I talked to Stuart yesterday and one is being sent to be refurbed and then on to me. Thank you very much!

I'm looking for a rear brake drum for my 1940 Packard Super 8 180, model 1807, with a 138" wheelbase. The part number is 333931. Please let me know if you have one for sale or if you know of anyone who might have one. Thank you!

This is the cap I've been using:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/49-50-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-CHEVY-PACKARD-CHRYSLER-CADILLAC-LINCOLN-NASH-GAS-CAP-/331815182968?fits=Year%3A1956%7CMake%3APackard&hash=item4d41b9e278:g:YPgAAOSwoudW-HUj&vxp=mtr

It's vented and it's worked great for 10 years.

Hey Don,

Thanks for the advice. I did the fix, filling in the indent with the JB Weld with good results. It still leaks a little but I do have a full tank of gas. As it draws down perhaps the leak and the odor will dissipate.

I replaced all the fuel lines when the tank was replaced so I may have a small leak somewhere between the tank and the carb. I agree with you that could also be the source of the smell in the passenger compartment. I'll put it on the lift today and check those lines.

I've had my kit in my 56 400 for about 8 years (~ 5,000 miles). I'm very happy with the set up and have had no issues whatsoever.

I had a rebuilt Packard oil pump (rebuilt by one of the best in the business) in a newly rebuilt engine. The engine would not run without massive lifter noise. I put in the Olds kit and it cured it immediately. Now it runs like a Packard engine should!

I would highly recommend the Olds oil pump conversion.

Don, The reason I found the issue was that I could smell gas in the passenger compartment for the entire 2 1/2 hour drive and with only half a tank of gas. Maybe you don't have gas fumes getting inside your 54 so it's not an issue for you. Old cars have a lot of smells that new cars don't and are enjoyable for a lot of folks in the hobby, including me. Smelling gasoline fumes while driving is not one of them.

If you have the original gas cap I'm not surprised it leaks. The gasket on mine looks like a piece of hard, cardboard-like fiber. I don't know how it can get a seal, even on an original tank w/o the indent.

The cap I've been using is an after market lockable cap with a thick rubber-like gasket. I also could smell gas right after filling up but just like you said, it was gone after about 10 miles. But never for 2 1/2 hours driving after fill up.

I never had this issue with the original tank.

You know, maybe a dab of JB Weld Stick would work. It's supposed to cure even immersed in gasoline. Thanks for the idea.

Anyone have any experience with JB Weld or something similar?

Yup, a little dab will do ya. The solder would have been a simple fix before installing the tank and filling it with gas. I don't think I want to try soldering it now unless I drain it, remove it and then fill it with water first. What a pain.

Know of any metal filler that will work without causing an explosion?

Howard,

Thanks for the reply and making a good point.

I have two gas caps, a lockable after market cap and the original cap. Both leak with the new tank while neither leaked with the original tank. If it's for ensuring a vent if they had put the indentation at the top of the filler neck I doubt if it would leak.

I also would bet others with this tank have a gas smell but don't realize where it's coming from.

Jed

I bought a new gas tank from Kanter late last year for my 56 400 and had it installed. After about a month on the car it started leaking pretty badly from the seams and fittings, about a cup of gas/day. Talked to Stuart at Kanter and he was great. They replaced it free of charge.

I took the car out today for a test drive prior to a Packard tour next week and smelled gas. When I got home I checked the gas tank and found gas leaking around the cap. It seems there is an indentation in the lip of the filler neck that prevents the gas cap from getting a good seal. You can see it clearly in the picture at about the 7:00 position.

I had my shop check the first tank I bought from Kanter and it also has the indentation. The picture posted to this forum from Kanter also has the indentation (search new gas tank). The original tank from Packard does not have this indentation.

I contacted Stuart at Kanter and sent him a photo to see what he thinks. I hope to follow-up with him Monday. In the meantime:

1. Has anyone else experienced this problem?

2. Any one know why there would be an indentation in the new tanks but not on the original?

3. Any idea how to fix this problem short of removing the tank and filling and then filing smooth the indentation?

Stuart said no one else has complained of this issue. Perhaps it's because I use a rubber paint protector from Griot's Garage. It was soaked with gas otherwise I wouldn't have found it. And once you stop the car the gas evaporates within a few minutes.

Maybe people who have bought these tanks have experienced the gas smell but couldn't find the source?

Jed

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