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    Good gasket material for oil drain plug?

    Heck, I just cut one out of a plastic oil, or antifreeze jug----works for me. I thinks most responders are picturing a small gasket in their minds, but this thing is about 2" in diameter. Most rubber sheeting isn't oil resistant, and the oil will make it swell.
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    What all gaskets/seals do I need when I get into the three point lever?

    On my N's, I make the big washer out of a piece of round baler belt material. Works well for friction, since it's rubber instead of cork.
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    Smoke but good compression

    Any time the pistons are as clean as those appear in your pictures, it's pumping oil past the rings----that's what has cleaned all the carbon off the top of the pistons. A little oil applied through the spark plug hole will raise the compression on the cylinders of any engine. I have replaced...
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    Mini alternator for ford 9N? Or no

    I built a tester to bench test 10SI regulators----takes the guess work out of the equation----your regulator is the problem----easy replacement for most folks. Reading needs to be less than 15V at any engine speed, usually about 14.5V. I can take my tester and a good analog ohm meter and rebuild...
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    2N Manifold Stud Removal Help

    I've had a stud remover, as in Lynn's picture, in the top of my tool box for 50 years, and it has saved me lots of wasted time over many years. It's a good investment, and if the stud is sticking of the block enough, some heat on it won't hurt (the stud only). Heat and let it cool before trying...
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    1941 9N getting new head gasket, NAPA part FPG HS7277B, Fel Pro...sealant/copper coat needed?

    One of my old friends ( a 94 year old, Harley mechanic), told me many years ago that the only sealer he ever used on head gaskets was aluminum spray paint. Just hang up the gasket, spray both sides and let it dry. I got in the habit of using it many years ago. I figured if he could ride a 51'...
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    thought I was done with buster, wrongo. alternator help?

    This alternator you have in the picture is exactly what I was talking about. That is an older Delco alternator that requires an external regulator. You need a 10si or 12si with a built in regulator. The voltage the way it's hooked up can be 100 or more volts and many amps depending how fast it...
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    thought I was done with buster, wrongo. alternator help?

    The older alternators (that had an external regulator) also had 3-wire, but when wired like a 10si will produce unregulated output, thus, boiling the battery with high voltage and amps. How I know this, my nephew had one on his tractor, and couldn't understand why it was charging so much. I...
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    1948 ford 8n bogs under load

    From the picture----it looks like an aluminum carburetor---that is the characteristics of the Chinese carbs you described. I'd find me an original and rebuild it, then adjust the high speed screw at full throttle. I never like to use a six foot brush hog, or finish mower on an 8N----it's a...
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    Steering Shaft FUBAR?

    Read a post by me ----1948 8N Steering---made March18, 2024. The last entry describes how I fixed the same situation on one of my tractors using sealed bearings. Read the whole thing and you'll understand it better.
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    454--D179----Surging at high idle, after rebuilt injectors installed

    An update on the tractor-----I retarded the pump timing slightly----made it worse-----advanced it slightly from original point, and it runs much better, almost perfect. It seems to have a lot better power than it normally does. I think I'll be satisfied with it now. Thanks, everyone for your...
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    454--D179----Surging at high idle, after rebuilt injectors installed

    It's a Bosch VA----thanks for the advice, I'll probably replace the front seal, o'rings and copper washers I can get to without complete disassembly---I'll be very careful not to go too far and damage something. The only experience I've had with any Bosch pumps was F&E schooling in the Army...
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    454--D179----Surging at high idle, after rebuilt injectors installed

    I think I'll scribe some marks on the pump flange and mounting plate as a reference to where it is set now, and like you said, move the timing slightly and see how it does. If I can get it running like it should, I'll mark the location of the pump. I'll then pull the pump and install a new seal...
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    454--D179----Surging at high idle, after rebuilt injectors installed

    No white smoke, but it doesn't put out as much black fuel smoke as it did on the old injectors ( that's why I thought it was running too lean). No flutter under a load----it does flutter most time at 1000 RPMs----at times worse than others. It reminds me of a gas engine jetted too small at the...
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    454--D179----Surging at high idle, after rebuilt injectors installed

    I replaced all three injectors on my 454, D179, and I developed a surge, or flutter at a high idle. It doesn't do it much at an idle, but I can still hear it some, and it also runs pretty well at high speeds. I rebuilt the engine several years ago, but didn't change the injectors. It has always...
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