Dadspackard 1969 GTO

1. Brake booster on my car is black most restored ones I see is are gold ?
Should be gold cad plated

2. Spark wires date coded how does one tell early or late code?
Plug wires will be dated one to six months ahead of the build date. Current restoration wires are dated 1st and 3rd quarter of the year. For example car built Dec 67 or Feb 68 would have a 3Q67 wire date.

3. Spark plugs AC Delco or is the a better choice?
Strictly personal preference. I like Delco, others prefer NGKs. 4 barrel GTOs used Delco 44's but they're no longer available except as NOS on Ebay. Most street engines get by with R45's. No need for fancy iridium or split terminal plugs. Just plain plugs work fine.

If you don't have one already, buy the GTO Restoration Guide. Lots of good information but it was last updated in 1995. Lots of new restoration information has become available since then. Lots of good people on this and the PY forums to help with any questions you may have. I'm most familiar with 68s since mine was bought new by my dad.

My wife's and my wedding Limo was a Packard Convertible

Figure I would following to my wanted post here on my restoration thread.
my stupid mistake post

Received the carburetor back from the neighbor today. Looks like the shop that did the rebuild did a decent job cleaning it up.
Now only if spring was here already that way I could get in mounted and take the GTO out for a spin.

By the way it is not a REMANUFACTURER CARBURETOR. That is just the box they package it in.







By the way cost was $335 for the rebuild plus another $40 for S&H

Worked on the GTO yesterday. Oil and filter change, grease front suspension etc.

I had reinstalled the carb a few weeks back but didn't start it up until yesterday.
Get it started I get out of car and it would die. Adjust cold idle but still would die when l would let off the gas pedal. Once warmed up it had very low idle. I try to get out as quick as I could to adjust the hot idle screw but it would die. I finally got it to stay running after adjusting the hot idle speed screw.

When I put it drive or reverse naturally RPMs drop and I notice the Oil light would start to flicker on and off. I know I put 6 quarts of oil in. I even double check myself I counted the empty bottles and check the dip stick and it is on the full mark.

With the flickering oil light could it be I have the hot engine idle RPM set to low?

The Carb flange base gasket that I took off looked to be for an open plenum type manifold instead of the type gasket I received from the rebuilder that has individual holes for each throttle plate. I did use that gasket but I have on order a felpro because this one is looks a bit cheap it doesn't crush type washer at the bolt holes like the felpro.

I am curious could one use an open plenum type gasket on a stock manifold?

Thanks
Tom
P.s. Took a picture of the VN stamp on block and it matches up with the VN on the cowl

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the response.

10W-30 Oil? Yes Pennzoil
Wix filter? Yes. The one I took off was a Fram.

When the new gasket comes in I will make sure it mates up correctly and doesn't block off any of the vacuum ports.

I do have the '69 service manual in PDF form and also made a hard copy of it one day at work. Thanks for the relink of the specs you posted. now I see I even thank you then for posting it. I had forgotten about it but now have made it a bookmark of it.

Thanks again.

Out with the old in with the new.
Pypes Performance Exhaust DGA10S Intermediate Pipes
Dynomax Performance Exhaust 89023, Dual - Thrush Dual Exhaust Kit
EVIL ENERGY 2.5 Inch 2 1/2 Butt Joint Exhaust Band Clamp Sleeve Stainless Steel 2pcs

Started last Saturday to replace the old exhaust with new but a part was missing (an adapter plate) plus I needed a chop saw which I did not have at the moment to trim some of the pipe to fit since this system is a universal to fit other A-Body GM's.



My younger brother has a chop saw I am going to borrow to trim the pipe and for the adapter plate I will just have to make it myself since I been trying to get a hold of Jegs (whom I bought the system from through their Amazon store) to have them send me the missing part.

Looking forward to getting this system installed and hearing the Roar of the GTO again......

Been doing some odds and ends on the GTO. Today I finally tackle replacing the dash light bulbs (some which were burnt out) with LEDs.

These are the ones I purchased.


Before Pic (not the best quality with my phone). You can barely see the old bulbs illumination


With the LEDs and they are dimmable




I didn't realize that the clock bulbs are a different style so as you can see the illumination is still the old style bulb. That will be another days challenge.