What you have on your car is a starter/generator combination in the same unit. The distributor is aldo part of this. That turning or clicking sound is the starter turning over, this is good. The starter is engaged when you push the starter pedal down. When you start the car you need to retard the spark lever, I believe it should be in the up position and the gas lever moved so the gas pedal on the floor just starts ro move down. There is a choke lever hanging just below the dash - -torn it to choke. With the starter clicking as it turns over, push the starter pedal down and the starter will be engaged in the flywheel. Once the engine starts, move the choke lever to the hot position, if there is one, and advance the spark lever . Youy engine should be running. The choke is labled Choke Hot Cold. Th hot and cold refer to hot and cold air going into the carburator. Hot air when the engine is cold and cold air when it has warmed up. The pads your father was puting oil on is to lubericate the valves. What you should have is a place on the top of the rocker arms to fill the resevoir with oil. The oil can that should be on the fire wall is used for this purpose. Hope this helps. That is the way my 22 Buick is. Dan