Worn Tappet

[Jeremiah's Tractors]

So I have a Ford 8N Engine I'm rebuilding. The tappets are worn, I was wondering if I put them in my drill press with a grinding wheel if that would get them straight enough on the top (I didn't know if they would damage the valve stems if they aren't perfectly straight). Also I think I might try to use the level to get the tappet straight with the grinding wheel by putting it on both of them in two different directions

 

[Jeremiah's Tractors]

Just having it apart and knowing it is basically a rebuilt engine will be far more than most “flipped” old Fords see. For a resale I would put that cam back in and go for it. It will last way past the “tail light” warrantee.

I have been working on this since September and since I have gotten it I have split it twice and taken the carb and exhaust manifold off more times than I care to mention, and have tried to adjust the valves three times,(being that the tappets are worn I was adjusting in vane) replaced the throw-out bearing, changed the hoses for the radiator and put in a thermostat, and more. so this is getting a bit tiring lol. But I am soooo close I want to do it right!

 

[Jeremiah's Tractors]

Getting the tappets fixed was almost the same price as buying new ones, so I just bought new ones.

 

[Phill Tibbetts]

Getting the tappets fixed was almost the same price as buying new ones, so I just bought new ones.

That's why everything is throw away now. Labor costs are a killer.

 

[buickanddeere]

I might have it sent in to get washed. Do you know how much it usually costs. The inside of it does not look too dirty,

Oil galleries can be loaded with bad things or even plugged .
Looking around the block will find plugs of caps . Behind these are passages drilled the entire length of the block . Then there all the cross passages from the main galleries to the main beatings and cam bearings .
A rifle cleaning rod and brush set are handy .