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Thanks for the info. I'll probably contact one of the Packard suppliers one of these days about getting a different carb than the Chandler Groves. That would appear to be the consensus. The car continues to run fine with the CG but I always have to prime it with some gas after it sits for a few days plus, there seems to be a "flat spot" at the low end of the acceleration which improved somewhat with the replacement of the gas pedal as well as after spraying some carb cleaner into it.

Thank you. I'll have to order some oil pan gaskets pretty soon. I remember my father always used "shellac" to hold gaskets during assembly. Any thoughts about using that?

A little late getting back to this, but if I do find sludge in the oil pan, what should I do from there? Should I just clean it out and assume that is the end of it and add the new oil or is there something I should be doing from there with my limited mechanical abilities?

I am getting ready to change the oil in my inherited 1937 115C. I have no idea what viscosity or detergent properties my father had used in it in the past. The car has been relocated from Connecticut to Florida. The owner's manual calls for straight weight SAE 30 or 40 depending on temperature conditions. Should I stick with what the manual calls for or should I go to a multi viscosity oil? Should I go with detergent or non detergent?

Can someone tell me what kind of plating would have been used on the bumpers of a 1937 115C? I'm thinking nickel but I'm not sure. Also, would it be the same for the rest of the brightwork? Thanks.

Thank you very much for that info. It always is of great value to know the back story on things. Very informative.

Sorry, I just saw this response. When I got back to the car, I had been advised to tap the fuel bowl with a screwdriver as the issue was most likely a stuck float. Sure enough, problem solved (gas had been pouring out of the carb). I'm still not sure what the ongoing problems had been with this manufacturer's carb but I do know, that this car has always been problematic starting after it has sat for over a couple of days. Perhaps that was the issue they were having? Our solution has always been squirting just a little bit of gas down the carb and it fires up. Hopefully when the budget allows a bit more breathing room, I'll investigate replacing the carb. Sounds like the route to take regardless.

I have a 1937 115C with a Chandler Grove carb. Last time I took it out, I had all sorts of problems with gas pouring out of the carb. I parked it for the winter with the intent of ordering a rebuild kit. However, what I am finding out now is that Packard had problems with these carbs and seem to have changed out a lot of them to other manufacturers. As far as I can tell, the owner's manual does mention Chandler Grove but most of the specs I otherwise search out do not. What specifically were the problems that they had with them? This was my father's car and he always worked on it and I don't remember him every really having had much trouble with it.

Nice looking Packard.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Thanks for the responses. The car has been sitting since October when it got very limited use for one week back then. In one of those "Duh" moments, I see that the suggestion to run the clean fuel through is probably what I should have known to do in the first place but didn't. The inline fuel filter appears to be clean so I don't think that it is clogged.

I have inherited my father's 1937 115c coupe after he passed away. The car is not at my house and until I build a garage and ship the car to my home, I only am able to get to it 2 weeks of the year. This week I have been at my mother's and have been running the car up and down their short road just to get the feel of it and to let it warm up. It would seem that either the carb has some gunk in it or the fuel pump isn't performing particularly well because when I drive it out of the garage,even after it has been running for several minutes, and down a very short and shallow incline, it just stalls out. Since my father is no longer here to ask, and nobody around here knows much about the car, here is my question- would I be doing more harm than good trying to spray some carb cleaner in the carburetor or using some kind of cleaning additive to the fuel? Or should I just leave well enough alone for now? Or am I even on the right track? Thanks in advance for any insight anyone can provide.

Thanks guys.

Thanks for the reply. Did that have a nut on the other side to hold them in place? How about washers and/or lock washers? I'm not trying to be ignorant here, I'm just trying to get it right.

About 30 + years ago, my father restored a basket case 115C Rumble Seat Coupe. It was a time when research materials were not easily or readily available to folks as they are today and money was tight. He has recently removed one of the front fender splash pans to do some repair and just has not gotten around to putting it back on. I want to put it back on for him, but I also want to do it right. Back when we rebuilt the car we secured these with pop rivets at the top where they attach to the fender. My question is, was that what they had originally been secured with and if not, what was actually used? Thanks in advance.