no thermostat that's bad. the job of the thermostat is to keep coolant in the radiator long enough to cool off and then open at the precies temperature to keep the engine cool.too many times people remove the thermostat thinking a car will run cooler but it only masks another problem such as a plugged up radiator or other issue.

just read your thread and saw where you said that you put a piece of sheet metal in where the heat riser is to keep heat off of intake.actually just the opposite will happen. its like having the heat riser stuck on all of the time. the stuck open heat riser may give you cold start issues but giving more gas will overcome that,however a stuck closed heat riser will kill car when hot by creating a vapor lock condition as gas will boil because of excess temp in carb area of intake. remove the metal and see if that doesnt help. you may have other problems. generally though points and condenors show up more on cold starts than hot. not saying they cant have hot issues but generally show up when engines are cold.

if I'm looking at the picture correctly it seems there is no heat tube to the choke.
sounds like your choke is staying in the closed position hence the loss of power and cutting off and also the black smoke coming from tailpipe. take a look to make sure choke is operating properly.

humidity only effects people not machinery.while mid 80s is warm that car shouldn't be running that hot.might want to check engine reading with an infrared thermometer to make sure gauge is accurate.if so you might have other issues.

didnt hear anybody say union corruption? theres a reason the big 3 and foreign car companys moved to the south the right to work states ie bmw in south carolina and ford in kentucky and others.

was just giving reasons on why we should restore anyting whether a 41 packard sitting in a field or the plant it came from. once a car is crushed or building torn down thats it their gone for good.if elon musk or some other billionare wants to donate money to fix up the plant i say go for it.be carefull about terms like urban blight or decay. detriot is nothing but urban decay.however i have seen some historic buildings there have been restored recently such as the union station project and others.i dont feel that demolishing the packard plant would be that much of an improvement. remember one day a millenial or gen z government official may tell you to crush your 30s packard because its decay or damages our planet etc. as for memories they can age well or poorly,but for me i'd rather drive my car or walk into a small piece of restored packard plant than to just have a memory of them. im no building engineer so its not in my bailiwick to decide wether the building is salvageable or not.but over the years there were cars i was told to crush because they were not restorable but i restored and drove and enjoyed them anyway.its funny how memories of things change especially the further time moves us away from them.

many reasons to save our history and that building is part of it. some of the most beautiful automobiles made by man have come from that building.just like the cars we all have a passion for the history surrounding them should be saved.
i would love to see that building restored to its former glory just as i like to see any packard resurrected from the heap piles and junkyards.we need to preserve our history not only automotive but our American history when people actually took pride in their product and were thankfull to live in such a great nation.

thank you all for your input. hopefully i will get to bleeding this week and all will be normal.

rebuilt the tredle vac on a 53 patrician.
with car running you barely touch the pedal and it goes to the floor like something is pulling it aka vacum.i havent bled the system yet is this normal or should i take it back out and look at something wrong in the booster rebuild? thanks for any answers.

1942 Packard Clipper with air conditioning. Extremely rare car. Still has all of the a/c stuff left in it except for the compressor. The motor turns freely but has some stuck valves. Really rough. Asking 2000 or best offer
because the ac is well worth that.
Located in Culpeper Va
You can call me at 5409377787
or check it out on facebook marketplace under packards for sale

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