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Push Button Relay Water Trough
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Hi All,
buttoning up some loose ends on the 56 Patrician. in the 25+ years that I have owned this automobile, the push button relay water trough(Service Counselor January, 1956) has been missing. there are 3 holes where one used to be.
It appears to have been a piece of sheet metal bent at a right angle and I was told, painted black. Not too difficult to construct.
Does anyone have the dimensions of this trough?
I would be most appreciative.
Thanks,
Fran

Posted on: 2016/4/14 11:28
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Re: Push Button Relay Water Trough
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Unless someone beats me to it I'll get out in the garage this afternoon and get the measurements for you. I can't confirm the original color or finish, mine was painted over when the car was repainted.

EDIT: A simple "L' (right angle) shaped stamping. The base to fit full width in the fender trough; inboard riser height 1 inch; length 20-1/2 inch. Location starts 1/2 inch forward of the rear-most hood bumper rubber, thus it ends about 1-1/2 inches from the middle hood bumper rubber.

Posted on: 2016/4/14 11:37
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Re: Push Button Relay Water Trough
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HH56
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Here's the Counselor article you mentioned which Packard provided when trough was introduced. Believe it is semi gloss black and hard to see in the photo but as I recall about 1/4" of the exposed leg is bent over and flattened to provide a smooth surface at the top edge.

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Posted on: 2016/4/14 11:59
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Re: Push Button Relay Water Trough
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That's interesting about the folder over edge, since my car was built just a few days before the plant closed I had assumed it was original to the car but it lacks the folded edge.

Posted on: 2016/4/14 12:38
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I wonder if they had more than one run of the things. My car is 1091 and probably a fairly early car. Maybe they found the extra expense of rolling the edge was not needed and the edge could be filed or smoothed instead.

Posted on: 2016/4/14 12:49
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Re: Push Button Relay Water Trough
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Thank you Owen D. and Howard, just the info that I was looking for. Now to get to work and get it done!
Fran

Posted on: 2016/4/14 13:14
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On closer examination I see that mine does indeed also have the rolled or folded edge - just missed taking notice of it before.

Posted on: 2016/4/14 15:52
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youtu.be/MvDq3BGbYpY

stuck this here, will be posted in blog later

Posted on: 2016/4/24 23:04
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