I think some of our responses are a bit off track. I think what Fibonacho is wanting is help/advice on how he can get his engine started up while spending the least amount of money possible. Because the engine may be bad, and may be replaced, he doesn't want to spend money on it. Hence the question about using a 12 volt battery rather than buying a 6 volt he may not need.

Fibonacho, I think Ross' response was good, Ross' responses are always good! Our cars are our babies, and maybe we baby them too much. Like Ross mentioned they are not made out of cotton candy, which is both funny and true!

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Do you mean on the picture of my car that I posted? If so, it's because it's so fast I don't need to worry about what's behind me.

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Sounds like you're on the same path as I was when I got my car, which wasn't running when I got it, but the car looked to be in reasonable condition. I was doing everything on the cheap, so to speak, until I knew what I was dealing with.

For example I knew the car's battery cables were undersized and old, but I wasn't going to spend money on new ones just to get it fired up. I used my booster cables and ran them in parallel with the car's battery cables. I knew the fuel tank had junk in it so I just ran a line from a 1 gallon jerry can. Anyway you get the idea. After I got things figured and sorted out I started to replace and rebuild things properly.

I don't have a show car, but it's a nice driver!

1. The oil discussion! :LOL: I have been running Lucas Hot Rod & Classic 10-40 in my 53 Cavalier. I know some guys run even heavier, but I don't believe it's necessary unless you have low oil pressure because of a worn engine. When it comes to oil I think one of the more important things we can do for our cars is to change oil more frequently to get rid of the contaminants. I think it's good practice to change oil in the fall before putting your car into storage, if you put your car into storage.

2. I'm not sure what the CCA's are on my 6 volt battery. Your car should turn over okay, like a 6 volt system does, if you have proper sized battery cables that are in good condition. Having said that, nothing wrong with having more CCA's.

3. Your starter can handle 12v, but not the rest of the system. Personally I wouldn't boost off a 12 volt unless 12 volts are going to the starter only, which can be done. There's a guy on Youtube that shows how to boost a 6 volt car with 12 volts safely. Lots of torque on your starter when using 12 volts. There are people that have busted their 6 volt starter after converting their system to 12 volt.

Do you mean ribbed like this one? I put this on my 53 Cavalier a month or so ago and didn't notice any change in sound. Actually it got rid of one noise, which was the voice in my head telling me it was probably a bad idea to drive around with a 50 year old fan belt!

Maybe your belt is too tight and causing your generator or water pump to make noise?

I don't know.

But, Max Merritt has head nuts and washers. They also have studs in case you have any that are damaged.

PRH's are very common, I have encountered many of them in my 53 Cavalier. (Packard Rabbit Holes) Sometimes there's a hole within a hole within a hole, and not unlike the movie Inception, you get in so deep that it's hard to remember where you even started.

When I bought my 53 Cavalier it was not running and had been parked for years, maybe decades. After I got it running it had a tapping sound, not a knock and not a tick. I tried all sorts of things to see if it would go away, but ended up opening the engine, which lead to 8 rabbit holes!

Anyway, I too found that #4 also had the worse valves, in fact I'm 99% sure that my tapping sound was an extremely worn exhaust valve guide on #4.

As far as why, I don't know. Maybe #4 runs richer and hotter?

If you pull your valves, I would check the clearance on the guides.

If you happen to find any of the rabbits making all these holes, KILL THEM!!!

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I rebuilt these last winter and the white growth only grows on the plastic base, not the padding or vinyl. I'm pretty sure it's the Tenite they added to plastic to make it soft. There are plenty of stories online talking about plastics that have Tenite breaking down and creating a bad smell.

I'll see what happens over the next year or so.

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It's been 2 months since I painted the plastic portion of my armrests and no white growth has appeared..............yet! I have my fingers crossed that this will be a permanent fix.

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My favourite Packard, and a great colour!