If someone would have offered a new and truly "correct" tank for my Packard years back, I would have probably bought it instead of relining my 34 tank, but that was 20+ years ago and never a problem since. So even then (some of) the coatings used then must be alcohol-resistant. My 56 tank is uncoated but still bright and shiny inside, but one of these days.... But I understand the stainless tank offered is not an exact duplicate of the V8 Packard tank. Correct?

Perhaps in this case its the messenger and not the message.

I have been gone for awhile being swamped at the restoration shop. I was getting caught up reading forums and came across this one. What I have found is that many in here are a bunch of hypocrites. I was reading this story about the guy who butchered this 4 dr into oblivion and you all praise his work and call it art. I resto-moded an orphan 53 Clipper and was chastised by you so called pro's. I restored the Clipper to look perfect and better than new and no one knows what is under the hood until you tell them. This car was invited to a Concourse De'elegance show in Lexington, KY.until the car head hunter checked out the up grades. That is how much our shop saved this certain smasher. I was told what we did was a simple swap and that I was a thief for ripping off our customer and was called a liar for saying car was mine when I had stated who the owner is on different forums here and on different web sites. You call old golds work interesting and artistic. I call it he is bored shit less and on crack. Funny how Packard 53, Turbo packman, and Clipper 47, acknowledge this genius's work of art. Go back to "how to modify your Packard for fame and money". And read what happened when I challenged a forum. You go girls and remember "Don't smash em Butcher em"

That is what I like "cheap Bast$&ds" I make a very high quality stanless steel take for a very quality car, and all you cheapo's worry about a few bucks. The crap you dump in your tank ends up in Carb. I have posted pic's and info in forums and have sold 6 tanks to people who were tired of dicking with this problem. UNREAL

They do reset depending on what tripped them but if a prolonged problem exists such as a direct short you may never see the reset & CB may actually be damaged to point of replacement. Sometimes they weaken with age also and trip at less than rated load. I know that was a problem I had on a 51 when the breaker on headlight switch tripped after a few minutes of high beam. It would reset, stay on for a few minutes, then off again. Since yours happened with key, your guess of frayed wire probably correct.

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That's why I like the large-chested women!

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Or if they went to high school "There ain't no replacement for displacement."

thank you........big time!

Do those circuit breakers reset on their own? Do you know.

After quite a while sitting, I turned the key and heard like a fuse going. I'm assuming it was one of those breakers on the backside of the instrument panel.

Looks like I've got a lot of old frayed wire to replace.

There are 25th series specs in Nov 51 service counselor:

https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/article/view.article.php?106

specs and wiring is in Vol 25 #13.