Thanks Rusty... I want to try the Solid core wire and see how well she runs, and to see the difference from the new core wires on there now. The radio isn't working at the moment... Im not sure if its the speaker, or the whole radio. all that's working on it is the light in the dial... looks good at night... so the resister wont be necessary right now...

As for the trunk... ... my extensions are about 6-8 inches too short...tried that about three hours ago, and 20 deg. warmer outside. So tomorrow my son will be put to work crawling thru the back seat, between the support "X" to get it open, and then the issue of getting the half of a key out of the lock.... that should be interesting...

Thanks JW,
I was able to get the cap from NAPA, and a 7# was all they had with the longer neck, so its on the car and haven't had a hot moment yet. Though today its been about 40 degrees outside. So cant really say until this weekend when the temp picks up a little.

I replaced the rusted plugs today with new ones. The old ones were AC45 plugs and the new are the 308's. The old plugs were working fine just a LOT of rust on the threads and the socket connect and im not sure they were sealing good. Im running 7mm wires and am sure they are resister wires, so am trying to find some good solid core wires out there. This resister wire seems to be making the engine run a little rough.
Any suggestions on the best wire set to put in? Outside of ordering from Hal at Classic motors im not having any luck finding any local supply.

Also My Key broke off in the trunk lid... I have another key, but half of the old one is in the lock, and she is locked closed... Any tricks out there? My next try is to send my son into the trunk thru the back seat and unbolt the lock catch... and go from there...

Thanks for the info, I'll be at the NAPA counter tomorrow.
I haven't pulled the water pump yet. I'm hesitant to do so with out the replacement gasket in hand. I am wanting to order the complete gasket set for the whole motor and trans. and soon will.

Ok... Took the 52 for a spin yesterday for about a 35 mile drive, and she started running hot. then about 5 miles later at about 60 MPH she steamed out and went into the red. Once she cooled, and a neighbor brought a 5 gallon bucket of water and a funnel I limped home.
Today the radiator got a double flush job, and flushed with the hose while it was running for about 20 min.
I have replaced the Thermostat with a 180 deg. and the cap with a 13 Lb cap. The only issue is, is that the Radiator neck is about 1/4 inch longer than the Cap is deep.

So where do you get a cap that will work, without having the radiator removed and replacing the neck with a shorter one...

My 52 300 has one installed by my grandfather and its on the negative (hot) terminal. Works great at keeping the system from draining the juice in the storage months.
The only issue is, is the clock no longer wants to work. I think due to the on off-on-off when there was a bulb short in the rear seat that wouldnt turn off last year. Still havent fixed that issue... just removed the bulb.... bigger fish to fry.

I will try the soaking the filter to see if this is the issue... Oh.. yes its the original filter, I've done the blow air thing, but not soaking thing... Ill try it tomorrow. its strange, because when the electric pump is in use, the bowl fills with no problem. Might be more pressure.. too much pressure at an idle.

as for the flex hoses... they are all new, and dont seem to be collapsing.. Im looking for better hoses though. I currently have standard cut to length stuff, and need some with the connections built in. I think NAPA carries them, just not sure. The original fuel lines i removed were Green. and 3 Packards in the local junk yard of the same years were also green. so im assuming this was standard...

ok... I took all advice and left the pump on line at the tank, and will hook a switch soon. The AC pump iw chugging right along with a few quirks...

1. The fuel filter bowl isn't filling up unless I pick up the RPMs and then only slightly. Normal?

2. The car ... "studders or Lunges" slightly at about 60 MPH. Or what the speedometer says is 60 MPH with the slight bounce...

3. Last... well last for now... She wants to stall out when coming to a stop after driving at low speeds... like through the neighborhood. I think it is starving for fuel, as in #1 where the filter bowl is not filling up.

Any fixes or suggestions?

I posted this q in my rebuild forum... but thought would get a better response with a new topic. Have scoured the sight but don't see what I'm needing.

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Ok. The original fuel pump is rebuilt and installed. I currently have a 6 volt electric pump installed and have a few questions about the whole hook up...

1. I would like to keep the elec pump on for a primer pump. So the question is, will the AC pump pull fuel through the elec pump or do I need to put in a bypass and valve system to accommodate the elect pump on a switch.

2. Does anyone out there have the fuel line/vacuum line diagram on hand... (Jim L.) So I can get the fuel and vacuum lines back to original configuration.

The inlet valve or connection looks to be a larger size and thread than the out side of the fuel pump. So a few connections and fuel lines are in order... advance auto and napa are getting to know me WAY to well....

any advice and coaching is welcome...

Found these in a box. Thought they were pretty neat.

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Mine gives me that issue every time. I just give the round portion in the lid a thump with the palm of the hand while twisting the lock.... pops every time..