[Ford-ferguson] 8n Engine swaps

[Mike Sloane]

I don't know if it is blasphemy, but it might not buy you much. There 
used to be Funk conversion kits that would permit you to install Ford 
flathead V-8 engines into an N. I think I have seen something along that 
line advertised in the "N News". The problem is that, while you might 
end up with an interesting conversation piece, you could also end up 
wiping out parts of the drive train if you try to do any real work with 
the tractor. The Ford N is a 20hp tractor, and trying to make it 
anything else really won't get you a whole lot, especially with the N's 
limited PTO and lift functions. If you have a bad engine, you can 
probably find a replacement that will just drop right in without going 
through all the hassle of trying to modify the tractor to make something 
else fit.

Of course, if you just want to play around with iron, it is your tractor 
to do what you want with it. But remember, when you have stripped the 
gears in the transmission or final drive, "I told you so". :-)

Mike

Compmikey at aol.com wrote:
> I know this is blasphamy, but are there kits (trans adapter plates)  to
> allow using newer engine with these old tractors we love?
> Maybe a a small late model four or V6?
> MV NE Ohio
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