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Tom M

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  1. Got the head off last night. Now the cleaning process begins.
  2. Thanks all for your suggestion to my reply under "reusing head gasket". The head is loose from the front studs but still stuck on the rear ones. Here is a suggestion I received via e-mail: (I've heard that the usual problem getting heads off is the "stuff that builds up around the studs. See if you can find some thin wall tubing that will just fit over the studs and then cut some little teeth and use it like a hole cutter to clean between the head and the stud. My '35 has an aluminum head, and the corrosion was packed in there pretty tight.) From Myron Tom
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    reusing head gasket

    Dave and All, I'm in the process of trying and I mean trying to get the head off my '31 STD 8 Packard. I'm doing this so I can replace the valve springs due to some of them being broken. I know my gasket is trash because of trying to pry under the head to get it loose. It seams to be rust to some of the head bolts. I have sprayed them with some PB blaster I will see tomorrow if they brake loose. Any suggestion would be much appreciate. Thanks, Tom
  5. Okay here is a pump on ebay that my old ACDELCO pump look like Pump 1 Here a pump on ebay of the new pump Pump 2 This new pump has the same number as the old one. It seems ACDELCO was having alot of returns on the other pump. I pulled off the mechanical pump today and found that the c-clips that hold the rod for the lever that pumps the pump were missing. Luckly I pulled it off because the rod was about to fall out. Replace the c-clips, installed electric pump. Flipped the switch to turn on pump. Crank the starter a few times and she fired up. Turn off electric pump and it seems the mechanical pump is working fine. I didn't take it out for a spin because it still up and jake stands and also I need to clean out the engine. See other post Broken Valve Spring?
  6. RO, I will try giving the pump a love tap (that is what we said when we gave something a tap at my stepfathers service station). If that doesn't work guess I will have to take it apart. Thanks, Tom
  7. RO, It is the bellows type pump. I'm not sure if this pump comes apart. Will have to take a look at it this weekend. The fuel lines are new. Thanks, Tom
  8. Went to go start the car and all the electric pump did is rattle. It didn't pump any gas up the mechanical pump. The sight bowl is only half way full of gas (Probally left over from before I put it up). Crawled under car to take a look at the in-line glass filter it has gas in it. Question is could this pump be bad already? I just installed it last summer. The pump is an AC-DELCO #EF-11.
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    Oil Filter Setup

    I came across this pic on ebay and wonder if anyone else has this type of setup for their oil filter. See attached pic.
  10. Here is a link to a company working on these types of units. Hydrogen
  11. AlK, The newer one. The Color of the cars were two-tone blue. Dark Blue on top and lighter blue on the sides. I would say the cars were mid 30's, 4 door limo? Tom
  12. AlK, Mummy Returns has a few scenes with Packards. Tom
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    Packard movie

    I know this is an old thread but I watched Mummy Returns last night and there were some Packards in the movie. Anyone see this movie and know what year Packards were used?
  14. From my wonderful wife I got a 14?x22? garage added on to the back of the existing garage, a Creeper and a Mini Refrigerator to go into the new garage.
  15. Pete thanks for posting Pics. It is always interesting of what you find laying around out in the Forest Preserves.
  16. I'm jealous. I'm only adding on a one car garage.
  17. Cool Elgin16. Does car pic show up on the left?
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    Car Lifts

    The state trooper down the street from me has three lifts in his garage. I will check with him and see which one he likes the best.
  19. I was out jet skiing in a lake in Indiana over 4th of July week and saw one of them cars in the water. What treat to see something like that? Would that have been anyone of you? The car was red. There was also one at a local car show two years ago that was parked next to my car (31' Packard) it also was red. Wonder if that was the same car I saw in Indiana?
  20. I'm going to have an additional Garage added on (but the hold up on getting it started is the Village has all these different codes to follow what a pain) and was looking at the floor coating that Home Depot sells. Has anyone use this product?
  21. Need crank hole cover for 1931 Standard 8-Model 833, Coupe 468. Thanks Tom Malas
  22. I have not had a chance to work on the car. We are in the process of finding a contractor to build/add on a garage to the house. Hopefully it will be completed by the end of October so I have a place to store and work on the car. There is one thing I have to say to my wife is thanks for agreeing on adding an additional garage.
  23. Bought the Valve Springs through Kanter.
  24. Received the valve springs today. The springs are dual springs. Any pointers on how to install?? Thanks, Tom Malas
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