We have another head, and thanks for the tip on filling it with oil.

Yes, definitely keeping my dad in the house or rest home lol.

I would like to think working on this car would be pleasant and relaxing but has turned into a nightmare.

Well, finally got it to run but not very good. It was the points not being adjusted properly. Seems to have a stuck exhaust valve and when it was running my dad had it floored for a couple minutes I believe thinking it would fix itself. This resulted in hurting the threads on the 5th cylinders spark plug since air was being forced through the spark plug hole.. I went to do a compression check and I knew something didn't feel right because it seemed to screw down a bit further. Upon rolling the motor a valve struck the tester and mushroomed it.

This is quite a learning experience and I'm not giving up, but we do have a replacement head and it looks like to soak the valves in marvel mystery oil by squirting a bit in the carb and rolling it every half hour.

Thanks for all the help, much appreciated.

Jon T.

Really struggling getting our 52 Packard to show any signs of spark.

Before we even begin, please note the car ran great just a few short years ago then one day it decided not to start, then just sat.

I have replaced the spark plugs, coil, wires, points, condenser, rotor, cap, new 6 volt battery, voltage regulator. It’s in time, the wires are in the right order.

My last thought could be the ignition switch. Nothing powers on when you turn it to the left.

The other thing is, my father used a 12 volt battery and did not realize positive ground meant exactly that. So the cables were reversed. Is there a possibility we just fried everything?

Does the voltage regulator move during startup?

I’ve looked at many YouTube videos and have had help on other groups, but still unsure what I’m doing wrong.

Thanks in advance.