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I meant that the various Packard Parts List manuals they issued over the years are often sources of good illustrations of parts and assemblies.

That's just a pin to facilitate mounting a wheel, it aligns the bolt holes in the drum with the corresponding ones in the drum. Has nothing to do with the brakes. To remove the drum carefully pry off the stamped steel hub cover, below it you'll find a cotter pin and the associated hardware retaining...

Never seen a specification but I suspect the current draw would be absolutely miniscule.

Drips at the various drain plugs, if not caused by simply not being tight, are usually the result of defects in the mating surfaces of the pan, the gasket, and/or the threaded plug itself. Remove, inspect and redress those surfaces as needed. I use flat soft copper washers as gaskets, available at m...

Mike, it would be helpful to know what part of the country (I'm assuming USA) you're in, or better yet the state and nearest large city.

Joe, you might be better off by contacting Craig by email. His address is published in each issue of both The Packard Cormorant and the Cormorant News Bulletin.

Joe, I passed your query on to Craig Handley, PAC President, and am posting his response here: To Joe Santana Joe I’m sorry that you haven’t had a response until now. Those of us who are planning the meet are working day and night to take care of the million details involved. You will receive a regi...

The 9 main bearing 327 was exclusive to the top-of-the-line Patrician but as a unit is interchangeable with its 5-main brother.

The fuel pump failure with the pin coming out and the arm dropping seems to be more and more common lately. It's especially bad in the V8s because the arm drops in tbe timing gears and often destroys the chain and gearing. I'm really concerned that you had a non-vented cap, have you checked for tank...

First ,thing I'd check would be the gas tank cap, for an OEM fuel delivery system it MUST be a vented cap. If not, pump suction can collapse the tank and cause fuel starvation.