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Re: Assembly of Sidemount Covers for 1936 Packard 120
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Are your tires radial or bias ply, I know that the guy that sold me my car stated that the radial would not fit in the carrier for the spare. Thus I got 4 radials on the car and a bias ply in the spare for emergency. Hope this helps
W

Posted on: 2016/9/12 10:19
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Re: Distributer Machine
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Sorry I am having trouble attaching the Pic PM me and I will send them to you
W

Posted on: 2016/8/30 9:51
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Distributer Machine
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I am new to Packard but I have a friend that is a Ford Guru. He has set my dis for my 120 on a machine and the car runs like a top. I was asked to take a pic of the machine he used. He stated that Ford of the period had exchange distributers. They only went in one way (unlike Packard) and when it can time for a tune up or it brke down, they just slapped a dis in. According to him by setting this up on a machine he can test everything before it gets to the car points, condenser, spark advance etc. he say that you set up on the machine, slap it in, set the timing for one set of points, and the off you got. According to him my 120 has 5 degrees of advance at 1050 RPM that full on. He had some other setting for slower speeds. His cheat sheet is at the left corner of the machine, but he did not have any trouble finding the setting in an old motors manual Hope this helps someone, you guys have been great to me
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Will

Posted on: 2016/8/30 9:36
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Re: temperature motor
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I will see if I can get a picture and open a new post
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Posted on: 2016/8/25 7:23
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Re: temperature motor
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Only put 20 miles on it, but I can not tell the difference between the 180 and the 160. It might get better fuel mileage with the 180, but at 2,000 miles a year, it is not a factor.
I have had better luck with performance, with guy that set my distributer up on a machine. He made sure that it was perfect, and the advance was perfect. It purs like a kitten and with the overdrive runs the parkway at 65 with no effort
All the Luck with yours
W

Posted on: 2016/8/22 12:29
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Re: temperature motor
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HI
I am new to the Packard world but I might have some research that might be of help:
Had a problem with my 36 120 burping out coolant after you shut it off. People here said I should replace the thermostat. Got a new thermostat. The one I pulled out was 180 degrees, the one that was going in was 160 degrees. My ford buddy said that the 160 was standard in the 1930"s. When they were using alcohol as antifreeze, the temperature was kept to 160 degrees, at 180 it would evaporate all the alcohol off and you would have to keep adding alcohol to keep the coolant from freezing. Point is, that seems like good temp and I am going to go with in mine
Hope that helps
Will

Posted on: 2016/8/22 10:13
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Re: 120 advise
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Thanks guy, you are the best. Have ordered a new thermostat, will see that the vent hole is in it. Also will blow out the block and radiator while it is apart.
Thanks again, I will let you know how it works out
Will

Posted on: 2016/8/15 12:03
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120 advise
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I bought a 36 120B last fall. It has an R11 overdrive and it just runs down the road great. I am really happy with the car.
The guy I got it from said it had a new core in the radiator and the motor was overhaul 10k ago.
Here is the issue
going down the road the temp gauge say and stays at 180, if I let it idle for 20 min it goes up just a little. As long as it running the temp is good
When I shut it off, the temp climbs and it burps about a quart or more of coolant out the over flow.
Are these cars are prone to this problem? Is this something that happens to these cars because of a specific thing or should I just start with the standard flushing of the rad and the block and go from there
Thanks again for your attention
W

Posted on: 2016/8/12 15:04
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Re: 1936 120 Tool Kit
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Very cool but I would have expected more. I saw a tool kit from the teens on the running board, and it was impressive
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W

Posted on: 2016/7/14 14:28
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1936 120 Tool Kit
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As a novice, I was wondering if there was a tool kit that came with the 120 in 1936, was it an optional accessory, or none at all except the jack.
It seems like they had to have a lug wrench and some basic tools included with the car after a history of a major tool kit in the teen on the running boards
Don't see it in the owners manual, don't see it the the parts book (it could be there, I am still learning how to decipher the parts book)
And is there a good reproduction of this tool kit made that I have not found yet?
Thanks again for your time
Will

Posted on: 2016/7/8 14:45
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