... in fact just the opposite. We see many posts from folks with issues I had to brag a bit about some success.
Have an early production 8N that was standard front mount, 6V. Kept it attached to a manure spreader and ran it every 2-3 days. Battery was bad and wouldn't hold a charge so had to jump start it and a front tire would go flat after a week and one rear tire was low. The generator seemed to work but would get very, so hot you couldn't touch it. It had a newer VR but not sure it worked correctly. The manifold was leaking at #4 and the connection to the exhaust pipe had broken off. Rather than deal with the expense of correcting the 6V issues, I got a 12V conversion kit, and a manifold, from our hosts.
I swapped the 8N with 9N from the shed, pulled it up to the garage to work on it. Then had some health issues and it sat for almost a year and a half under a tarp.
To make a long story shorter, here is what I did:
Installed alternator and all new wiring (thanks to JMOR and his diagrams!)
New 12V battery (of course) and new positive cable.
New OEM resistor (had ordered it for the 9N but never installed it, so figured, why not use it).
12V bulbs in front lights and installed a rear work light I got at a sale.
New manifold (luckily, the leak was between the manifold and the gasket).
Cleaned carb (had been rebuilt about 2.5 yrs.ago) and cleaned fuel bowl.
Cleaned air cleaner and refilled oil.
Cleaned and adjusted the points, used 12V coil from kit.
New copper core plug wires and cleaned and checked gap on plugs.
Changed engine oil with new filter (had to make a new oil line from some left over brake line).
"Slimed" the front tire and repaired the valve on the rear so air could be added.
Proud to say it started right up, and with a little carb adjustment, it runs smooth. Alternator started charging instantly and even charges at low RPM, and no smoke released. So nice to uncover it, turn the gas on, turn the key, fire it up and go.
I suppose I have two reasons for this post: to thank everyone who chimes in when someone has a problem, I learned a tremendous amount from your helping others. It made my project go much better. Secondly, to those that have problems, many of your answers are already here.... take the time to look for them.
Have an early production 8N that was standard front mount, 6V. Kept it attached to a manure spreader and ran it every 2-3 days. Battery was bad and wouldn't hold a charge so had to jump start it and a front tire would go flat after a week and one rear tire was low. The generator seemed to work but would get very, so hot you couldn't touch it. It had a newer VR but not sure it worked correctly. The manifold was leaking at #4 and the connection to the exhaust pipe had broken off. Rather than deal with the expense of correcting the 6V issues, I got a 12V conversion kit, and a manifold, from our hosts.
I swapped the 8N with 9N from the shed, pulled it up to the garage to work on it. Then had some health issues and it sat for almost a year and a half under a tarp.
To make a long story shorter, here is what I did:
Installed alternator and all new wiring (thanks to JMOR and his diagrams!)
New 12V battery (of course) and new positive cable.
New OEM resistor (had ordered it for the 9N but never installed it, so figured, why not use it).
12V bulbs in front lights and installed a rear work light I got at a sale.
New manifold (luckily, the leak was between the manifold and the gasket).
Cleaned carb (had been rebuilt about 2.5 yrs.ago) and cleaned fuel bowl.
Cleaned air cleaner and refilled oil.
Cleaned and adjusted the points, used 12V coil from kit.
New copper core plug wires and cleaned and checked gap on plugs.
Changed engine oil with new filter (had to make a new oil line from some left over brake line).
"Slimed" the front tire and repaired the valve on the rear so air could be added.
Proud to say it started right up, and with a little carb adjustment, it runs smooth. Alternator started charging instantly and even charges at low RPM, and no smoke released. So nice to uncover it, turn the gas on, turn the key, fire it up and go.
I suppose I have two reasons for this post: to thank everyone who chimes in when someone has a problem, I learned a tremendous amount from your helping others. It made my project go much better. Secondly, to those that have problems, many of your answers are already here.... take the time to look for them.
