Good Morning...This is just a guess based on experience...you might have a bad ground. Sometimes the selected ground point has paint on it and the six volt power just won't go through the paint...the other thought is a loose new connection...where a connector was not squished against the wire with enough force. Good luck...Ernie in Arizona

Good Morning. You might wish to try: flacmaster@sbcglobal.net. Ernie in Arizona

Good Morning...As you look for a new battery...take a look at Optama Batteries...I drive a 1949 Packard Deluxe with the 288 engine. I have had two Optama Batteries in 13 years and I live in Scottsdale, Arizona...a bad battery environment! Granted our Packard is six volt...but many friends run the 12 volt ones that have the same 800 amp cold cranking ability. Look at other options...but prehaps other members on Packard Information will share what battery they use and how long it lasts...Ernie in Arizona

Good Morning. Perhaps also look closely at your battery cables. Even if they are proper 00 gage cables, they can be corroded internally and produce the problem you are describing. Ernie in Arizona

It seems to me that you should complete the Jaguar engine. I bet most of us who helped the first time would help again. I know I will. It is just such a cool project. How about it everyone? Kev is special. Ernie in Arizona

Good Evening...Just a point to consider...On our 1949 -- 288, we had to really clean and polish the harmonic balancer, in order to find the timing marks, which were lightly stamped into the harmonic balancer...I allmost gave up, and then lo and behold...there they were. Ernie in Arizona

Good morning. Some of us remove the plugs and then put a penny over the number one plug hole. Turn the engine over by hand and when the penny jumps up, you are at top dead center. I suspect someone has done this with your engine. The pointer and the white spot on the balancer are to help the timing light confirm your setting. Ernie in Arizona

Good afternoon...Sadly...I would think that the value is now as a parts car. Something less than a couple thousand...Ernie in Arizona

Good afternoon...Ross would know for sure, but it seems to me that the original cables and ground straps were 00 cables and do definitely conduct six volt better than lighter cables. Our 1949 288 cranked a bit slow and someone here suggested two 00 cables. One grounded to the engine and the other to the frame. This was more or less 12 years ago, and she has cranked quite happily since. Ernie in Arizona

Good afternoon...Just our own experience with our 1949 Deluxe 288, when we purchased her twelve years ago...After all the flushing of the radiator, engine, head, and water distribution tube, then consider that you might well have a leaking head gasker or prehaps a timing chain that is a bit stretched...We ended up with a new radiator and head gasket, and a rebuilt Delco distributor. The Delco does all the vacuum advance internally and the other manufacturer requires the entire distributor to turn, which makes the plug wires move, and that can be a problem. Ernie in Arizona.