton's Shermans(without air superiority) and Manstein's Panthers and Tigers would have been something the free world should be glad never happened (something like a Chevrolet vs.a Packard battle). The recapture of Karkov by Manstein was a masterpiece and that's why I gave him my vote. We all should be very thankful Hitler canned him and Rommel.