Still need the .010" King main bearings. Will pay cash or trade .020" bearings and cash.

jack vines

A little help, please. We've got a member's Packard V8 stuck because we can't find .010" main bearings.

Yes, I've checked with all the known vendors.

Please ask any Packard friends who might have an unused set on the shelf.

jack vines

Quote:Just for the good of the order, where was this mis-information found? BBF has huge main bearings (3.00") so not even a remote possibility for use in the Packard V8. We need to get this fake news taken down or at least called out as wrong.

With appropriate machining, substitutes for main bearings 1 - 4 can be found, but the #5 thrust bearing is unique. There are no substitutes.

jack vines

Greetings, All,

Need a set of .010" King main bearings.

PM me on how you'd like payment.

jack vines

Collector cars are the #1 cause of divorce. Ever go to an auction? A high-bucks bidder will usually have some younger eye candy on his arm; the first wife told him "It's those old cars or me!" And there you have it.

jack vines

We've got a '53 327" 4-bbl core engine we've been wanting to rebuild. Are you interested in a completely rebuilt engine?

jack vines

Only the 879 number will work. The early Mopars and Packards were the same. After a few years, Mopar changed their pushrod ends from 1/4" to 5/16" and the pushrod cup in the 2011 does not mate up correctly with the Packard pushrod.

jack vines

BTW- still need V8 bearings and pistons.

Got one or more sets on the shelf you've been saving for a project that's never going to happen? If so, shoot me the details and a price.

jack vines

We've got one set of 320" .040" pistons on the shelf and aren't likely to see another. Before I let them go, thought I'd ask if anyone is contemplating having a 320" rebuilt. Now would be the time.

jack vines

Good memory, Don.

I found this address:

Marc Auto Restorations
3232 Skokie Valley Road
Highland Park, IL 60035

and thought someone might have known him there.

jack vines