Generic Tune-up Components??
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I have a '39 Six and am going through a plethora of problems trying to get the engine to run properly. A newly rebuilt carb improved things a bit, but also led to some distributor issues. Can anybody give me some cross-over numbers on points, condenser and rotor for this engine? I realize I can find tune-up kits online and, if that is the only route open, I'll go with it, but I am in a very rural location and am hoping to be able to cross some numbers over and find something at my local NAPA outlet.
Posted on: 2016/6/27 21:47
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'If you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right!' Henry Ford.
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Re: Generic Tune-up Components??
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I am a Packard newbie to, so take my post with a grain of salt
I have a friend that set my car up and he is very knowledgeable about pre war cars. He say that you should not be in a hurry to change points, especially condenser, and other thing stuff. He say that the good reproductions are hard to find and if it works, points file is a better option than just slapping repro points in. He takes the distributor out and set it up on a machine in his shop then pops it back in, and set the timing good to go. Be really carefully of condensers, if you find a good one keep it. I went thru 4 Chinese condensers before I found a good one ( and they did weird thing (like work perfectly until it got hot) good luck with her Will
Posted on: 2016/6/28 10:14
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37-39 Packard Six had either Autolite or Delco ignition, you can tell by the tag on the distributor. Probably 95% were Delco which is different from 40-up which were all Autolite.
As for repro ignition parts are not up to snuff we find differently. While all of our points are NOS or NORS, in 50+ years we really have not gotten any returns after selling 20,000 sets. We do sell a mix of NOS, NORS and current condensers, caps and rotors in large quantity we have had practically zero returns for being defective. The use of a point file can produce perfectly fine operation but keeping a condenser indefinitely can leave you stranded on the road. Condensers deteriorate mostly from heat and while a 50 year old NOS condenser will give good service, one that has had 10,000 miles in high under hood temperatures may have a limited life. replacing it is cheap insurance Thanks James From Kanter Auto Products
Posted on: 2016/6/28 10:59
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