Ford truck w/9N engine

warbaby

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An interesting hulk on FBM! The ad says its a 1937, but the steering wheel and the shape of the shifter lever say 1940-'42...

Beginning in late 1940 and lasting through 1941, the 20 h.p. tractor engine was offered as an option for those who felt the now-discontinued 60 hp V-8 had too
much power!
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wow, I coulda had a V 8
 
Palmer Fossum had one of those years ago... it ran and drove. This was another example of the N engine with a fuel pump installed, you can see the gas line going to the mostly-hidden pump in the pictures.
 
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My 9N came with one of those early 1-wire car/truck generators.

There is supposed to be a band/clamp that covers the slots to access the 3rd brush.

I've since got a 1-wire tractor genny on it now.
 
I knew a guy, he was pretty old and likely passed away now, that had a WWII Ford 'Jeep' with an N engine in it.
I was lucky enough to get to look it over pretty well and snap a few photos.

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Now THATS a rare one, built before the Army made Ford adopt the Willys engine to standardize the Jeep/GPW to ease motor pool service. Good luck finding that manifold, carburettor and (obviously) the correct air cleaner!

When I first hired into G.M.(1976), there was an old Skilled Trades guy who drove a topless Ford GPW to work almost every day, year 'round. On the rare days he didnt drive his Jeep, he drove a beat up 1950's Harley panhead. I was terribly envious of his rides, but far more impressed by his weather-beating toughness- driving rain, snowdrifts across the parking lot, -15F and windy, nothing could stop this guy and his open-air commute! Every once and awhile, I'd see him parking (always up front by the entrance gate/guard shack), and make some small talk- ''Damn cold day for a bike ride!'' I'd say as he got off his Harley on a below freezing February day. ''Yeah, someday I gotta get some gloves.'' or ''Hell, I grew up in the U.P., I didnt even notice!'' he'd say, trundling off to work and leaving me in a state of absolute wonderment.

A few years later, he disappeared. No GPW, no Harley, no oil slick by the gate-all gone. A few years further on, I was eating my lunch one day outside by the gate and a friend and I got to talking about Harleys. ''Remember that old dude with the panhead or the jeep that used to park there?'' I said, pointing to his spot. ''Yeah,'' he said, ''... that was Fartin' Phil. Never saw him do anything, so I guess he was a Millwright? He died in his sleep a few years ago, up in an overhead crane in the draw die area. Last anyone saw him was on a Friday night, and then the crane operator found him dead Monday morning.''

''Well, he really impressed me the way he always drove that jeep or his bike, no matter the weather! I always thought he was one tough old S.O.B.'' I said.

''Well, yeah, kinda...'' my buddy said, then he stood up and pointed down the parking lot aisle to a tiny house directly across the street from the plant, sandwiched between two shop-rat dive bars and less than a tenth of a mile away from us- ''Thats where he lived.''
 
That threw me off for a few- the 4 cylinder engine was only an option for the light trucks, not cars, then I noticed its a panel delivery! Interesting trim above
the grille where the ''V-8'' designation would normally be found.
 
(quoted from post at 09:25:56 09/11/22) That threw me off for a few- the 4 cylinder engine was only an option for the light trucks, not cars, then I noticed its a panel delivery! Interesting trim above
the grille where the ''V-8'' designation would normally be found.
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(quoted from post at 06:14:21 09/11/22) Now THATS a rare one, built before the Army made Ford adopt the Willys engine to standardize the Jeep/GPW to ease motor pool service. Good luck finding that manifold, carburettor and (obviously) the correct air cleaner!

When I first hired into G.M.(1976), there was an old Skilled Trades guy who drove a topless Ford GPW to work almost every day, year 'round. On the rare days he didnt drive his Jeep, he drove a beat up 1950's Harley panhead. I was terribly envious of his rides, but far more impressed by his weather-beating toughness- driving rain, snowdrifts across the parking lot, -15F and windy, nothing could stop this guy and his open-air commute! Every once and awhile, I'd see him parking (always up front by the entrance gate/guard shack), and make some small talk- ''Damn cold day for a bike ride!'' I'd say as he got off his Harley on a below freezing February day. ''Yeah, someday I gotta get some gloves.'' or ''Hell, I grew up in the U.P., I didnt even notice!'' he'd say, trundling off to work and leaving me in a state of absolute wonderment.

A few years later, he disappeared. No GPW, no Harley, no oil slick by the gate-all gone. A few years further on, I was eating my lunch one day outside by the gate and a friend and I got to talking about Harleys. ''Remember that old dude with the panhead or the jeep that used to park there?'' I said, pointing to his spot. ''Yeah,'' he said, ''... that was Fartin' Phil. Never saw him do anything, so I guess he was a Millwright? He died in his sleep a few years ago, up in an overhead crane in the draw die area. Last anyone saw him was on a Friday night, and then the crane operator found him dead Monday morning.''

''Well, he really impressed me the way he always drove that jeep or his bike, no matter the weather! I always thought he was one tough old S.O.B.'' I said.

''Well, yeah, kinda...'' my buddy said, then he stood up and pointed down the parking lot aisle to a tiny house directly across the street from the plant, sandwiched between two shop-rat dive bars and less than a tenth of a mile away from us- ''Thats where he lived.''

There was an old guy around here that drove around all sorts of weather like that with a CJ2.

We called him "Uncle Willie".

No top, snowstorm/blizzards he'd have a snorkel type parka with the hood cinched down around his face. This was 45-50 years ago.
 

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