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Back when Wat was first accumulating Packards and related goodies, his second (he thinks) purchase was a 1951 Patrician engine - a 9 main 327. It was (and still is) stuck tight as a drum. I think there's a thread out there about it, or it's in my Clipper blog thread, but regardless, we all went through this tedious process to get exactly nowhere with it. Wither head head off, we got two cylinders still holding (last I looked) Witches' Brew over the rings. Wat is a strong boy and the engine was going to turn over before it would turn over.


So, I agree with HPH. Drop a few F-bombs, declare the damned thing a nuisance, turn it over, pull the pan and the crank, beat that old crap out, and buy the Uber Rebuild Kit from Kanter. If I ever wind up doing that 327, that's what I'll do. But since then, three 359s have butted in front of it.


Whatever you decide to do, my best wishes to you!!!

Over the years, I have succeeded in freeing a number of old, stuck engines that had sat for many years. A couple of them turned out to be pretty good engines without any disassembly or money spent. Others, of course were well-worn or had valve issues that required attention.