1951 Ford 8N...The road so far...

So I finally got my grandfathers tractor started today...took some doing it hadn't run in 15-20 year and was completely buried in two separate floods but once it got going the only thing that stopped it was running out of gas.....literally the brakes don't work for manure.

Gotta say a big thanks to Bruce your 75 tips were a big help, and the biggest headache I had was my points staying energized even when they were open....read one of your comments on here about how the bolt on the dist grounds out...pulled the bolt out and connected the coil directly to the points....prob solved. So again thanks.

Only problem I seem to have is that the float in the carb isn't working right. If I just shut down the tractor the gas floods the carb and I have to drain the carb to get it to start....right now I just use the fuel cut off to run it out of gas.
 
Congratulations. My 9N sat indoors for 20 years and was still a challenge to start. I can't imagine how you dealt with the flood damage, there must have been water in the oil pan and the hydraulics.
Have you had the carburetor apart? I would think so just because of the gunk in there after 20 years. If so did you rebuild it?
 
Well fortunately my grandfather "hosed" most of the mud off and I live an a pretty arid environment so the rust was not too bad....yeah there was a ton of nasty fluid in the oil and hydraulics that's for sure....cooling system (radiator) was by far the worst though...
 
I did rebuild the starter, carb, and genny. very easy to do with all three.....though I suspect I screwed something up with the carb cause the float doesn't seem to be working right
 
92.......we recommend ALWAYS using the round wheel glass cut-off valve underneath yer gastank. The carbie float is NOT gravity foolproof..........Dell
 
(quoted from post at 21:22:22 01/30/16)
Only problem I seem to have is that the float in the carb isn't working right. If I just shut down the tractor the gas floods the carb and I have to drain the carb to get it to start....right now I just use the fuel cut off to run it out of gas.

forget depending on the float to prevent fuel from flowing while the engine is off. use the shutoff valve as it was intended, every time the motor is off.

wally
 
Get ahold of Royce here on the forum, he is very good with carbs. He rebuilt mine on my 2N. I can shut off tractor and leave it for hours and not have carb. flood, course I do try to remember to close gas shut at the tank. :D
 
I always shut the fuel off on mine when I'm done with it too.
But, you should be able to shut the engine off, get off and
hook up an implement or whatever and not have it flood.

I would check the needle valve and seat. There is a gasket
between the seat and carb body. Gasket needs to be in good
shape and the seat needs to be in tight for it to seal.
I assume you have a new needle and seat that came with
the kit. They should be fine but if they give you too much
trouble put the old ones back in and try it.

While in there, make sure your floats are in good shape,
not bent/collapsed, not leaking (no gas in them), not rubbing
the bowl or binding in some way, etc.
Adjust the floats to 1/4 in above the main body gasket.
I use a drill bit to check the float level.

My email is open on modern view if you'd like help with it.
 
If your memory is as bad as mine is do yourself a favor and put an electric shutoff in the gas line. You will never regret spending a few bucks. You can do it cheaply with a solenoid valve or go to Red rock and do it right.
 
I always shut fuel flow off with thumb wheel before shutting ignition off. Reminds me, I need to block the clutch! lol
 
The gas tank shut off would be great, but the thing floods before I can get off the tractor....it is immediate. Right now I have to stop the tractor and leave it in neutral while I shut off the gas...then wait for it to run out of gas.
 
(quoted from post at 22:00:28 01/30/16) I did rebuild the starter, carb, and genny. very easy to do with all three.....though I suspect I screwed something up with the carb cause the float doesn't seem to be working right

Until you get that float fixed you can just turn off the gas and let it run itself out of gas to shut it off. Just don't forget to then turn off the key !!
 

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