Fuel valve

[RGR]

Something new has happened today, went into the garage and smelt
gas, went around to my 8N and there was a big puddle of gas on
the floor. Checked fuel valve and it was turn off, it was
leaking from the intake side of the carb. So I found out 2
things, float valve on carb is not working to good and my
shutoff is not shutting off that great. So are there any new
valve assemblies available or should I get a whole new valve,
heard the aftermarket ones are crap, so far I haven't seen any
valve assemblies, I'm talking about the sediment fuel shutoff.
Thanks.

 

[Bruce(OR)]

Rblt carb kits should have the Viton tipped needle that should end that problem. If your carb has t he all steel needle, you might have a problem. As for the shut off valve, most new ones are dubious at best. I added a fuel shut off solenoid to the wife's 12V Fergy and in the process of trying a 12V solenoid on a 6V 8N. It might work, probably not, but I found it on Amazon for about $11.
Tweety, the 8N is also outside waiting for me to find another "round tuit" chip.

 

[HCooke]

I have had no problems with aftermarket fuel shut off bowl assemblies. I have had up to nine N's at one time, so I have replaced a few of them. I buy parts from YT.

 

[R Geiger]

I got two 8n and one I shut the fuel off every time to shut it off, It4 has a magneto on it. The other one I just shut the key off. Both have sediment bowls from YT and they work just fine.

 

[grouser]

(quoted from post at 19:09:14 07/05/20) Something new has happened today, went into the garage and smelt
gas, went around to my 8N and there was a big puddle of gas on
the floor. Checked fuel valve and it was turn off, it was
leaking from the intake side of the carb. So I found out 2
things, float valve on carb is not working to good and my
shutoff is not shutting off that great. So are there any new
valve assemblies available or should I get a whole new valve,
heard the aftermarket ones are crap, so far I haven't seen any
valve assemblies, I'm talking about the sediment fuel shutoff.
Thanks.

well I'm with you on the sediment bowl is just not working out for me. I finally just took an old fuel line cut it into pieces and plumbed a brass turn off valve I bought at an napa store. Some folks have all the luck

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

Do all the usual PM and fuel flow testing and you only need to get the valve assembly-p/n APN-9194, a $6 part. If fuel line is boogered due to incorrect thread size (7/16-24 USN)it will also leak. Click on the link from the FORD forum where I just answered this question.


Tim Daley(MI)
FUEL ISSUES