34 1100. Bought it 1999. You may have seen it in Packards for sale on the AACA website. Grand old car. Sorry haven't been more active on this website but that's the main reason I sold the car, not enough time. Thanks to all, Bill

Thanks, good point. My back is already shot; that's why the car's been sitting so long.

Years ago, I bought a wood splitter and brought it home in the back of the pickup. A part of the house garage is under the attic. I went up there, spanned a half-dozen joists with a stack of 2x6s and poked a hole in the drywall ceiling of the garage. I wrapped a chain around the 2bys and dropped the hook down through the hole, attached a chain fall to the hook and the other end to the wood splitter. Prayed, hoisted up the splitter and drove out from under it briskly. Lowered it down and patted myself on the back.

That hook has been unemployed all these years. I think I'll use it to lift the radiator. If all goes well, I'll post a pic. If not, watch for the exciting story and pictures at eleven.

Hi Dave and thanks for your as-usual thorough and illuminating response.

I had the car in for for some extensive service after a long (personal health-related) slumber. It ran well after return but the man said that it warmed up; not bad but hotter than it ought to. He said that as he directed his thermal gun across the radiator, one half was normally warm while the other half was room temperature cool.

I took it out yesterday on my ten-mile "test loop" and it got very hot. By the time I pulled back into the driveway, the needle was nearly in the red. So something has caused it to be so hot and I figure the radiator sounds like a culprit.

A question: after I get radiator/shell/shutters out as an assembly, may I assume it's a straightforward job to strip it down to the radiator itself? I don't want to risk those other parts getting lost or damaged.

Your opinions welcome.

Hi All,

I'd like to take out the radiator to have it cleaned out to see if it'll run a little cooler. Any tips for those who've been there before? How much of the front of the car do I have to dismantle?

Thanks, Bill

Another Hughes project: the Spruce Cormorant.

Yup fully smooth, the drawing in the service pages looks like a simple internally threaded nut. With no machined gripping surface or wrench (spanner) flats though, I thought maybe some magic involved. Thanks.
We went to the 96 Olympics in Atlanta, whew! Congrats to Merry Olde on a great job.

More specifically, How to remove the escutcheon or bezel from the dash face? Is there a special tool required? Is it threaded? Is it locked or pinned from turning? Can I use (gently) a pair of channellocks with the jaws wrapped in leather?

Suddenly and with no prior difficulty, the ignition switch fails to turn with key inserted. How can I remove the switch/cable assembly to take to locksmith for repair? 1934 1100. Thanks, BillP

"Good luck to you. I'd love to see a picture should you be so inclined."

Took 2 cups of coffee, but I figured out how to put the picture in the owner's registry. It's just below Owen's beautiful sedan.

Thanks for your thoughtful and thorough responses. That is a very respectful approach to what I called tire kickers, I'd not looked at it that way.
On reflection, I guess I may have been a little too abrupt; maybe I should think of a new name for "those with nothing but your time to spend".
Regards, Bill