Re: '48-50 engines
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The 48-50 engines were extremely rugged and reliable and had from a design and build viewpoint no significant differences from their counterparts in 51-54.
The later engines had more power and were plentiful and thus would be a logical choice when re-engining an older car. No basis in fact for what your friend heard.
Posted on: 2016/1/29 20:05
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Re: '48-50 engines
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Hi Kevin
Dave is correct, those are among the most bulletproof engines Packard built. As for the 1954 engine in your 1948 Super Eight limousine, that likely has more to do with the service it performed in its working years. If it was in livery operation, it may well have racked up far more miles than show on the odometer. Were it's original engine becoming tired from that high mileage but the body still in good condition otherwise, the Packard dealer would have gladly swapped in either a factory-supplied service engine or a low-mileage unit salvage from a late-model wreck. Either was more common back action then than now. Steve
Posted on: 2016/1/30 11:11
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.....epigram time.....
Proud 1953 Clipper Deluxe owner. Thinking about my next Packard, want a Clipper Deluxe Eight, manual shift with overdrive. |
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Re: '48-50 engines
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If we're talking about the 356 engine that was introduced in 1940, by 1948 the lubricating of hydraulic lifter (a first) and oil-breather issues and carburetion were improved. If not, never mind.
Posted on: 2016/1/30 13:30
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