Hi Tom,

My 1929 has a similar nut to the one in the B&W photo on the spark plugs. I recently had Tioga Stainless in Burlington Vermont duplicate the knurled carburetor adjustment screw for my car and it came out great...very high quality. He machines them individually out of stainless which polishes up to look virtually indistiguishable from chrome. Hope this helps.

John Wogec

Tioga Stainless
sales@tiogastainless.com
(802) 655-9671

Thanks very much. I will give him a call.

Thanks Tom,

As you can see, I have much to learn. You are probably familiar with the jet on those carburetors...a fine sized chunk of copper. Any idea of who can modify it?

Hi all,

I have heard rumor that you should have the main jet in the old updraft caburetors replaced with a smaller orifice...reduces (or eliminates?) the risk of burning up exhaust valves from the hotter burning new generation of gasoline. I know nothing about actually getting my 1929 Packard running...I am still struggling with the final stages of accumulating parts. Has anyone heard a similar story...any advice will be much appreciated. If this is true, any idea who machines the appropriate size jet?

I guess another question is: when I do (someday) get to the point of trying to fire this thing up, what gas does one use? Do you add octane booster? Sorry for the seemingly juvenile questions.

John

Hi Dell,

I don't know anything about the rocker arm shaft for a '28, but I see you posted from Sacramento...would that possibly be Sacramento, CA? If so, I would like to meet up with you and learn about your project (interpretation: pick your brain to see what you can teach me). I am on a steep learning curve, working on a '29 Seven Passenger Sedan and I take every possible opportunity to meet people nearby who are knowledgeable in this field.

I hope I don't seem selfish, but I have already met a few people in or near Sacramento who have saved me hours of frustration and countless dollars by sharing their knowledge.

I keep thinking that someday I will be able to say something to an old car guy that they didn't already know and actually consider helpful. In other words...I am not at the point in my education where I am able to give back, but everybody I have met has contributed to my knowledge.

John Wogec

Hi Bernie,

I have a 1929 645 sedan which is still original and it has the dome light shown for the "1929 senior car" in the pdf you attached. I have tried to get out and take a picture of mine to post for you but I have too many projects going on at the moment. Anyway, mine looks exactly like the one in the picture, including the opaque white glass. It is nickel plated, as is almost everything in the car interior, except for the hardware on the jump seats, which is chromed...can't explain that one. Hope this information helps.

John Wogec

I have to chime in and say thanks to everyone responsible for this site. You guys have been a tremendous source of knowledge to a neophyte such as myself. I check this site nearly every day. The layout and features of the site are great. the information gleaned from factual data and advice from a clearly well informed group of devotees has encouraged me to forge ahead in my quest to revive my car. Thanks again!

Hi Ronald. Yup I tried John Ulrich. No luck. I am having castings made.

Hey everybody,

Henry Yeska has the sediment bowl which fits (perfectly!) under the firewall vacuum tank on the 1929 model 645 sedan if anyone is interested. thanks to David M for suggesting I call Henry (610) 759-0230. You may want to wait a few days though...they are still digging out from Hurricane sandy, and the power is still out.

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Thanks for the information, but I sent mine off on Friday to have brass casts made. I will post the final pics on the website once the final product is back safely in hand.