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Nor sure if they ever had redlines on 650x19 ? however Wayne Carini does a silver line on black wall tires using a old fashioned roller pin stripe tool. Just hold the wheel on the tire while someone slowly turns the wheel. I think you could do that with red also. It looks good in silver, but not sur...

Anyone have a hub cap for a 19" 1932 Wire Wheel ?

You might try Dixie Exhaust in Charlotte NC, he has specs for many Packard models. He did my 32/901.

Thanks Dave, helpful info as always. Looks like I found my winter project.

Has anyone had any luck with the re-torque of leaf springs ? My 32/901 is 1 in. lower on the driver side as measured from the bumper ends.

I need one 19" Wire Wheel for a 1932 Packard, fits 650x19 tire. Do not necessarily need a lock ring, but wheel must be road worthy. Gary

Dayton Wheel

First I would check the block temp with a infrared temp gun, and try to isolate any temperature hot spots. If the radiator is truly clean, then the next culprit might be the water jacket. On the right side of the engine is the water jacket cover. Removing this is not a big deal, but be careful reins...

Photo of broken roller bushings on my 32/901 engine. Many of the 16 total rollers had the same issue, so was overdue for this service, glad I caught this before it was too late.

Dave: Definitely was the cam rollers, some bushings came out in pieces. Fair warning for anyone with a suspect cam roller issue. New ones do not have separate bronze bushings, just plain bearing surface of the hardened steel roller which should last longer.