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    Thoughts on if the old girl is worth fixing? 1950 ford 8N

    My great grandfather bought this new, to work the potato field in Appleton, ME. As unpractical as it is for me to really have at the moment, I couldn't let this piece of my family just go to the wayside!
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    Thoughts on if the old girl is worth fixing? 1950 ford 8N

    Thanks a lot John! I have the new gear on the way!
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    Thoughts on if the old girl is worth fixing? 1950 ford 8N

    Yeah this was my grandfathers tractor so dont really know the history on it. After he passed i went to his house to pick this up. After getting it started and running for about 5 minutes heard a grinding sound and before I could shut it off it blew a hole in the timing cover. Is this gear on the...
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    Thoughts on if the old girl is worth fixing? 1950 ford 8N

    Well finally got around to tearing into it and this is what I found. It looks like the drive gear for the distributor has a couple of broken teeth. Assuming this is pressed on? I dont see a key of any kind. I have a shop manual but instructions are minimal... new timing gear cover has not been...
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    Thoughts on if the old girl is worth fixing? 1950 ford 8N

    Just inherited my grandfathers 1950 ford 8n after he passed. It's been sitting idle for who knows how long, and after buying a new rim and tire to get it out of storage she didn't stay running for long. From what I can tell it blew a hole in the timing cover right around where the distributor...
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