I ordered one from a place called Vintage Gasket and paid via Paypal but never got it. They don't seem to answer any email. Will pursue and tell you what happens... If they read this I'd rather have the gasket than a refund.

I want to drop the pan and clean it up inside, then refill with Rotella - again. Anything I should know? Thanks.

If anyone has a gasket please let me know how to purchase. Thank you.

Last thing not working - except clock and radio - is the horn. I pulled the hub and fished out the wire that runs from the hub contact down the steering shaft - it was loose and looked fried at the bottom end. The wiring diagram says it goes to a Douglas Connector down at the bottom - which I assume is something I will have to locate from beneath the car when it's on a lift, but I don't know what a "Douglas Connector" is. Please advise and where one can get such and anumal. Thank you.

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I pulled the regulator and took it to a guy that had an old Sun Machine rigged up in his garage for testing, he checked it and said it was OK, so I reinstalled, but still wouldn't start. So I switched the two wires on the fuel pump and that did it - runs now like a Packard should on positive ground.

Now if I can just keep people from playing with the switches and leaving the courtesy lights or something else on and running down the battery.

Thanks for all the help and suggestions...

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Thanks for the speedy reply. I saw two wires on the fuel pump so I'll try and reverse those and see if that brings any joy. Otherwise, I suppose I'll need a new one - any suggestions on a brand or model number?

Same for the regulator - mine has one mounting screw at the top ear and three screw terminals in a row along the bottom ARM -FLD - BAT. Anyone know what make and model that is?

When I changed the polarity and then started the car it fired instantly, but just after I did the erroneous polarity touch at the reg it stopped running and will not restart, which leads me to believe that the reg is probably OK but the modern elec fuel pump may have been harmed.

That's what I get for not reading all the way through and seeing on a later post that the polarity things should be done with the engine off. Oh well...

I recently purchased a 1949 Club Sedan with the 288. I noticed that the battery was negative grounded and after reading what I found posted here I decided to reverse it. I pulled and rotated the battery and reconnected it and it started immediately, and the ammeter seemed to be reading correctly. I next took a jumper and gave a quick touch to the BAT terminal on the regulator and the ARM terminal, got a spark and instantly removed it. Unfortunately I forgot and did this while the motor was running. The engine stopped and now I can't get it restarted. Did I damage the regulator? Another possible problem is that this one has an electric fuel pump - will it work with positive ground? When I turn the key I hear it start to humm, but perhaps it is going in reverse?

Can anyone suggest what I might try now? Thank you.

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