there was a dunkin donuts cup in the back of the police car! Along with the owners manual and torsion level pamphlet, there was a letter from a previous owner to one of the Packard clubs in the glovebox.

the 55 had a large torsion level ad poster in it which is now decorating my wall, and a BTV which is now in pieces.

Eric yes... completely unlike those strange, strange folks out there in dorothys hometown who put turbochargers on Packards.

that really is a hideous excuse for a car, and im definately not defending it. hes giving us a bad name!


That color looks like it belongs in 'p-town'

whatever brake fluid was used in the btv found in the trunk of my 55 had long since turned to a sandy material.

my 77 harley recomends dot 5, fwiw.

i tend to take everything a PO says with a grain of salt. does the car run currently? check the fluids for cross contamination, pull the coil wire and crank the engine to listen for a weak cylender, if all checks out, run it. start it up and check the radiator for continuous bubbling. get the engine up to operating temp (allways assuming it runs right now) check the radiator again once its warm. listen for any audible skips while its running.

ask the po if it uses any coolant.

i bought my two 55 Patricians as parts cars. I paid next to nothing for them because the previous owner thought they werre too far gone. In fact, the one is in awsome shape and will not take much to make a nice driver.

My 56 was in good shape when i bought it, and it was going to be scrapped just because no one knew what to do with it.

im all about a Packard engine in a Chevy! that would be awsome if for no other reason than to show off to the chebby guys!

Most air flow trans coolers are used in conjunction with the stock fluid to fluid units, at least on the heavy diesel pickups my friends and i run. In fact, most heavy pickups like my D-350 Dodge with the Cummins diesel run both from the factory. The aftermarket air to air units usually do recommend you use them in conjuction with the stock coolant cooler.

Usually the only time the stock cooler is removed or bypassed is heavy mountain towing, a modified engine that may run hotter than normal, or when the stock cooler is defective/ damaged. My 56s stock cooler was plugged, thats why i bypassed it.

I replaced mine with a modern unit too. My unit clogged up and the trans started overheating. i left the original unit in place for coolant flow,just left the lines blanked off. The unit i installed is rated for motorhomes and heavy towing use.

I would keep the Packard V8 too. History (how it was repowered when the new engine came out) is way cooler than "yeah the old Packard motor looked bad so i just dropped a 350 in" I hear that all the time, and i will never repower anything with a chevy motor.

If the V8 is bad, I like the slant six idea, its unique, for one, and two, those old 225 /6's are bullet proof durable and make good torque.

oh how i wish i had a garage! working out in the driveway gets miserable quick if it isnt beautiful out.