car will not start

Posted by jim.p On 2012/11/12 19:51:54

I am new to packard info but i was told somebody may be able to answer a question for me.I have a 54 packard clipper that used to start up first time,every time.But after awhile it started taking a little longer to start.Every time i tried to start it, it would take a little longer.It got to the point where it was taking 5 to 10 minutes to start.It turned over good but it took forever to start.Then finally it would not start at all.It would not even try to start.I am getting good spark from the plugs,it has good compression,and i can see the gas going into the carburetor.Just to be safe i took the gas tank down and cleaned it out,blew the lines out, and changed the gas filter.and put in new gas,Still it will not try to start.I replaced the plugs, points,condenser and coil. I thought something might be blocking the gas from going into the pistons so i took the intake manifold off but could not find anything in there.I had the head off awhile back and the last 4 cylinders seemed to be dry but what could stop the gas from going into the cylinders? If anybody might have any suggestions i will welcome them. thank you jim