I may have just bollocked this up. It looks maroon to me, but the wife says its brown. I shoulda just painted the od cable housing black, but I found a nice dark maroon. I can always repaint it. I'm talking about the under dash stuff, like the steering wheel housing, the thing that holds that to the dash, and the od cable housing. Its not woodgrained. The top of the dash etc is woodgrained, tho somewhat worn. What the heck color is this?

I can't find the project blog I tried to create last nite. I took out the OD cable tonite, and it freed right up! The OD lever on the tranny articulated, so that is not a problem.

I also ran the car for a good 20 minutes at idle and according to the heat gun, no part of it got over about 185.


Where do I get Packard Maroon interior paint? Eastwood does not appear to have it.

I think you are right re cut off tube. I'll check. But why is there a pigtail going to an oil gallery for non hydraulic lifters? How do I tell what engine this is? Where is the engine number?

OF course! I already have a license plate that says 49 Packrd...

You ARE the GURU! its the optional pedal pad. Note-this thing is huge and if your brake pedal play is too great, stepping on the brake will also accelerate the car when your foot also hits the gas pedal. A heart stopping moment.

I have the gun, and was going to do precisely that, but the darn battery is dead again. Gotta wait till it charges. Again.

Here are pics of the oil pressure sending unit. The brown extension cord thing is a block heater. I can't get under the sender to see what the plumbing is, but it must be at least a T, as one hole is filled with the sender and the other with the tube that goes back to the block. This seems odd, as the 288s I've seen have hole so the oil from the filter drains back into the block, rather than a pigtail that goes into what appears to be an oil gallery. I guess its a 288, but honestly I have not checked. All of the things I've seen with "pigtails" reference the 356 and hydraulic lifters. Hmmm....

It actually does not have a rubber tube coming out of it, but rather the short shiny metal tube. What the heck is that? Aperture to atmosphere presure for the sending unit? Small device to annoy owner?


Of course, I put the fuse back int othe overdrive relay, and now the .................... battery is dead again. Its on the charger. Again.

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I'll reply to your post, as it includes Howard's kind comments. My radiator guy says that the rad is great and that system is working properly, so I'll bet it is the timing. I'll check that. I Hope its not the Water dist tube, as that is a huge pain to fix. I had to pull it out of my 51 Plymouth. After taking the whole front off I had to weld a slidehammer to it to get it out. Then the replacement one would not go IN. I'll check the timing first!


Re Overdrive, I'll pull the cable and see what that is about. It's probably frozen in the armour.

I'll get pics of the oil pressure sender and post them. I now understand how its supposed to work, and just have to see what I've got.


See other post re gas pedal starter. Also, I have a GIGANTIC gas pedal, not the normal one. It looks like an 18 wheeler pedal, but is rubber. Is there any documentation for an optional gas pedal from Packard, or is it aftermarket?


Thank you for all of your suggestions and comments. Let me get under it and get some pics and I'll be back!

After a couple of visits, I figured out that the line "Add your Packard" etc was not just a suggestion, but a LINK!!! Seven years of education pays off again!
Will put the info on soon.

I just got my dream car, a Packard 8 Club Sedan with Flow Thru styling! Its a 288, three speed and overdrive. Its pretty highly optioned. It has a few annoying issues that I need help with.

1. It seems to run awfully hot. Its not losing coolant, but after about 5 miles the temp gauge is all the way over. Radiator has been recored, and block has been flushed. I'm afraid to drive it further for fear of warping the head or otherwise damaging the engine. I have not eyebaled the thermostat to see if there is one there, or if it is correct.


2. The overdrive is not functional. It appears to be fully wired, but will not engage. The knob was all the way in. I (unfortunately) decided to mess with the knob. It got it out about half an inch, but no further. I could then hear the overdrive solenoid clicking, so I removed the fuse from the OD relay. This stopped the clicking, but something was still going on, as the battery kept draining and was dead overnight. I disconnected the ignition side of the overdrive lockout switch, and the battery no longer drains. Could the lockout switch be bad, or stuck in an on position? Perhaps it is connected backwards? How do I tell if its connected backwards? Shouldn't the knob be able to come further out?


3. Where does the ground wire for the heater motor attach? I can't find anything obvious within it s reach.


4. What is the foglight wiring? Is there a relay somewhere?


5. Can someone explain the oil pressure sending unit? Mine seems to have a rubber tube coming off of it that goes nowhere.


5a. The oil filter is not plumbed. Where does the return line go, and does the oil pressure sending unit have an aperture for the "in" to the oil filter? Its a 288; no hydraulic lifters.


6. What is the deal with the radio? What is a "Control Head?"

7. What's the deal with the starter button? I understand that the gas pedal starter was a nightmare so they went with a dash mounted button. However, the 49 Club Sedan has a dash button, but my 49 parts car does not, and I see no gas pedal starter.


All information will be greatly appreciated! I'll post pics soon.