Reviving a basketcase

Skeeter102 · Aug 25, 2016

My father in law has an 8n, with front mount dizzy, that has been sitting for quite some time (10 years or so). Probably next week, I will be bringing it into the shop to see if I can get it going again. I spun the PTO and the lift arms started to rise, so that's a good sign!

However, the transmission has been missing it's fill plug for a while, hopefully it's not a catastrophic mess in there. We will see.

Once it's in the shop, I'll put some ATF in the cylinders and see if I can bar the motor over.

My main question is in regards to the governor and carb. The linkages are rusted tight and don't move. Any chance these can be salvaged, or should I just plan on replacing them?

R Geiger · Aug 25, 2016

The gov and carb linkages will be the least of your concerns. You see a lot of tranny gears on ebay.

I recovered a rust bucket with a frozen engine a few years ago. trans had bad gears. About the only thing i did notetake apart waas the rear end.
you will have fun with the project, take your time and do it right and you will be proud of it when finished.

DGinVT · Aug 25, 2016

If that were mine I would put the carb in a small pail of carb cleaner, less the brass parts and thoroughly clean the top and bottom. The brass parts can be cleaned with a spray can of brake cleaner. The governor I would soak in diesel fuel, then take apart and thoroughly clean each piece, looking for wear and marks on the 4 balls as well as the slots they ride in. The governor spring can easily be replaced with a new one. In order for the engine to respond to various throttle settings, those parts need to move smoothly and with no lost motion.

cowdog · Aug 25, 2016

The oil for the tranny, hydraulics and rear end is all shared . Pull the drain plugs and drain that stuff out. If it was mine I would pull the top tranny cover and check it out tranny visually as well. In case some bugs, mice etc made nests. In there. If so you could spray it down etc.

Royse · Aug 25, 2016

I agree with R. Geiger, the carb is one of your later concerns.
Unless, like I sometimes do, you want to see if it will run before
you decide how much money you're going to throw at it.
Or at least determine how much money it is going to require.
Will it need an engine rebuild, etc.

Anyway, with care, the carb can likely be saved.
This one was off a Farmall but you get the idea.

Ultradog MN · Aug 26, 2016

Taking ona project like that is both
interesting and fun.
But a word to the wise:
You could easily spend $2-3000 on an
engine rebuild, tires, paint, etc on a
tractor like that.
For that kind of $ you could find a newer
machine like a 600, 801 or 2/3/4000 that
will have live hyds, more HP and maybe
other features like live PTO, PS, more
gears and other features. You already have
an N and know their limitations. Don't go
overboard on another.

Skeeter102 · Aug 26, 2016

My train of thought is to at least see if the motor will run and then diagnose the needs from there. A rough list of parts I made totals about 900 dollars so far, and we all know how those things go.

If the motor runs it'll be worth messing with. If the motor is done it'll probably go down the road.

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