4 Cylinder Ford Sounds Like a 2 Cylinder

agjim · Oct 12, 2019

Sharing one of my projects. It's a 1963 Ford 4000 that sounds like a 2 Cylinder. https://youtu.be/x0q0dveR7Us

jeffcat · Oct 12, 2019

Crossed ignition wires or messed up cap? Done it myself.

Steve@Advance · Oct 12, 2019

Check the point gap, could be the points are closed up, not enough gap.

Pull one plug wire at a time running, see which cylinders are firing, which are not. Check for spark at the plug end of the wires that make no difference when pulled. Should get a blue hot spark that will jump 1/4" or more at the plug end of each wire.

Check for fouled plugs, crossed wires, carbon tracked cap, water under the cap, bad wires.

Check the compression. If adjoining cylinders are low, could be the head gasket blown between cylinders. Look the valve train over for broken valve springs, bent pushrod, intake valve not opening. Check the valve lash adjustment.

formerly ny bill · Oct 13, 2019

if I didn't know better, I would say that the owner transplanted a small JD (maybe a L) engine into the Ford, just because he could. sort of like a Cummins into a Dakota or something...

grandpa Love · Oct 13, 2019

I'm 100% sure this Tractor is running perfectly! If agjim built it, it has something unique going on under the hood! I heard it run. And he wouldn't say what he did to it!

grandpa Love · Oct 13, 2019

Made the link easy to click. See those side panels???? He is hiding something!!!
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grandpa Love · Oct 13, 2019

Or a Ford V8 in a farmall? Or an airplane engine in an Allis B? Sounds like Bill may have met this guy too?! Lol.

olddog · Oct 13, 2019

IF...? you cut the camshaft in half and welded it back together
clocked exactly 180 degrees from original, you could have
2 --- two cylinder engines on the same crankshaft, firing each cylinder simultaneously.
Wire two plugs in the same hole in the dist.

agjim · Oct 13, 2019

Thanks Kevin. I need a lots of help with the computer.

olddog · Oct 13, 2019

Correction..... Connect 1 & 3 and 2 & 4 wires together.

TDJD · Oct 13, 2019

That sounds like a Dubuque 2 cylinder. Maybe a 420?

showcrop · Oct 13, 2019

This was discussed in a thread on August 1st.

grandpa Love · Oct 13, 2019

Lucky for me you are willing to help with old tractors! I sent link to Dave in Idaho. Maybe he can figure it out!

Janicholson · Oct 13, 2019

Segment the cam and reclock the pieces. The 1-4 and 2-3 pistone are already doing what is needed. Put a coil from a 2000 Subary in it that fires 2 cylinders at once, and run it. Jim

formerly ny bill · Oct 13, 2019

no, the V8 Farmall and the Allis B were projects of one of his talented friends. But I WILL stand by my Cummins/ Dakota statement, and a Ranger/Cummins too.

Russ from MN · Oct 13, 2019

That's going to a lot of work to spoil a good 4-cylinder engine!

Ozlander · Oct 13, 2019

(quoted from post at 21:19:38 10/12/19) Sharing one of my projects. It's a 1963 Ford 4000 that sounds like a 2 Cylinder. https://youtu.be/x0q0dveR7Us

It appears the hydraulic pump and the lower radiator hose is in the same place. So, I believe it's a ford engine.

jddrawbar · Oct 13, 2019

Best sounding Ford I've heard......guarantee he didn't just cross the wires!

Janicholson · Oct 13, 2019

Worthless, as it doubles the stress on the crank, and clutch/drive train. Jim

showcrop · Oct 13, 2019

That would be cool to ave to drive around at a show. It would get people like Janicholson all riled up, LOL.

Janicholson · Oct 14, 2019

Riled up, NAH Putting A briggs 10 hp on the PTO, and a Barbecue where the engine is supposed to be makes me hungry, not riled. Playing with Iron is
fun. Cut down field hopper Triumph Hearld. 46 chevy custom with no body, 1965 Cotton with a RD-350 twin, 65 Safari VW with a 3.8L Jaguar 6, 67 VW van
W Opal 1900 and 2 transmissions (13 speeds forward and 7 in reverse), Austin Healey Sprite with 1800 toyota Hemi, I be different. Jim

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