55PACKARD

Ok i'll try to run the car with out the filter but which way is the best way to shut it off or tempoarlly diconnect it????? Oh yeah my car does the same thing too i have to be on the highway over 2200 to 2500 rpm for them to start making noise and its not all of them its maybe 1 or 2 lifters that make noise once i come dowm to regular rpm's the lifter noise goes away...i think its weird that they even start to make noise at all will good oil pressure...huh????

Ok i do have an oil presuure gauge hooked up here my readings as follows. Start up cold 40 to 50 psi after she warms up anywhere from 30 to 25 at idle car in nuetral, in gear it will go to 20 to maybe as low as 15 psi crusing down the road at speeds anywhere over 25 its stay around 40 to 45 psi so i think the thats ok..what do you guys think.....

No one else has an opinion on what i should do and who's rebuilt pump to use????

Ok here it goes i have 51,380 miles on my car the car runs like a top i love the motor i just dont love the lifter noise i tried the extra qt trick differnt weight oils etc.etc.etc. I came to the conclusion i want to due the updated oil pump..Will THIS STOP MY LIFTER NOISE.....or am i going to be wasting my time...the car never never makes lifter noise until i go on the highway around 2200 to 2500 rpm the noise occurs, so will getting the oil pump rebuilt with this bushing or whatever they do ,will this help PROBLEM????????.

Hey Guys i was wondering i heard you can put in a 727 torqueflight chrysler trans in these car with an adaptor plate is this true and where do i go about buying this piece to do this swap just in case my trans quits on me i can have a back up plan already.....

Thanks B.H. i was told today at a carshow i was at the my trans has 2 diferent positions drive with the left arrow drive with the right arrow then low and reverse...i only get 2 drives low and the drive with the arrow to the left if i put in on the arrow to the right the car just stays in low gear whats going on here????? Is there an adjustment for this and how do you go about do this.....

That part between the hose's is your trans cooler...As far as your tires you can put the same size radial tires on there without a problem IMO...G

Thanks for the advice..I found it to be a bad rear wheel cylinder so i replaced now the brakes are perfect...So i can now say it has nothing to do with the brakes..I think the trans is showing its age a little when cold or even driving it for awhile its perfect,but after it heats up thats when i notice i have to give it more gas to move it almost like if the e-brake was on but its not <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />,So i guess i will have to change the fluid soon and see what goes from there....

Is this normal for the trans to act this way when hot i mean cold it seems fine but boy when it heats up i have to pray it going to move when it gets going it fine again but its that first time when you get back in it i get worried.... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

My problems i think are weird the car will drive fine for awhile then when it warms up it seems to get lazy,if i park it the next time i get in it i have to give it alot more gas to move almost like a high speed torque convertor on a performance car then after i get going it seems fine again,at first i thought it might be the brakes locking up then freeing themselves as i got moving it still might be that not sure???????

Thanks for the reply..I think my trans is starting to act up a little i thought a filter change might help.....

What type of fluid should we be using in these tran's and does anyone offer a filter kit so i can change out the old fluid and filter?Thanks G...

Thanks guys..for the help i will look into my T/L links to see how many groves i have...I havent gotten around to putting pictures up i will post some soon i promise just dont get mad when you see them they might not be up to your liking.... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Ok I know what you meant now about the 56 tailights, i think im going to try putting the 56 bumper with my atock tail's to see what it looks like i really love the back bumper on those car i mean mines nice but i like the flowing lines of the 56 bumper better...As far as customizing i dont know how far im going to go on this car i can tell you this the more i drive it the more i do like the torsion ride suspension <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />i just wish it sat a little lower thats all..Im going to need to do a trans swap over the winter because i think mine is starting to go but thats another story Thanks for your honest opinion's and your replys i will be talking to you guys soon with some questions i'll think up <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> But thanks again...G..........

Well B.H. i never said i wanted 56 taillights first off...2 if i was going to sell the car do you know anyone who wants it???? Remember this is a 56 clipper custom constellation 2dr... So im sure it has some value, oh yeah it has 51,850 orignal miles too..I'm not into going to the full custom scene either but if i was going to i will be doing an air bag suspension and i will be doing a 2 to 3 inch roof chop to it maybe....I dont know yet...will see.I understand where your coming from about keeping the car pretty close to stock and ever one has the own opinion to this,I dont what to get anyone upset i write here to get some answers like i said but i dont need people thinking i dont know what im doing i just never seen a car set-up like this so at first its confusing but im starting to get it now. And i go to the jalopyjournal to get custom help i thought though maybe someone might have tried some of the things i want to do...Thanks G.....

Thanks guys for the advice... By the way im not here to annoy or antagonize anyone, I just like the look of the Clipper so i bought it with out doing that much reseacrh. I dont re-gret buying it i do love the looks it gets and the way it drives, but let me tell you there is alot to change on these cars they werent perfect...Oh lets see the oil pump,the see -saw action of the suspension the trans problems,,,i can go on -and on and on..So i think by me changing some things im not destroying a car im making it personal to ME....If you guys like it original thats fine but i like mine slighty customized..Im sure you wouldnt like what i have done to it but when its done it will be one of a kind something no one can say about and old ford,chevy,chrysler they all have been done before,,,but when was the last time youve seen a customized PACKARD...I dont think there is many...I know someone is going to say thats for a reason you dont see them.... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> But i think it makes the car more my CAR...if you guys understand what i mean..Im sorry if i affended anyone or hurt someone's feelings but i never came here to do that i just wanted to ask some people that owned them some questions to get me thru the process of getting it on the road..Thanks all...

Hey guys i know you dont like slight mods done to these cars but even you have to admit they sit a little high i mean its almost as tall as my Chevy ST10 which is a 4 x 4 so i just want to bring it down a couple inches...I also know you guys dont like these cars to have some custom accents done to them i look at it this way the car is saved and being used every day and Every one know its a Packard.... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Well from what i know he wants to get rid of the t links and weld in some sort of boxed frame where the t-links sits and either weld in the chrysler part or make a threaded rod type of adjustment i think....

I just picked my car up from the guy doing my brakes..By the way he rebuilt the complete tredal vac system booster and master cylinder adjusted my brakes flushed the whole brake system the car stops on a dime and can crush it <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> but seriously it stops a million times better now..Anyway i asked him to look at how i can get my car lower all the way around he came up with this idea i guess its kinda like the adjustabe T-LINKS i guess..He wants to cut away the orginal t -links and weld in a adjustabe cam or bar of some sort so i can lower the car almost like a chrysler he said is this possible..He also said it might be possible to get it about 4 inches lower does this sound doable??????

<img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Thanks guys for the help i will pass it on to my friend doing the brakes.

Thanks for the info that explained the oil question i was asking,its in the bendix kit to use the some kind of oil..Thanks again..G..........

I want to kmow what type of fluid or what this means in the tredal vac instructions vac oil or oil to coat the leather seal is there anything special i need to know about rebuilding the tredalvac unit ?????

Yes i did read all the search links i just was getting confused thats all i just wanted to go over it again...I want the car lower then it is now so i guess i will have to work on it somehow...

Whats the neutral postion anf if i do disconnect the motor can i lower it by stepping on the front and rear bumpers at the same time should that bring it down any lower?

So disconnecting the motor only leaves the car at the height it is now? Right