[Ford-ferguson] distributor

[Mike Sloane]

If it was mine, I would think seriously about dropping the oil pan. That 
takes a fair amount of work, but the Ford service manual for the 8N 
works you through it. You need basic hand tools, a hydraulic jack, and 
at least one jack stand (to support the tractor at the clutch housing. 
Then you can actually see what is happening. One advantage of doing this 
kind of job is that you get a chance to check out the front end, cooling 
system, etc. while you are at it.

Mike

On 8/10/2010 9:54 PM, russgman at aol.com wrote:
>
> Yes the distributor rotor doesn't rotate while in the block,either
> with the starter or by hand, I have not pulled it yet.
>
> In an effort to be ready to pull the distributor, I went to put the
> #1 cylinder in compression.  By the book, I pulled #1 plug and put my
> finger over the hole&  hit the starter.  Felt absolutely nothing,
> distributor not spinning,  Pulled #2 and #4 sparkplug and felt the
> blow, not sure if it was a high compression but certainly much more
> than #1.
>
> Now I think I am onto the real problem, and it's not the distributor
> but something amiss and the crank/cam shafts are not spinning.  NOW I
> have managed to scare myself and think about how to figure out if the
> crank shaft is broken.  What else can I look at to eliminate a broken
> crank.  When the tractor shut off, the oil pressure was good and the
> engine had only been running a couple of minutes, and I heard no real
> metal, etc.break sound, etc.
>
> Now I am really looking for advice!  How can I figure out exactly
> what is wrong?
>
> Russ 1950 Redbell
>