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    2N Ford Tractor…tight condition/ interference between radiator inlet casting and front axle

    My son has a small farm so does not have rmrhe $ available for the aftermarket radiators offered here and elsewhere (I know some are very good quality!) Perhaps more important than that, we still don’t know the overall worth of this “free” tractor until we get it running; but thank you for the...
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    2N Ford Tractor…tight condition/ interference between radiator inlet casting and front axle

    Sorry! “Raul their” is supposed to be “rather”. Also, I meant to say that the axle on my son’s tractor is forward compared to pics of other tractors that I have seen online! My fingers sometimes are out of sync with my brain! Thanks, Dean
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    2N Ford Tractor…tight condition/ interference between radiator inlet casting and front axle

    Hi mhb, the pics of the two rads are attached. There are pads present on both radiators although they are Raul their squished! Obviously, the rad with the drain cock is a bit fatter but the “original” radiator has a polished spot where it had contact with the axle. I guess that leads us in...
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    2N Ford Tractor…tight condition/ interference between radiator inlet casting and front axle

    Hi, old, thanks for your comments. I can understand that a worn out bushing could impact the nominal clearance but I think the bushing is fairly thin. Of course if the pivot pin is very worn and the bushing is shot, I suppose the combination might be maybe 3/8 to 1/2”? Is this the condition...
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    2N Ford Tractor…tight condition/ interference between radiator inlet casting and front axle

    My son was gifted a 2N in uncertain condition. As we worked through ignition issues, we found that the radiator had a rather large leak in it. I found an 8N radiator in GC but when we started to install it we found that the inlet casting is slightly larger due to the drain being on that...
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