Packard V8 Performance Capabilities - Discussion Forums IMHO, the Packard V8 came with a lot of cast iron for the money However, as it came from Packard, it had two fatal flaws which caused failure when run hard The first was the well-known and thoroughly discussed oil pump and oiling system weaknesses The second is the large, long and heavy valves They are longer, at 5 7", than most any modern V8
Magnificent Packard Type E 3. 5T truck dating from February 1918 Magnificent Packard Type E 3 5T truck dating from February 1918 Almost unique in the world with this tonnage (as it is considered a heavy truck), complete (including the extremely rare double lighting system) and almost entirely restored
Torsion Level Motor - Packard - Antique Automobile Club of America . . . Sure, just hook up some switches and bypass the Tl circutry, It never worked anyway And pull that weird Packard V-8 motor and put in a small block Chevy,Packard didn't know much about motors It might be difficult to adapt to your Ultra-torqueflite II, but Jim Bob and Cooter will get er' done
H. E. I. conversion - Packard - Antique Automobile Club of America . . . Took a few minutes to explore and found a Chevy HEI distributor circa 1978 I've studied it and disassembled it and have determined that adapting it to the Packard V8 is most promising and maybe even ez except for the need to turn a simple adapter sleeve on a lathe I need to know the diameter of a Packard distributor shaft or ID of gear
oil filter kit. - Packard - Antique Automobile Club of America . . . Albert, I know Packard changed the oil filter hook up on the super eight models after 41 so as not to have all the oil to lifters pass through the filter (as Kev's picture) There is also a service letter for changing the 18th and 19th series super eights to the direct method to quiet noisy lifters
Packard engine difference - Packard - Antique Automobile Club of . . . My friend's 1950 Packard has the 288 engine painted "awful green" I don't think anyone has nailed down the engine color for 48-50 Maybe it indicated made in Canada - no one seems to have a definitive answer between green and gray YFAM, Randy Berger
Bathtub Packards - Packard - Antique Automobile Club of America . . . Packard's volume was from the low end cars, whereas Cadillac's volume was from the Series 62 which cost $500-$1000 more than Packard's low end cars Packard's cars at that price range sold way less So Packard was not really competing with Cadillac, but with the higher end Buick, Olds, and Chryslers
Windshield wipers - Packard - Antique Automobile Club of America . . . The kit is $195 00 for a Packard 400 plus $15 for a shaft extension so I can use the original knob bezel Of course, shipping is "whenever" After looking at Paul's web site I decided this was a clean and easy way to go