Problem with YTC's Governor for 8N

gnswelch · Sep 19, 2022

This message is a reply to an archived post by Bruce VA on May 26, 2017 at 18:50:58.
The original subject was Re: Problem with YTCs Governor for 8N.

I wouldn't bother with a free I&T F04 ANYTHING, the one I paid for years ago called for a .025 Ignition point gap on a 51 8N! The Dwell on a 4 banger is around 60 degrees or double about what an 8 Cyl engine runs at, which is 30 Degrees.

That .010 oversight and plain huge 33% gap error will show up real good after you read dwell that in all likely hood won't even give a reading.

As for that governor...any luck yet?

Fritz Maurer · Sep 20, 2022

Got a I-T manual for a Farmall 460 diesel printed in the early sixties. Their procedure for removing the harmonic balancer is a large bearing splitter in the pulley groove, and even larger two-legged puller to power it. Bad idea. After I broke the sheave, I found out later that the hub can be pulled on at its strongest point with a medium size three-leg puller, with legs pointing outward, hooked on flat spots between the spokes.

wore out · Sep 20, 2022

(quoted from post at 20:13:34 09/19/22) This message is a reply to an archived post by Bruce VA on May 26, 2017 at 18:50:58.
The original subject was Re: Problem with YTCs Governor for 8N.

I wouldn't bother with a free I&T F04 ANYTHING, the one I paid for years ago called for a .025 Ignition point gap on a 51 8N! The Dwell on a 4 banger is around 60 degrees or double about what an 8 Cyl engine runs at, which is 30 Degrees.

That .010 oversight and plain huge 33% gap error will show up real good after you read dwell that in all likely hood won't even give a reading.

As for that governor...any luck yet?

Since the correct breaker point gap for a 1951 8N IS 0.025'' I fail to understand your post???

(1951 serial number range is 343,593 to 442,034 and and the side-mount distributor along with it's 0.025'' point gap came along at # 263,844 in 1950.)

Also, point dwell is affected by distributor cam lobe profile, as well as number of cylinders AND point gap.

JMOR · Sep 20, 2022

(quoted from post at 23:13:34 09/19/22) This message is a reply to an archived post by Bruce VA on May 26, 2017 at 18:50:58.
The original subject was Re: Problem with YTCs Governor for 8N.

I wouldn't bother with a free I&T F04 ANYTHING, the one I paid for years ago called for a .025 Ignition point gap on a 51 8N! The Dwell on a 4 banger is around 60 degrees or double about what an 8 Cyl engine runs at, which is 30 Degrees.

That .010 oversight and plain huge 33% gap error will show up real good after you read dwell that in all likely hood won't even give a reading.

As for that governor...any luck yet?

ou must pay attention to whether front or side mount distributors...gap is different. Your tractor being 51 should be side mount.

Jim in LA · Sep 20, 2022

I still have my Dad's dwell meter. I hope the battery is not in it.

lha · Sep 21, 2022

On front mount tractors,a gap of.015 is specified with a dwell of 35-38 degrees. The front mount is specified to be .025,but no dwell spec is given in the I&T.

lha · Sep 21, 2022

I meant side mount in my second sentence.

Problem with YTC's Governor for 8N

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