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    Wanted - Autolite voltage regulator VRB-4012A

    in Automobiles and Parts - Buy/Sell

    Posted · Edited by twinsixsteve (see edit history)

    Thank you for all your replies everyone, and it's supposed to be VRB-4012A,  NOT VRB-4002A. It was a typo where I got the info from.  So as I see from the info supplied, VRB-4012A (the original) can be interchanged with VRP-4002B and/or VRR-4005A? And I would have no problems matching these to my generator?   Oh and Bill - I just missed bidding on the ebay VRB-4012A.  Durn!

     

    Steve

    Was I an A$$?

    in Packard

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    I honestly feel that no matter where the car was built, if the profits go to a country other than America, it's not an American car !!! Does anyone feel the same way I do? .......Steve

    I love my Packard

    in Packard

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    Had my Caribbean out last Sunday and put some fresh gas in 'er. As I'm pumping petrol an older couple comes over and starts oohhing and ahhing over it - and I get this alot, the gent asks me am I the original owner, but I see he has a smile and a twinkle in his eye so I play along and say "yes I was 2 weeks old when I saw her in the showroom and I just had to have her" [ which timewise is correct, I was about 2 weeks old when she was built ]. I was then asked by the older gents wife, who didn't have a smile and a twinkle in her eye "do you remember what you paid for it?". It was worth it to see the look on her husbands face. A Kodak moment! Btw- I've been told I look like I'm in my early forties than my actual 53 years young, so take it from there. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> .........................Steve

    Are Egge pistons any good?

    in Packard

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    Arias pistons will probably save you alot of money in the short and long run. That's what I have now in my '54 Caribbean and it runs as smooth as a vodka martini served with kina lillet and of course shaken, not stirred. I originally bored out my 359 cu.in. engine to .020 over bore when I rebuilt it. I used egge pistons. Worst thing I ever did. The connecting rod on the pistons elongated over a short period of time and ruined the block bores. Had to take apart the engine [not cheap, you know] and had to rebore another .020 for a total of .040. Sent egge the pistons back with a bill for the second engine rebuild. They sent me a refund for the pistons only. A really great business !!! Had a friend with a 1923 Bentley 3 Litre rebuilt his engine the same time as mine with egge pistons. 550 miles later as he was gently breaking in the motor a piston crown came off the piston - you can imagine what the did to the head and block! I told him to send in the $8,200 repair bill with the piston bill and he got his money back - for the pistons.... I have 3 more stories if anyone's interested, i just don't want to take up all the space on the post board. .......................Steve

    Caribbean manifold

    in Packard

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    Hey Kip, just wondered what color paint you used on your manifold - it looks just like the correct color for a '54 straight 8. For '54 it's called bronze and I can't find it in hi-temp paint. I got 2 quarts from Bill Hirsh at diffrent times and they both looked like a brown tan <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> . Thanks! ................Steve

    Packard Darrin Modified-Why??

    in Packard

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    Still, putting a viper engine in a Packard Darrin with those dopey wire wheels is like putting silicone implants on the Mona Lisa and then adding a Hitler mustache. It's just not done !!!!! .......................................Steve

    Electronic Ignition 37 120?

    in Packard

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    Just to let you know, there is one big advantage with the Pertronix besides being more reliable - I tested my Pacific before I changed to electronic ign. The voltage at the plugs was 12,000 volts which I was told was typical for points ign. After Pertronix he said it jumped to 22,000 volts {almost double} so the engine runs smoother and if your worried about global warming your exhaust will be cleaner. I asked for a smog check on my exhaust [when I had my safety inspection] and it passed for a 1994 car. Just my $0.02 worth. .................Steve

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