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    '52 8N with manifold leak no studs just bolts

    Hi all, As I noted above, the prior owner used bolts to mount this manifold. They are out now and the threads seem OK. The photos I sent show minimal pitting on either surface of the head and manifold. Machine shops are an extinct breed, even here in east TN. I have the correct studs and...
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    '52 8N with manifold leak no studs just bolts

    With the 'better grade' manifold currently unavailable from YT, I'm leaning towards reusing the same one I took off. I have new gaskets on the way, along with a set or two of studs/brass bolts and washers. I did some web research on how hot exhaust manifolds can get, and read some YT posts...
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    '52 8N with manifold leak no studs just bolts

    Here is what I found as far as pitting. Might need more cleaning up. I've scraped the oil and gunk (did not see any liquid gasket material) then used carb cleaner and steel wool.
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    '52 8N with manifold leak no studs just bolts

    I had a manifold in my parts boxes, but it doesn't look anything like what I took off. Which one should I use? Also, I spoke with Curt at YT, and they are out of stock on their upper grade manifold, #183860.
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    '52 8N with manifold leak no studs just bolts

    Hi all, Got the bolts out without snapping anything. No heat, lots of AT fluid, Liquid wrench and PB Blaster, beat on the bolt heads with a blunt punch and sledge, then just tickled them back & forth with a 1/2" six point 5/8" socket. I like using a slider bar to keep the torque centered...
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    '52 8N with manifold leak no studs just bolts

    Hi all, My '52 8N is starting to leak at the engine manifold near the #4 cylinder. Have not pulled this yet, hopefully it's just a gasket blowout, but we'll see. I have read most of the prior posts about reworking these surfaces if pitted. The wrinkle here is that the prior owner bolted this...
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    OT Safety Glasses

    UD, Thanks for that great cartoon! We unplugged our TV when our kids were born in the 90's. They seemed to grow up normal enough without it - both are engineers. I wear safety glasses outside on the tractors and when mowing. Annoying at times, but every so often they block something that...
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    Ford 8N vs 35' cedar

    Thanks Y'all! I use that sawzall to limb the top and side branches first, as long as the tree holds steady. I don't fool with the bottom limbs propping up the tree until I've gotten my paths to safety cleared out first. Then I use an old 20" Poulan that I somehow have not managed to kill yet...
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    Ford 8N vs 35' cedar

    Guess who won? But as you can see, I had help. :-) And 12v DC to 110v AC inverters sure are handy. This tree was mostly dead last fall, but was still standing until this last week. A sawzall makes for quick limbing, and an inverter lets me run small tools just about anywhere. Our 12v 52 8N...
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    Sunday I get to bring in an 8N for clutch problems

    Just making sure I understand correctly - you used to own this 8N, right? Then this guy bought it from you then goes about trying to kill himself on that hill plus took the tractor swimming? That poor 8N will be so glad to be back 'home and safe' again with you it won't ever want to go back to...
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    Wheel width question

    Thanks for the quick responses. I am derusting, cleaning up and painting a stack of Hundred and N rims now. With the centers out for painting, now would be a good time to try adjusting things a bit. In the past, I had been guilty of not keeping the infamous big axle-to-hub nuts tight on my...
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    Wheel width question

    Hello, I use my '52 8N for all kinds of projects. In our East TN pastures we have lots of hilly spots and a wider stance would be helpful. According to the manual, wheels on an N can be set out to 76". Has anyone tried this with their N lately? Any mechanical wear problems with the bearings...
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    Tire time in east TN

    Hello all, I am getting ready to start cleaning up some rims - hopefully the photos came through. These are all 28's off Hundred series tractors and are a mix of 12's and 13's tires. Some were filled and the rims suffered. I drained them before rolling up the ramp seen in the second photo...
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    Rocker pin (#486) removal

    I'm trying to use the forum search tool and avoid asking yet another question that's been beat to death already, but I must be calling this part by the wrong name? Not finding much written up so far. I'd call it the top link rocker shaft. In the parts catalog for both the N's and the Hundreds...
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