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    My 8N

    Disengage the PTO before trying to release the clutch and feather the clutch in, dont dump it. Bring it right to the edge of stalling and reapply, do that two or three times, and in my experience this warms it up just enough to knock it off. You can mitigate this issue by changing to UTF as...
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    2N Hydraulic Pump Chatter

    I’m also wondering what the local temps are like. I use 90wt in my 8N because it doesn’t do any winter work, but it’ll absolutely chatter for the first 15-30 minutes of operation if it’s below freezing (I park outside) despite being otherwise 100% functional.
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    8n front engine knock

    3x on checking the exhaust manifold. I blew the gasket in mine (suspect a prior owner never totally tightened the nuts as it came off waaaaay too easily) around the top corners of #1 and #4 and it sounded very, very much like a knock. Well, before it started huffing and blowing exhaust at my...
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    Cold weather stalling of 8N

    Just as a reaffirmation of Bruce’s excellent advice, my ‘49 8N needs a modest carb adjustment every winter or it gives me trouble, which must then be reversed every spring as it warms back up. I forget every year, have to play the “choke dance,” and then remember to turn the main screw after...
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    What camp are you in?

    As others have said, it’s your tractor, you do you. In my case, it’s all about functionality. This is my only tractor and it needs to work for its supper. It’s 12V because I need to use a 12V sprayer. It’s got mismatched paint because paint is paint, so long as it isn’t rust, and some...
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    FNG... intro and 8N

    Just out of curiosity, where did you get that ROPS?
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    BassAckwards 9N???

    I think I see the cause. Notice the numbers on the house are mirrored? They took the picture on a phone that’s reversing the pictures. So left is right, and right is left. It’s a mirrored image.
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    Resistors burn out on Ford8N

    I’ve been bit by the shorting out new resistor screws issue, myself.
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    Exhaust Manifold FO-4?

    Good news! All four nuts came off with almost no effort. Oddly, three were wider than normal, but the ID was the same. Made it hard to get a socket in the small space the nuts hide in, if I?m honest. Not sure if those were ?heavy duty? or what, but I replaced them with OEM nuts and put...
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    Exhaust Manifold FO-4?

    Thank you!
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    Exhaust Manifold FO-4?

    Um...are the exhaust/intake manifold remove and reinstall instructions omitted from the FO- 4 manual, or am I just having a bad reading day? I apologize if this has come up before, I had trouble finding the torque specs and mine needs replacement.
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    How much gas

    I?ve gotten results almost exactly consistent with the Nebraska numbers, see no reason to doubt their accuracy or the validity of the source.
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    FATAL TRACTOR ROLLOVER ACCIDENT YESTERDAY

    That?s rough. I feel really awful for his family. The rollover risk really spazzes me out about owning a ROPS-less tractor. It?s why I always decline requests to bring my tractor over to help family, as their properties are all not level and would require a several mile road trip along ditched...
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    Running a 12 volt motor off the 8n

    It may well be interference, it?s certainly suspicious for that since it misbehaves only when the tractor is running, although certainly a few other things could cause it. You should contact the manufacturer, but you could try throwing some snap-on ferrites for RF on all the wiring. Some...
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    1948 Ford 8N Temp Guage

    Huh. The boss wasn?t added until 4/1950? That means my 1949 has experienced a head replacement at some point. Not a shock, I knew it was at least a two rebuild tractor.
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