[AT] Ford N

Richard Fink Sr nancydick at pennswoods.net
Tue Apr 27 16:24:18 PDT 2010


At 02:38 PM 4/27/2010 -0400, you wrote:
>I am not saying anyone is right or wrong, but when I pulled the pistons
>out of my 2N, what little was left of the rings were broken, and the
>grooves were twice the width they are supposed to be. In addition, two
>of the valve seats were badly hammered. I could have done all that you
>suggest, and it wouldn't have put the rings or pistons back together again.
>
>That's why I asked Dick if he ad done a "wet vs. dry" compression test -
>if the compression comes up nicely when you add some oil to the
>cylinders before testing, that usually means badly worn rings. If there
>is no difference, then you likely have valve problems. But with the low
>compression readings that he related, I am going to guess that his
>engine is worn in a number of places. My guess is that, eventually, he
>is going to have look at the pistons, sleeves, bearings, oil pump, water
>pump, and maybe even the cam (they were somewhat soft in the Ford N's).
>Another problem that I ran into with my N was a lot of crud in the water
>jacket (especially at the back, where it tends to run hotter), and the
>only way to get that out properly is to have the block professionally
>"boiled out".
>Mike on that one pulling it out it is easy. I have pulled the engine 
>out of my Cat R2 a few times. If you want a lift try one of them. A 
>2000 pound engine stand don't want to hold it. With the bell intake 
>exhaust and flywheel off now that is a section of cast iron.

R Fink






>Tearing down and pulling a Ford N engine isn't all that difficult, or I
>wouldn't suggest it - it is pretty much a basic engine with very few
>special tricks to sneak up on you. I had a heck of a time getting the
>sleeves out of mine, as someone had replaced them previously (when they
>ground the crankshaft but re-used the old pistons!). It is such an easy
>engine to work on that it really is fun, especially if you have an
>engine stand and can just turn it over to work on the underside. I also
>have an engine crane that made pulling it and putting it back on very easy.
>
>Mike
>
>ch





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