Good Morning...I would also love to have that 526. However I would need to sell our 1949 23rd Series...288 which has been in pretty much weekly use for the last 12 years. No room for another machine! Ernie in Arizona

Good Afternoon...Nice work...Ernie in Arizona

Good Morning...It's best to call MM on Monday morning and talk to them. Nice people, we spoke a good deal when we were working on our 1949 Deluxe after purchasing her and getting her ready for more or less regular use. Then you can ask all the necessary questions and know what to do. 317-736-6233 or 800-472-2573. Ernie in Arizona

Good Morning...Best to keep it six volt. I have a 49 Packard, 288 with original six volt system and it runs just fine. You can get a proper electric priming fuel pump from any of the Model A Ford parts suppliers. Might start with Brattons 800-255-1929. Or Arizona Model A 480-782-0266. Not very expensive...primarily used when folks install a down draft carburetor on a Model A. Ernie in Arizona

Hi Joe...What a delightful trip with your Granddaughter. Our Granddaughter is in her second year at McPhersen College in Kansas majoring in Automotive Restoration...Ernie in Arizona

Good afternoon...Your car is set up for a six, and as such, a six will be the proper thing to do. Most likely less expensive to install a rebuilt 6 than an eight. Even if it can be fit in, it will not look right, and gearing in the transmission, and rear end, may not have the right ratios. Look on this site, ebay, advertise in the club news letter...Someone will have a complete engine or at least a block and crank to start with...Check with Max Merritt, Tucson Packard, Kanter Brothers. If none of these guys have one, they will know where you should look next. Ernie in Arizona

Good Afternoon...You could easily have the wrong spark plug for today's fuel. Look to see what plugs from other manufacturers will run a bit cooler. Perhaps give Ross Miller a call if he does not happen to see this post. 410-357-4561. Another Packard specialist is Custom Auto in Santa Ana, California. 714-543-2970. The owner, Robert Escalente, started there sweeping floors, many years ago. I'll bet if it's an odd problem, not well known...These guys will have the answer. Ernie in Arizona

Hello...I agree with Don. If you still have the old engine can can do so, remove the plugs and see how she turns over. If it still turns over with difficulty...than check to see that one of the starter bolts is not just a bit long and dragging on the fly wheel...Then check to see if the plug wires are/were attached in the correct order...If there is no improvement, then you might well have an internal problem...all assuming that the engine was actually ever started. Ernie in Arizona. P.S. Mr Don is way above average!

Good Morning...No questions are dumb on Packard Info. I don't know the answer to your question...but someone will by noon, I suspect. Ernie in Arizona.

Good Morning...I wonder if your motor mounts have shifted just a tiny bit...Ernie in Arizona