One of the first things to do will be to drop and clean the pan and oil pump screen. Since the car is not hear yet. Can this be done with out too much trouble? With this being said, I simply want to make the engine run, see that there are no real problems, before I pull it entirely and re-gasket it. If I need to basically remove a lot of things just to do that, then out she comes first and tear it apart on the stand where I can rotate, clean and repaint it all.

Thanks, good morning, and maybe, just maybe I will post to the registry to avoid being chastised by the loon...

T&J

I look forward to telling the entire story...just as soon as it is sitting in my shop. Will have a photo diary from the minute the garage door goes up to the minute it on the road.

Please move this thread anywhere you want. My bad. I'm a much better mechanic than 'Puter geek. Not to mention it's my first day here; gosh...

I have a photo on my phone and the wifey says she can move it. (She's way geekier than me)I'll try it here in a moment.

Thanks for your patients!

Thanks for the kind welcome! I do own a lift and plan to get it running first. Hasn't been started in roughly 27 years. Then do a complete brake job and service of the chassis including the fuel system. I'm real excited about this resurrection...I've had some real PIA's. Nothing has been Farmered on this one that I can see; mechanically. Some "friend" of his thought he could repair the small rust spot on top of the drivers fender ;) Funny how there is rust on the top of the fender just like our '62 Pontiac Tempest Safari Wagon had.

Sure am glad to hear that someone else has seen this on a Packard. I told the wife that the car liked her and it was "car curtsy". Four years ago when I first met the owner (he was doing a tune up on the radio for our 1949 GMC) he wasn't sure if he was ready to part with it yet. Luckily one of the tubes in the radio started to fail and he still fixes them. He has seen most of our cars and knows I fix 'em real purdy, and drive 'em real nice. So now he's ready to let go and is happy that it will be lovingly used and not ruined or junked. ( He still wont part with his Cadillac :( Yet)

Again, thanks for the replies and will post some photos real soon.

T&J

The one thing in our favor is that the owner had the trans rebuilt by a packard tech only a few thousand miles earlier. He has a nice folder with all paperwork from 1958 when his folks purchased it. He also drove a '56 400. That is why he parked the Pat. So I hope with some care and coaxing it will serve us well and allow my wife to cruise in comfort and style.

T&J

Thanks for the speedy response. We have a 1969 Cadillac in amazing condition but the car is too linear (straight lined) for her. She likes "roundy" cars. The Cadillac has the factory option "Delco pleasure lift". This a vacuum action that actuates a pressure pump for the air shocks in the rear. I cant seem to locate any info on it. but it works real well. The wife likes the feel of big cars and LOVES the power. So I hope the Packard wont disappoint.

I have found a 1956 Patrician for the wifey to drive. We have a collection of classics but this will be her's exclusively. It has been in a heated garage since 1981 and is in real nice shape. I know all the things we will need to do before it is road worthy, but my question is this: As the car sits in the garage it takes a slight bow to the front passengers corner. Do the torsion bars fail or should this go away once the self-leveling motor is energised? We will be making a photo gallery to share. I should take possession in the week or so.

Thanks in advance! We look forward to hearing back from you.

Thomas & Jennifer