I agree with JW. Dave and Howard and Kev are the reason this site is so successful in helping Packard owners to maintain their fine cars and all are deserving of our thanks for their dedication in maintaining this site and sharing so freely of their considerable knowledge .

The site is working fast up here where I am? maybe it's the -30 crisp air.

When I worked at Chrysler Canada in Windsor Ontario a lot of the workers streamed into the bars near the gates on their lunch breaks. Ditto at Ford.
The waiters would wait with trays of beer loaded for when the guys rolled in and swilled back as many as possible during the lunch break? I also had friends at Carling Brewery who were permitted to drink beer on breaks as well and there was nothing much wrong with the beer although I must admit the cars of the period left much to be desired for quality.
I owned several Geman cars during the 70s and all were high quality and reliable so maybe a few beers isn't a bad thing. My favourite car of the 70's is still the BMW 2002.

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Good move.

I also recommend draining the rad and fill with pure antifreeze then run the car to mix it with what is in the block. That should get you by until spring. Not a big investment compared to a cracked block and radiator. The lightbulb solution is a god temporary one but not safe long term.

Thanks Guscha. This museum reminds me of the one I visited in the Irish Republic this past spring. It was located on a narrow rural road and consisted of a collection of unrestored but unusual makes and models such as an German Adler which was actually assembled in Ireland. I should have taken some photos.

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Pat, The way the catalogue is set up it would be a pretty big job. If all Packard applications were in one location it would be a simple task but the way the catalogue is set up it would be a page by page , line by line examination. Maybe best if I scanned the 208 pages but whew that's a big job too. It is a long winter so maybe if I am bored I will just do it.

These parts fit many applications (too many to list here) but all have Packard applications:
AL176 12 volt coil Packard 1955-56
DR-125 Resistor Packard 1955-58
AL31 Condensor. Packard 1955-56
D-103 P points Packard 1947-58
D-203 Condensor Packard 1946-58

AL -auto lite
DR Delco-Remy
D- Delco
I have much more info on what cars these parts fit if needed such as which distributors the parts fit.

I have an old Niehoff catalogue. I will try to get the applications for these numbers sometime today.

Just finished shovelling about 2'of snow at 0F so hard for me to to think about Airco. Fifty bucks on the way also.