Re: The toughest one yet..........................gald it's gone!
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Mr Pushbutton
You are a miracle worker, and a true craftsman. Seeing what you can do, I still have hope for all '56 Packards being on the road for many more years. I hope you have a young apprentice to pass this knowledge onto to keep them alive.
Posted on: 2008/4/28 22:19
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Re: The toughest one yet..........................gald it's gone!
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Beautiful job John! Fix 'em like they're your own! And don't worry Portlandon, Mr. PB is a young lad yet with many years in front of him and we are all glad of that!
Posted on: 2008/4/28 22:51
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Re: The toughest one yet..........................gald it's gone!
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Great post Mr PB.
Pity I don't have a Pushbutton, but I know who I'd turn to if I did have one!
Posted on: 2008/4/29 2:57
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Re: The toughest one yet..........................gald it's gone!
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Another fine job - and well-illustrated!
Pity that some people still bash the pushbutton control system and promote a conversion to a manual selector. Every time I see another successful repair like this, I am further tempted to convert my Patrician with factory-equipped manual selector to pushbutton control.
Posted on: 2008/4/29 7:40
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Some have had bad experiences with the Packard (and Edsel!) electronic pushbutton systems, the worst part is that the car is stuck in the gear it's in when the failure (bent finger) occurs, and you are really stuck at that point. Then the thing gets cobbled up by someone with a rudimentary knowledge of electricity, electronics and proper, long term practices for electrical items.
I have talked to more than one customer who said that they used to "push 'n pray" when they got in their car, hoping that nothing would go wrong, and that after they installed the unit I rebuilt they did that for a while afterwards, but gradually realized that the system works every time and their fears went away, giving over to enjoyment. That's the best compliment. Every one of those pushbutton systems is now over a half-century old, and will need some TLC to make it last the next half-century. BH--you should do the conversion. That, and a properly operating T/L system, automatic, not jerry-rigged, really makes these cars unique and interesting to those who don't know that the technology existed in the mid 50s.
Posted on: 2008/4/29 8:19
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