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yeah, did that, found it. good ole google. LOL!

JW,

what would you say his experience with machine work on Packard V8s would be? i have a good machine shop, but just wondered what his experience has been with the Packard V8.

thanks,

Hank

Hank, Feltz is a regular at Salado. He is a highly respected rebuilder of water and fuel pumps. Sorry for the assumption, I thought you two knew each other. Don't have any info on other work he has done. From what I understand he specializes in water and fuel pump rebuilds. Give him a call.

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i will be sure to meet up with him and talk with him before Salado. i hope to have the drive train all installed this year for Salado. if i am lucky i will beable to start it up, but not sure yet.

i have sold several items on ebay lately....totaling fun money for the Packard...i think i just depleted alot of Mike in Montana's stock LOL! j/k nah, but really, i did buy a bunch of parts for the motor. and hey HH56.....i got the oil baffles ;0)!!! YAY!!!

i also got NOS valve lifters. i'll post some pics of all the new goodies tomorrow....time for ice cream! hehe....


Hank

Hank, you know the lifters on a Packard V8 are the same thing as a small block Chrysler right? They're a LOT cheaper than what the "official Packard vendors" sell the same thing for.

no i didn't really know that, thanks for sharing though. i will remember that for the future. :0)

but i am happy. i paid less for these NOS Packard lifters than i would have for the ones from the venders and they are true Packard parts. maybe i spent more than i would have for the Chrysler ones, but Mike has good prices on the other stuff and we worked a good deal out. so, i'm happy.

also i am pretty stoked about those oil baffles. ;0) so it's all good.

Hank

I've bought a couple of "NOS Packard" lifters from a "reputable" Packard vendor and they were Chrysler lifters in a Packard box. I thought it was pretty lame IMHO.

well, that sux....how can one tell....cause i hope he wouldn't do that. i expect to get what i pay for.

If you got them from Mike in Montana I wouldn't worry too much about it, he's not who I was talking about.

Eric, I never compared them. Are the HT-879 lifters for Chrysler exactly identical to the Packard lifters, or are they just a functional equivalent?