Ford 2N won't restart - any suggestions

Astars23

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I can get my '43 2n started........starts much easier with a FULLY charged battery....freshly charged that is......but as soon as I Run it for a bit and shut it off, and it can't turn over as if freshly charged she just seem to want to start. Put a charger back on for just a few minutes so it can turn over "quicker" she starts right up. Any thoughts ?
 
Bad battery would be my first thought. Have you had it load tested?
If you don't have a load tester most parts stores will do it for free.
 
6v or 12v?

You need a strong battery to:

1. Close the solenoid

2. Spin the starter

3. Engage the bendix

4. Provide voltage to the coil.

As the battery gets weaker, the first thing to fail is your spark. If the battery is almost totally dead, all you will hear is the solenoid clicking.

In addition to checking the battery (tip # 49), you may need new cables (tip # 41). And, don't forget to clean all the grounds, to include the mating area between the starter & the block.

The more current you use to spin the starter, the less you have for the ignition.
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" gas not getting to engine "

That might have something to do with it not running.

Get a can & put it under the carb. Remove the bolt in the bottom of the carb; as long as the fuel is turned on, you should see gas flowing out of the carb. Let it run for at least 30 seconds. If it’s a dribble, or runs for 5 seconds & stops, or none at all, you have solved half the problem: it’s fuel related. If gas flows well out of the carb & only stops when you turn it off at the sediment bowl, chances are very good it’s not a fuel problem. If it does not have gas coming out of the carb at a steady stream w/ the bolt out for at least 30 seconds, remove the gas cap. Your vent could be clogged & it vacuum locked. If that doesn’t work, tap the carb bowl w/ a hammer handle in case the float is sticking closed. (don’t whack it w/ the head of the hammer; you can crack the bowl). If you still don’t see gas flowing, the N has three fuel screens; one in the brass elbow, one in the top of the sediment bowl & one on the stem of the sediment bowl in the gas tank. Check the screen in the elbow & the screen in the top of the sediment bowl. (don’t worry about the one in the tank) Both probably need to be cleaned. If you have the fuel knob turned on all the way, & 1 gallon or less in the tank, it may be trying to feed off of the reserve inlet which is probably clogged. Only open it 2 full turns. Put at least 2 gallons in the tank. (and do not forget to turn the gas off; see tip # 9)
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