Jrbrks in case you are interested SMS is having a sale - 10% off during December.

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I went for the seats & door panels having the same material because of not being able to find a non-ribbed wool material whose color looked good. In addition, there is a '31 Packard at the Nethercutt that was done that way.

A friend, a older long time mechanic working on 1940's thru 1970s, told me if you are having electrical problems that don't make sense "Check each and every ground point to make sure there is no paint, corrosion or anything else interfering with great electrical contact". He was a strong believer that every crimp-on connector should be soldered to the the wire.

Based on photos, your generator and regulator seem to need attention in these areas. Also, use a point file on the regulator's contact points.

GOOD LUCK

ANOTHER BTW

Your '41 Coupe will take less that the '32 Sedan. In addition to the seats, we did the door panels and sides with the seat material, which used 18 yds of the 26 we bought. The headliner & sun visors use 4 yds. Not sure on the carpet.

I'm going to share my experience with redoing the interior of my '32 901. To begin with, the car was not painted with the standard colors offered by Packard in 1932, but since one could order a 901 from the Packard in primer and have it "Painted their of their color of choice". Of course it would need to be a color available in 1932. We selected IM504 (which was on a 1931 De Soto- if memory serves me correct), which is a reddish cherry color.

We received a sample from SMS of a multi-colored stripped material in a dark grey with a reddish overtones and ordered 26 yards of it (at ~$160/yd - ouch!!). We waited 8 weeks to get the material and when it arrived it was not the same material as it was a multi-colored stripped material with green overtones that clashed with cars color. Needless to say we played hell with SMS to return the material for a re-fund.

We eventually went with a ribbed, wool broad cloth in a light-medium grey (another 26 yard @ ~160/yd). We bought 4 yds of gray headliner (~~$150/yd) which was heavier that than the seat material and difficult for the upholster to install as it was very "stretchy". For each order, we waited 6 to 8 weeks for each order.

We bought cut pile carpet for a Mercedes locally from a supply house for much less than SMS.

We checked with Hirsch, but their options were very limited - not sure about now.

I wish you the best - Good Luck.

BTW - we are happy with the end result, but the road was Hell.

The wife & I are glad the Albert ("Mr. Upholster") was able do a great job on the car's interior!!

Thanks - The car belongs to a friend who lives a distance from me. So I'm not working on the car, but providing him some guidance. One of the first things I had him do was to get a HF infrared thermometer.

I've had one for years. One of the best tool investments I've made.

Wishing my PackardInfo friends a

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Radiator and engine were flushed, which appeared to help some. However, it appears that the main issue was probably with the thermostat, which was replaced.

I want to replace the thermostat in the car. In the Cross-Reference section I see a Napa #70 will fit in a '38. Will it also fit the '36?

Did you check the fluid level? Also, does the oil look good (nice clear red color) and does not smell burnt?

Thanks for all of your inputs as they are great areas that can lead to over heating. The car has been a "Trailer Queen" with very few miles on it since it was restored.

I had never been aware that the 120's in that era had a history of over heating, which was my main concern.

To add another possible cause to the basket is the wrong head gasket or installed backward.

I plan on running the car an using an infrared thermometer to examine the radiator for hot spots. Will probably pull the head to flush it and ensure that the gasket was correct (P.S. will use a new gasket.

Again Thanks to All