2n ford tractor help needed

[matt eckert]

im trying to restore a 1947 2n that i picked up a couple months ago.the problem is that my knowledge of these tractors is very limited.if anyone in the harrisburg pa area who might be willing to give me some advise and share there knowledge i would certanly appreciate it. thanks

 

[souNdguy]

Most important advice you will get during this project.

Buy some manuals and books.. If you are shooting for a mechanical restoration as well as cosmetic, then i reccomend the following:

I&T FO-4 Service manual.. covers 9n, 2n, 8n

Master parts Catalog, covers 9n thru NAA.. has good exploded diagrams and part numbers.. works great in conjunction with the FO-4

Next, is the owners manual.. it's a thin manual.. but has decent operator info in it.

lastly.. look for some books by Prips.. he makes some good books concerning fords.. if you are shooting for a good accurate restoration.. and originality guide may be needed.

When yuo are ready for tune up info, post back..

as a start, oil filter is a napa 1010gold, or fram C3 or C3P..Motorcraft FL 144
Balidwin P40
Big A 92010
Bosch 72127
Carquest 85010
Fleetguard LF574
Wix 51010
Purolater L20110 or L20701
Fleetrite LFR-8574
Texaco HSO-100
Unocal OF 1010
White 10575
Hastings Mighty M3LF-130
Luber-Finer P3

sae30w HD oil is a good start, unless your oil pressure is ont he low side and you are not going for an engine rebuild.. then I'd say 40w.. or 20w50.. etc.

Fire order is 1-2-4-3, plug gap .025, points gap .015, plugs can be champion h10 or 12 for hotter range.. or autolite 437 will be equal to the h12.. many here like the autolite plugs. Use metal core wires.. not carbon core.

Distrib comes of fthe tractr with 2 bolts and replacing points and static timing is an easy 15 minute job on your bench.. distrib is offset tang driven.. hard to put back in out of time as long as you spin the rotor with a finger as you seat the distrib back on, before tightening the bolts down.

ignition components:

Front Mount distributor...
Points:
NAPA #CS35
Standard Ignition Blue Streak #FD-6769X (Premium)
Condensor:
NAPA #FA200
Standard Ignition #FD-71
Rotor:
NAPA #FA300
Standard Ignition #FD-104
Distributor Cap:
NAPA #FA350
Standard Ignition #FD-126




soundguy

 

[Bob Harvey]

And, check out John Smith's excellent site. Bruce (VA) has compiled a working list of common problems and fixes.

 

[matt eckert]

wow thanks for all the info.ive currently got it down to a bare block.im replacing the pistons this week.the old ones were shot along with the rings.there was alot of homemade splicing in the wiring and im thinkin thats gonna be a big problem trying to figure out where they all go

 

[Sean (TX)]

(quoted from post at 00:11:06 08/06/08) wow thanks for all the info.ive currently got it down to a bare block.im replacing the pistons this week.the old ones were shot along with the rings.there was alot of homemade splicing in the wiring and im thinkin thats gonna be a big problem trying to figure out where they all go

Is it 6 or 12 volt? 6 volt is a walk in the park to rewire.

 

[NOXJohn]

I live near Gettysburg my email is open. I will be out of town until Monday but would be glad to help if I can.

 

[souNdguy]

just get a new harness.. there is only a few feet of wire in the whole thing.. not like a car harness with hundreds of feet of wire.. etc.

soundguy

 

[matt eckert]

its a six volt system.the ignition must have broke at some point so they have the headlight switch as there ignition set up and stupid junk like that.but yeah i guess the best idea is simply rip it all out and start from scratch.im thinkin the previous owner would rather rig everything up rather than spend a dime

 

[matt eckert]

ok thanks.im reading as much as i can but books cant replace hands on experience.unfortunately these tractors were quite a bit before i was born.dropping the new pistons in this week then gonna see where to go from there.

 

[Rob Glaser]

Links for these?:

And, check out John Smith's excellent site. Bruce (VA) has compiled a working list of common problems and fixes.

Thanks for the info!

-Rob