Hello All,

I'm a bit stumped. Driving home on the highway yesterday, my 1955 Patrician made an awful noise, then I lost a cylinder. I limped home and took off the valve cover to find the washer on the top of one of the springs was broken through, and the spring was no longer attached to the valve. I can't find a breakdown of how the valve is fixed to the spring in my manual, and I don't even know what these various parts are called. Does anyone know what these are and where I could find new ones?

Many thanks,

Hello All,

I'm a bit stumped. Driving home on the highway yesterday, my 1955 Patrician made an awful noise, then I lost a cylinder. I limped home and took off the valve cover to find the washer on the top of one of the springs was broken through, and the spring was no longer attached to the valve. I can't find a breakdown of how the valve is fixed to the spring in my manual, and I don't even know what these various parts are called. Does anyone know what these are and where I could find new ones?

Many thanks,

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Hello All,

I've a 1955 Patrician I'm outfitting for regular summer use. The transmission should be finished being rebuilt soon, and the only remaining trouble is the reverse lights. That is, they don't work. Neither do the interior courtesy lights. I've had a look at the wiring and can't find anything that looks out of place or wrong. All the bulbs are brand new. The body fuse blows sometimes rather regularly, bit I can't find any broken wires. Is there something I'm overlooking?

Note, the neutral safety switch is in working order.

Many thanks in advance,

JPG

Many thanks! Sounds promising indeed. I wonder too, are there any clutch materials available for relining the direct drive clutch on the stator? That seems to be the only snag the garage rebuilding my Ultramatic gas hit.

Hello All,

I've recently purchased a 1955 Patrician that was sitting in storage for twenty years. I've been attempting to recondition it for regular summer use. Of course, the transmission needed rebuilding, and an excellent local garage has undertaken the task. It will be ready soon.

My question is: what can I do to ensure the transmission won't need rebuilding again for some time? I understand they are comparatively more reliable and require less maintenance than other fifties automatics, but are still too weak to hold up under the big V8. I intend to not much use the right arrow drive, as I understand this is what's more prone to wearing out. One of the reasons I find this car so well suited to me is I enjoy leisurely driving, that is, I won't be subjecting it to hard starts. I intend to check the fluid level at least every 1000 miles. Is there anything more I can do? How many miles can I reasonably expect from it before it gives out again?

Many thanks, and all the best,

JPG