I have no water bottle, just four holes in the fender close to the battery. the loose wire does fit into the switch and it follows up the steering colum. the wiper switch is on the sterring colum. turning it in one direction turns wipers on and the other off.

ok, so i stuck my big head under the dash again w/ a flashlight and there is a place for washer tubing under the dash where the pullies are for the wipers. I think this switch is for a wiper washer unit. any other opinions????

ok , this is what i think i have. the loose wire fits into a socket on the switch. and the wire goes into a group of wire that go up the steering columm. i think this knob is for a windshield washer, which i do not have. next to the battery box in the engine compartment there are four holes. so maybe this car had a washer at one time. now i shoould go see if there is a spot for the washer tubing......
what do u guys think????
the push action of the knob to me fits what would be needed for a washer unit.......

ok so i re read my owners manual and shop manual. and now i know o/d is on cars with manual trans.
ok so now i feel lame. but that is ok. it is all part of the journey.
in the owners manual on the page where they talk about the light switch(p9) there is a pic of the switch. the switch i have in my car is directly beneath the light switch. in the picture on p 9 in the owners manual there is NO switch beneath the light switch.
in checking things out i found 1 wire loose, so i need to find what that is about. this switch has a push pull action.
btw it does not look like the switch on p 17 witch is the o/d knob.
a mystery for now . but i will go investigate some more.
thanks

ok so obviously i am confused and need to investigate and research. thank god i wrote this topic. see, a little knowledge, or lack there of(LOL), leeds to further investigation. so i will go out now and look. thanks.

hello and thank you for a very nice photo. that answers my questions.

i am looking for a photo of the rear trunk lid for a 1952
Packard. I want to see what the chrome feature above the lock is supposed to look like restored. I know a medallion goes in the circle. i have no medallion. are the letters that spell Packard in the metal work painted. if so what color. I don't see 1952 in the photo archive. I guess i better get my car restored and upload more pics. lol
thanks for your help
tim

i just got back from an hour & one half drive in my packard. i have not had my car too long. today was the longest drive i have taken . Man , the car drove very well.
i am still learning every day. after the last drive i notiece the fuel tank had a small leak. i fixed that temporarily. time to take the tank off and recondition.
today i also fixed the dome light in the rear seat. so that is so cool to have that working.
funny thing though when driving the overdrive etc to me is confusing...... i never know if it is working. there is no feel .... and then to remember in or out. and the knob for overdrive on my car has very little movement. i have the ultramatic trans, and it must work very well because i do not feel the car shift. when i get up to say 50mph (give or take) i think the trans is going to shift into high gear , but nothing. today she really moved along great. no one on the road but me and i was aggresive and got her up to about 75mph. WOW that was fun. i also experimented with the passing gear and no trouble there either. MAN, I LOVE HAVING THIS CAR! i know, no caps. that was for emphasis. I also checked around today to get the radio reconditioned. so i have some leads there.
aloha, and have a great packard day!

wow , as usual such great information. now , i can't wait to go and fix my clock. today i will fix my dome light. perhaps my clock and radio will be next.
o have i told u all how much i love my PACKARD.
This is the most exciting hobby of my life. i know , i sound crazzy..... oh well. lol

wow, it was great seeing this car and all the info written about it. what a great car to have and how much fun to share all that info. very nice.