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Bob Purinton 09-11-2012 18:23:00 184.8.234.114 Report to Moderator	8N 131343 fired up today for the first time in 30 years. Engine sounds great except for a little metal on metal contact between the fan and shroud. Fresh oil in tranny and engine along with a truckload of new parts and wiring. Should've fired up before this but couldn't get consistent spark. I replaced a Tisco aluminum backing plate in the distributor with one from an old 8N that a neighbor had and now we got them big fat white sparkies that gets Dell all warm and fuzzy. Gonna get 'er back together and run 'er for a while and see what else is needed before I tear it down for painting. :) [Reply]   [No Email]
Bob Purinton 09-12-2012 05:33:10 74.37.191.157 Report to Moderator	Re: It's alive!!! in reply to Bob Purinton, 09-11-2012 18:23:00   Oops! pictures didn't load in the order I wanted. The first and fourth pictures are when I loaded it up to bring it home. Kind of sad looking isn't it? The second and third pictures are after I found some wheels and tires for the back end. Just getting wheels on the back made it look a whole lot better. With the new exhaust system; I learned about the concept of "Chinese almost right...kind of" parts. I now have a whole list of "good" part numbers I got off of this site. [Reply]  [No Email]
ASEguy 09-12-2012 05:02:42 68.186.162.134 Report to Moderator	Re: It's alive!!! in reply to Bob Purinton, 09-11-2012 18:23:00   Yes it is very rewarding to hear them run after so long. Nice job and yes post some pics. [Reply]  [No Email]
howdy1960 09-11-2012 20:30:51 173.191.206.106 Report to Moderator	Re: It's alive!!! in reply to Bob Purinton, 09-11-2012 18:23:00   Congrates Bob :) [Reply]  [No Email]
Britcheflee 09-11-2012 20:23:45 67.187.170.181 Report to Moderator	Re: It's alive!!! in reply to Bob Purinton, 09-11-2012 18:23:00   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Please post some pictures and a video if possible!!!!! [Reply]  [No Email]
heybusdriver 09-11-2012 18:46:15 96.48.198.215 Report to Moderator	Re: It's alive!!! in reply to Bob Purinton, 09-11-2012 18:23:00   Congratulations, Nice to hear that some people realize the res erection of history. I too am in the process of getting one started that sat for 26 years, I've had it fire several times , still not quite running though, just waiting to install a new starter. I hope to it running by the weekend.I just got a few other priorities to do before I can get back working on it. Mine is a 1945 2N with a newer 1951 sidemount distributor , just haven't got the timing quite right. Stan 8N 146710 8N 179555 8N 197904 8N 199000 8N 254079 8N 362039 [Reply]  [No Email]
HCooke 09-11-2012 18:41:19 70.195.64.142 Report to Moderator	Re: It's alive!!! in reply to Bob Purinton, 09-11-2012 18:23:00   Wayu to go. It's a good feeling bringing em back. [Reply]  [No Email]
Royse 09-11-2012 18:26:37 69.36.49.151 Report to Moderator	Re: It's alive!!! in reply to ZANE, 09-11-2012 18:23:00   Congratulations Bob! I love that feeling! Don't forget to post some pictures of your progress. [Reply]  [No Email]