I tried compressing some of the generated PDFs with little success. If others are interested in giving it a try, here is a link with some sample generated files:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f9x3shj2137g2mm/AAAdFOU_5IEusrrK_5W23lCsa?dl=0

Most of the documents that are posted in the literature archive are pdf images that someone has scanned. The documents have been very useful, and a big thanks to everyone who has contributed to them. The one thing that I wished I could do is search through the manuals on my computer electronically.

For example, I would like to be able to search all the documents and find any documents including a keyword. Once finding the document I would like to open the file and have it highlight text showing my search word. As an example I have two screenshots searching the word "steering".

I was able to make that work for documents that are most relevant to me by downloading the documents and running them through an OCR (Optical character recognition) converter. The converter reads in a pdf file, and generates a new pdf file, which is just like the original, but includes the text information along with it. The new set of pdf files, is larger than the original, however once the file has been converted, it is searchable on any computer.

In order to do this, I ended up buying a license for Cisdem converter. Even though the OCR might not be perfect, I have been very impressed with how well the search is working on the files. The down side to this is that the resulting pdf files are larger than the originals. For example, the directory "1955-1956 Parts and Accessories List" is 41.5Mb before conversion, and 293.2Mb after the conversion.

So here are some questions. Would other forum users find it useful to be able to search the pdf documents? Should I upload the documents that I have already converted to some shared location? Would it make sense to run the conversion on the whole literature archive? I know there are costs associated with hosting data on the web, any thoughts?

Thanks,

John

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Wow, thank you both for the advice. Based on the measurements from the service counselor, and comparing to the photo of the short fill tube, I can see that I have the short dipstick as well as the short fill tube. So the good news is that I do not have a mismatch . Next I will follow Ross' advice to make sure that the level is correct. I think I need to spend more time under the car to really prove to myself where the leak is. I have not driven much because I don't want to cause damage to the transmission.

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I recently purchased a 1956 Packard Patrician. My biggest issue right now is that the transmission fluid keeps leaking out. I do not have direct contact with the previous owner, however I was told that the transmission was rebuilt three years ago. I thought it was the transmission oil pan gasket, so I replaced that, but it looks like the fluid might be coming from the breather valve up above. My transmission rear seal is also leaking, so I need to replace that at some point. When replacing the transmission fluid we noticed that the dipstick does not go all the way down to the bottom of the tube. So my first question for the forum is, how long is the dipstick supposed to be? Mine is approximately 22 inches from the end to the stop near the top of the tube. Does this look like the correct dipstick? I'm just wondering, is it possible that I'm overfilling the transmission? I am filling the transmission so that it shows the correct level on the dipstick while running. However, while parked a lot of the transmission fluid comes out. If I check the transmission level while running after being parked it just touches the bottom of the dipstick. With the fluid at that level, the transmission still shifts through all the gears, however it makes a bit of a grinding noise when shifting to third. Thanks for any help.
-John

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