Re: Starter Went Bad?

Posted by Andrew Armitage On 2012/6/18 14:54:15

Absolutely correct... I should have used 2nd gear. I never had to push start a car before. Live and learn.

And I used the word "pop" figuretivly. I did just let it out slowly while rolling.

Clutch pedal feels good, no different than before.

I did purchase and install a heat shield that goes around the fuel pump. It was missing from the car when I bought it.

I can turn the engine via the fan and hear the starter clicking as it turns. I can't imagine what happened to get it stuck on the flywheel, the return tension of that bendix isn't light! It must be really damaged.

In other news... I pulled a spark plug. It was gapped at .050! All the others were the same. Champion J11C. Is this even the right plug for my car? I have AC M8 plugs that my Cadillac uses, looks like they work for the Packard too. Any comments on best spark plugs to use?

I'm sure this was at least part of the hard starting issue. I'm going to continue on through the electrical system and replace all the usual tune up parts and check the timing. Who knows what else I'll find?

I've only had the car about 8 months. All the problems that have been creeping up have led to me driving my other cars and leaving this one in the garage so far.