[AT] Ford N

[charliehill]

Mike,  I agree with what you are saying but if it was mine, before I pulled 
the motor,  I'd get the engine good and hot by pulling some sort of 
implement and then dribble a little water into the carb.  Either that or 
some marvel mystery oil.  Then I'd run it hard doing something for a couple 
of hours.   When I say hard I mean wide open throttle with enough load to be 
against the governer.

I'm betting it will clear up, settle down and run right.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Ford N


> Doing the valves on an 8N is not a bad job (compared to doing the same
> thing with a 9N/2N with those split guides). If you take the engine out
> and bring it to the shop, it will be a lot cheaper than bringing them
> the whole tractor. It would depend on what has to be done - "bad valves"
> covers a wide range of sins from burned heads to damaged seats to just a
> little carbon stuck under the lip. Plus, you might find a wide range of
> prices that are related to the experience of different shops.
>
> If it were me, I would pull the head and side covers and take a closer
> look before going any farther. Have you done a dry vs. wet compression
> check? - your valves could be OK and have really bad rings. Here is what
> I discovered when I popped a piston out of my 2N when it had similar
> compression readings:
> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/1946_ford_2n/2n_no2_piston_sm1.html>.
>
> As it happened, the valves weren't all that great either, so I took the
> engine down to the local machine shop and had the valves done (two bad
> seats). Fortunately, that engine is not as heavy as it looks (if you
> take the crankshaft out first!). I put it in the trunk of my little
> Subaru easily; taking it out was a little more work...
>
> Mike
>
> Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>> Hi people what would be a fair prise to do a valve job on a 8 n
>> flathead. Has at least two bad valves   comp. 1-55 2-25 3-75 4-75
>>
>> R Fink
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