Thanks Don

Is there anyway to ascertain if this is the original engine for this car?

I also only see taxis listed on much later years here yet elsewhere on the web, were available as taxis around 39 - 41

Thanks Owen

How can I tell from the engine number? Fro that, is there a way to find out if this is the original engine? B26354A is stamped on the block

I have been working to preserve my Dads 1939 Packard Six. It is coming along quite nicely, completed the dash and window trim wood graining, heater refinish, king pins, brakes, master cylinder, headliner and ready to tackle more of the interior.

The engine is a bit noisier, at times, than I like. Some is valve lifters but I think I hear something more substantial from time to time, rod bearing?

My Dad believed this car had a taxi engine. How can I identify that? How is teh taxi engine different from a norma Six?

Thanks in adance

john

Thermagasket

https://mobile.rxauto.com/prices/

As with anything on the web, tehre are good and bad reviews. It worked great for me

Thanks Howard. I will be taking a look at this soon and will post photos for others as well as how I progress in the diagnosis and repair

Happy New Year

john

DavidM
GMC is that small automobile conglomerate called General Motors Corporation
When my daughters Pontiac Grand Prix died on the freeway at 70MPH, we had it towed to GMC for diagnosis.
They called and stated the engine had hydro locked due to a blown head gasket. Their estimate to repair was $2500 assuming no major engine damage also occurred

That's when I researched the web and found this two part additive. The car could not be run for more than about 5 minutes, even from a cold start, without it overheating. I followed the directions, flushing the engine with fresh water, added the two part mixture and drove under 30MPH for a couple of miles. In about 5 minutes, the car started overheating and I turned around to come back home. On the way, the temp gauge dropped back to normal operating range.

Read what the internet has to say about these additives. I was highly skeptical as well but did not want to invest that kind of money in this car so gave it a try, nothing to lose. Believer or not, it worked and my daughter put on another 60K+ miles.

Thanks for the reply !! Did not know there is a plate under the carpet, will sure be easier to visualize instead of from underneath. I'll keep everyone posted

John

Been working all month on what should have been a quick project, replacing the king pins and bushings. Finally have all that completed including new front wheel bearings and seals when I noticed a puddle of brake fluid under the car. Long story short, had to replace the master cylinder

That went pretty smoothly and even without bleeding the brakes, have a decent pedal. Will bleed the entire system later today before taking it for a test drive, I hope..

I noticed that the brake pedal has a lot of side to side movement. I can't find a diagram of how the pedal cluster mounts to the frame, did find plate that showed the assembly including PN 3.116. On this car, looks like this was fabricated from a piece of threaded rod sometime in its past. The way this was fabricated, however, it is not adjustable.

Lots of caked on dirt and grease under there which I will commence cleaning, but suggestions or diagram on how this assembly is mounted to the frame would be helpful. Hoping it is just a worn bushing that I can find or fabricate.
Ideas anyone?

Thanks !

john

There are several two part chemicals that can be added to the radiator to fix this. I was apprehensive, but when my daughter blew the head gasket in her late model Pontiac GP, I had little choice except to dole out $2200, per GMC. It worked as advertised and keep in mind, this had a lot higher compression ratio than our Packard's do. The car had about 86,000 on it when the head gasket blew and she ended up putting over 140,000 miles on theit before the car retired for other reasons

FINALLY got my king pin bushings pressed in and reamed at a local engine shop. In the process of dry fitting all the parts, I noticed that the new king pin cap for the top has a grease fitting unlike the one I took off. Since this will take some pressure from the grease gun, I was curious how to put them on. I placed the one on top of the spindle, and it fits loosely. The bottoms seem like they can be persuaded to fit with a rap of a ball peen hammer
The top measures 1.311 whereas the bottom cap measures 1.318

How do I secure the top cap or is the top cap just the wrong size? I bought them as part of the king pin bushing kit from Max Merritt