Does anyone know why the gears shift when the engine is not running but will not go into gear with the engine running? Car has not been moved in about three years. Pressure plate? Clutch? Any info will help.

Does anybody have information on Packard based racing cars of the mid to late 30's era. Specifically I am hoping to find out about single or two seater, open wheeled cars that may have run in road, circuit, speed or oval track events using the S8 engine. I am currently looking at taking on such a project and would appreciate any information or photos that you may have. Many thanks in advance. Matt.

Mal, at least your garage looks a lot better then mine,well
mine is sort of...a mess sometimes, but I manage to find what I need usually.

Took a while, but here are some pics of the rockers.
The material weight seems up to packard standards, although not zinc plated. I think they are pretty good reproductions.

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Sunday 29th November 2009

Another 3 hours on the one board with the 80 paper. The closer to the inside of the board the more orange peel there is. At the rate I'm going, instead of just losing my finger prints could go all the way to the elbow!

Quote:Eric,

Trouble is I'm learning as I go, not a good way to do it. But hopefully others will learn from all this.

Quote:John,

You're right, it's a much bigger job than I thought it would be, but what else am I going to do? As for the Bohman & Schwartz Limo, an impressive formal car in which my chauffeur would drive me to the opera while I sat in the back with top hat on, I'd suffer it!

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Looks like you've bitten off a big one Mal.....good luck.

Except for the running boards, my first impression of the 1941 Bohman & Schwartz Limo was of one of the ugliest cars but it is growing on me.

Does anyone know if there are any statistics on how many Packards and clippers were built with standard brakes vs BTV??? (with in the year ranges that BTV was offered)

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I follow standard procedure for checking trans fluid levels. It is whatever the mafg'er recommends. It is on printed on the V8 dip stick. "hot ideling in park".

Was the later, and similar, Delco Morrain unit any better? reading through this thread i see mention of the BTV being replaced later with a similar DM unit. Would one of these be an acceptible substitue? close enough in outside appearence, mounting location and leverage?