About Dick Benjamin Expertise I can help on most American passenger cars built between 1930 and 1970, and Imperials through 1983.
I have over 50 years experience in restoring and maintaining antique and classic cars, including 20 years operating a classic car repair shop. I am now retired, but I am willing to help with any questions of a technical or mechanical nature. I have more experience with Packard, Studebaker, Hudson, Imperial and other luxury makes, but I do have reference material and experience with most makes.
I do not know anything about modifying cars - if that is what you want to know about, pick someone else. I keep them the way the factory built them, and I advise you to do the same, to maintain the value of the car and also for your safety.
I can only handle mechanical or technical questions - I am not a body/paint expert!
Experience
Past/Present Clients Currently support a technical advice service for the Imperial club, responsible for the technical data section of the Packard Club website. Served as a technical expert for "Expert Central" before it was recently absorbed by this service.
kevin wrote at 2007-10-19 22:02:10
The cold choke spring is what it is, sets on the manifold, and expands as the engine/manifold warms up, no gasket, however like an old gm model these things would stick closed, best thing was to take them off, and beat the rust out of them, and reinstall.
Mike Pistocco wrote at 2009-03-13 04:07:52
Yes, there is a gasket between the exhaust manifold and the choke well or cup followed by the the choke assembly, all are secured to the exhaust manifold by two bolts. This gasket is necessary otherwise the exhaust gas will blow by.
