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Another multi-Packard family. Ahh, life is good! And compliment your bride for me.
Remember AColds' axiom - If she aint happy, you aint happy! What a treasure - the car and the bride!
Posted on: 2012/2/23 21:16
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Congratulations on a excellent joyce. I like to color of this car, its really something do be desired.
Posted on: 2012/2/24 3:04
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Congratulations.
This is the exact color combination of my '55 400. I just wish mine was as far along as yours. She's a beauty.
Posted on: 2012/2/24 11:49
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Congratulations. Nice car.
Tom
Posted on: 2012/2/24 12:29
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Also, if you need the ribbed aluminum trim down the doors and front marker light areas, I have them. I parted out a '55 400 a couple of years ago.
PM me if interested.
Posted on: 2012/2/24 17:40
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I've done some routine maintenance work on the Four Hundred when the weather was nice. The old headlamp bulbs were replaced with new Xenon bulbs that I had originally picked up for the Patrician. Aiming the right hand side one has been a challenge due to a damaged headlight bucket. I fixed the bucket and will be back to trying to correctly aim that headlight when the weather improves.
The dash needs to be cleaned up but it looks promising. I also replaced the ratty wiper blades with replacements that I had also originally bought for the Patrician. It has been a long time since I had a car with vacuum wipers and I had forgotten how slow those things are. Step on the gas and they stop. Brings back memories. I think replacing most of the vacuum lines is probably in order. The most pressing project under the hood appears to be replacing the heater core and re-installing the heater hoses with new hose lines. The prior owner had just replaced the core and had not yet replaced the lines. I'm not too happy with the shape of the core he put in and I'll most likely yank that out and put in a spare that I picked up a few months ago. Playing with the idle screw has resulted in a better running engine, although it is still rough. There is a new distributor cap and plug wires on it and I'm wondering if the new stuff is compatable with the older engine. I've read some posts about higher resistance wiring and stuff causing Packard engines some problems. I wonder if I should get plug wires that are designed for the older engines. Thoughts?? Enough for now. Thanks for all of the best wishes regarding the new acquisition.
Posted on: 2012/2/24 22:52
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A cold rainy day here in the Commonwealth so I busied myself with some administrative chores. I finally attended to the paperwork for insuring and titling the Four Hundred as an antique vehicle in Pennsylvania and applied for antique registration plates. I had to re-take a picture or two in the rain to satisfy PennDOT requirements so the bureaucrats can see it is pretty much a stock 1955 Packard. I was told that the turnaround time for the application was around a week or so (I'm using a messenger service).
I also started going through the wealth of trim pieces that came with the 400. To my amazement, I found the missing pieces of "Reynolds Wrap" trim for the front fenders, doors, and rear quarter panel. I also found the front fender script "The Four Hundred," although the script was in less than splendid condition with a number of mounting pins broken off and missing. So far, the rear trunk script "Packard 400" is MIA (missing in action). The prior owner replaced the heater core but did not reattach the heater hoses. Fortunately, the heater on the Patrician is untouched and I can see where the heater hose connections go from the Patrician. The fuel filter is also missing between the carburetor and the fuel line between the carburetor and the fuel pump. I picked up a NOS Carter fuel filter and the connection fittings and plan on installing that once the fittings arrive. Stay tuned. Additional photos will be forthcoming once the sun returns and I have the time to take them!
Posted on: 2012/2/29 20:54
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Posted on: 2012/2/29 21:53
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If your wipers are really that sluggish, chances are that the motor needs lubrication or rebuilding, or that the vacuum booster pump isn't functioning properly, or both. Wipers on my 56 Carib are pretty snappy and though they do slow down a bit if you really nail the throttle, they still sweep at a reasonable rate.
If you don't want to tackle the motor yourself, Ficken Wiper Service is the best there is.
Posted on: 2012/2/29 23:20
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