[b:d1dcc29ac8]The Tractor[/b:d1dcc29ac8] [i:d1dcc29ac8](Not that it matters in this case)[/i:d1dcc29ac8]
1948 Ford 8N Gas. 6V, Front-Mount Distributor.
[b:d1dcc29ac8]The Story[/b:d1dcc29ac8]
So I live in the great frozen North (Minnesota) and use my tractor to remove snow. It needed a bit of extra help to get started in these -20 days so I did my research and ordered a heater for the lower radiator hose (#07082) and got it installed like this (FYI - It isn't painted red like the photos on the website allude to):
I would like to install a frost plug heater in addition to this, but that is a difficult task finding a short enough heater that will fit in a 1-3/16" hole. I'm also not sure if it'd need to be threaded. Anyways, off topic!
So some chaos ensued but I drained the antifreeze from the radiator and got the lower radiator hose heater installed. I then went to drain it from the engine block and the draincock snapped off, leaving the threads in the engine block.
I've learned by now that anytime I plan on removing and reattaching something to this tractor that is 70 years old, I just go ahead and buy a replacement ahead of time! Well part number #86625234 is the replacement for #81465471 and the place I bought the heater from didn't have it. So instead I bought a generic 1/4 NPT draincock of a different style like so:
[b:d1dcc29ac8]The Question[/b:d1dcc29ac8]
How on earth do I get the broken off threaded part out of the engine block so I can get this thing going? Wife's due with a baby any day and I'd like to have the driveway cleared to get to town haha!
Bonus Question
Is anybody certain of the which frost plug heater goes in an 8N? I know it's a 1-3/16" plug and not very deep. Would it be threaded? If so would the KAT 30216 work? Maybe the Zero Start 3500111?
KAT:
https://www.napaonline.com/napa/en/p/KAT30216/KAT30216
Zero Start:
http://www.autopartsandstuff.com/zerostart-350-0111-engineehater.aspx?gclid=CJf35euvuNECFQm5wAodZGINrQ
1948 Ford 8N Gas. 6V, Front-Mount Distributor.
[b:d1dcc29ac8]The Story[/b:d1dcc29ac8]
So I live in the great frozen North (Minnesota) and use my tractor to remove snow. It needed a bit of extra help to get started in these -20 days so I did my research and ordered a heater for the lower radiator hose (#07082) and got it installed like this (FYI - It isn't painted red like the photos on the website allude to):
I would like to install a frost plug heater in addition to this, but that is a difficult task finding a short enough heater that will fit in a 1-3/16" hole. I'm also not sure if it'd need to be threaded. Anyways, off topic!
So some chaos ensued but I drained the antifreeze from the radiator and got the lower radiator hose heater installed. I then went to drain it from the engine block and the draincock snapped off, leaving the threads in the engine block.
I've learned by now that anytime I plan on removing and reattaching something to this tractor that is 70 years old, I just go ahead and buy a replacement ahead of time! Well part number #86625234 is the replacement for #81465471 and the place I bought the heater from didn't have it. So instead I bought a generic 1/4 NPT draincock of a different style like so:
[b:d1dcc29ac8]The Question[/b:d1dcc29ac8]
How on earth do I get the broken off threaded part out of the engine block so I can get this thing going? Wife's due with a baby any day and I'd like to have the driveway cleared to get to town haha!
Bonus Question
Is anybody certain of the which frost plug heater goes in an 8N? I know it's a 1-3/16" plug and not very deep. Would it be threaded? If so would the KAT 30216 work? Maybe the Zero Start 3500111?
KAT:
https://www.napaonline.com/napa/en/p/KAT30216/KAT30216
Zero Start:
http://www.autopartsandstuff.com/zerostart-350-0111-engineehater.aspx?gclid=CJf35euvuNECFQm5wAodZGINrQ