Pls bear with me... I'm handy but new to tractors & I know nothing about engines.
I now have 10 acres to deal with so I guess I have to get with the program.
Bought a Ford 8n a few months ago. It was starting and running ok till it got cold and after pushing snow for
about 1/2 hour it died. It sat out in the cold for a few weeks till I finally got it started just enough to drive it
into the garage. Looked fuel related - I used anti-freeze in the tank, burned out the spark plugs and threw hot water on
the engine/oil pan area for it to start. But it would die quickly after starting.
Here's the specs and what I did so far...
Ford 8n with side mount distributor- can't tell what year - the numbers are not readable
12v battery but I don't know what else to look for to know if it was a full conversion
Fuel flow was a problem so I replaced carburetor - the new aftermarket one looks just like the old original (Marvin Schebler?)
Changed the whole sediment bowl assembly - valve was not working well and the filter inside tank was missing.
Put in new Autolite 437 plugs but flooded the engine too many times and in burning out plugs may have messed up the gaps
(will have to get tool to reset)
Cleaned out gas tank
Replaced battery - old one died
While fiddling with fuel line I noticed one distributor lead out - the copper end was missing and only a little
of the wire visible at the end of the lead. Took the cap off and all leads without (you guessed it) marking anything.
Tried sorting out the cable ends - ensured enough wire was out and wrapped it with fine electrical wire before sticking
it back in (have to source new leads). Eventually got the correct placement of the leads (I think) by trial and error.
Tractor now starts but only keeps running on full choke and idles very fast. While running it surges sometimes.
Carb set at 3 full turns in for idle speed, one full turn out for main mixture & 1 full turn out for idle mixture
Despite everything I'm loving this tractor. What should I be looking at doing now?
I now have 10 acres to deal with so I guess I have to get with the program.
Bought a Ford 8n a few months ago. It was starting and running ok till it got cold and after pushing snow for
about 1/2 hour it died. It sat out in the cold for a few weeks till I finally got it started just enough to drive it
into the garage. Looked fuel related - I used anti-freeze in the tank, burned out the spark plugs and threw hot water on
the engine/oil pan area for it to start. But it would die quickly after starting.
Here's the specs and what I did so far...
Ford 8n with side mount distributor- can't tell what year - the numbers are not readable
12v battery but I don't know what else to look for to know if it was a full conversion
Fuel flow was a problem so I replaced carburetor - the new aftermarket one looks just like the old original (Marvin Schebler?)
Changed the whole sediment bowl assembly - valve was not working well and the filter inside tank was missing.
Put in new Autolite 437 plugs but flooded the engine too many times and in burning out plugs may have messed up the gaps
(will have to get tool to reset)
Cleaned out gas tank
Replaced battery - old one died
While fiddling with fuel line I noticed one distributor lead out - the copper end was missing and only a little
of the wire visible at the end of the lead. Took the cap off and all leads without (you guessed it) marking anything.
Tried sorting out the cable ends - ensured enough wire was out and wrapped it with fine electrical wire before sticking
it back in (have to source new leads). Eventually got the correct placement of the leads (I think) by trial and error.
Tractor now starts but only keeps running on full choke and idles very fast. While running it surges sometimes.
Carb set at 3 full turns in for idle speed, one full turn out for main mixture & 1 full turn out for idle mixture
Despite everything I'm loving this tractor. What should I be looking at doing now?