I have a 52 Ford 8n side mount distributor 6 volt with electronic ignition. I just picked up my newly rebuilt engine from the
local machine shop who have re assembled 3 8n engines for me previously. They all have worked great until this one.
This engine will pretty much start immediately after choking briefly and run for 2-10 seconds and floods out because I'm slowly
applying more choke to keep her running.
I began the first time starting procedure by spinning the engine with the spark plugs removed to bring the oil pressure up. I only
get about 5 psi on the gauge. Install plugs and fire her up. She only runs for only a few seconds and floods out from looking at
the wet plugs. I set the plugs out to dry for a couple hours and try the starting procedure again with the same result.
Thinking this mighty be a carb problem, I switched the carb from my old reliable 8n tractor and the result is the same. Any ideas about what I might be doing wrong?
local machine shop who have re assembled 3 8n engines for me previously. They all have worked great until this one.
This engine will pretty much start immediately after choking briefly and run for 2-10 seconds and floods out because I'm slowly
applying more choke to keep her running.
I began the first time starting procedure by spinning the engine with the spark plugs removed to bring the oil pressure up. I only
get about 5 psi on the gauge. Install plugs and fire her up. She only runs for only a few seconds and floods out from looking at
the wet plugs. I set the plugs out to dry for a couple hours and try the starting procedure again with the same result.
Thinking this mighty be a carb problem, I switched the carb from my old reliable 8n tractor and the result is the same. Any ideas about what I might be doing wrong?
