Ford 8N Sight Unseen Auction Buy - Will it start? - Restoration Pt 1

Buying a ford 8N at an online auction.

[@brianmilliard6998]

I’m impressed. My Grandfather taught us to use a 50/50 mixture of acetone and transmission fluidl to break engines free in the 70’s. Works every time.

[@earlsmithson4749]

Andrew, none of my business but that appendage at the end of your arm is not a hammer. Continued use as such will cost you latter in life. A small rubber hammer is a much better choice. Another great video throughly enjoyed by many.

[@georgezentkovich1962]

Awesome you and your dad can work so closely together. Wish my dad and I could. Great vid!

[@kgol4686]

I love this kid he's extremely smart and good with these tractors and small engines this kid is young and in my book is a master machanic with these tractors love watching this kid keep wrenching man

[@rayjohnson1778]

Your crazy

[@RustyZipper]

@@rayjohnson1778- “you’re”

[@markhoyt8643]

Glad to see you got it going.make sure you tell your dad thank you for all the help this is time you will never forget.

[@Frank-bh3cm]

You guys totally need a workshop upgrade. Thanks for the video

[@alanm3438]

You are a lucky man to have your Dad helping you.😀😀😀😀

[@noneya8184]

When it's cold spray a little marvel mystery oil in the cylinders and put the spark plugs on the defroster in you truck with something over them and heat them up and then put them in hot it really helps.

[@neil6212]

Keep up the wrenching and learning! There might not be a big future market for tractor restoration, but the market for the skills you gain is huge! You can get most parts you're likely to need from Tractor Supply, as there were so many built.

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

I really enjoyed this video. Keep up the great work!!

[@danielkingery2894]

I luv me an old 8n resurrection Andrew.😎

[@almqvistt1]

I enjoy watching your vids, keep it up💯💯

[@scottmyers226]

Awesome Job guys!!!

[@tylerrsmith443]

I got 75 psi across all 4 cylinders and thought it was bad as manual said 90 psi required. Your vid makes me feel better about my readings as i used the same amazon gauge too

[@larrykrise3609]

always glad to see them saved.

[@williamtinlin9789]

She has life !!!😁

[@scottleininger6201]

Very cool I have a 9n I'm working on myself great tractor.

[@barrymontgomery9860]

Just some safety advice from someone who has seen things go South quick, always use some sort of dunnage under jackstands on any type of soil/gravel. Some very thick plywood would do well or a few layers of thin plywood, also you never want to have a lot of weight that high on a jack stand, they get unstable and will wobble/fall. Always expect the worst and you’ll never be surprised.

[@randyames992]

Excellent work boys

[@garrydonnelly6433]

Good job Andrew and dad.

[@jamessmith7691]

That might be an early 8n. The newer ones had the distributor on the side. On my first one someone put a fine mesh screen against the radiator . It worked well to keep the chaff out of the radiator fins while brush hogging fields. I cringed when you smacked the end cap on the starter against the brushes. lol If it ever won't run right, inside the carb throat there ate two tiny holes that can clog up. I use a torch head cleaner , the wires are abrasive to scrape the crap through. Put wedged shaped blocks against the engine and axle to keep it from leaning sideways when you undo the shop crane. Safety tip. Keep making those videos working with your dad, you won't regret it.

[@billf157]

Only the last year of production had side distributor.

[@jamessmith7691]

@@billf157 Was that 51 or 52. The story was hazy.

[@thesmallenginekid]

serial number 172453 so I think it is a 1949. Thanks for the wedge blocks idea.

[@jefferymatthew2776]

N series tractors are very user friendly and easy to repair got 2 of them and parts are cheap and plentiful

[@jimschnars2866]

The old mechanic told me the atf for sticky lifters 1/2 pt added to engines cuts the shellac formed on lifters took fifteen minutes to stop clicking i assume it foes something similar in the cylinder bores

[@tomjoseph1444]

The proper way to restore a tractor. Remove the front axle pivot pin. While holding the pin in your left hand, replace everything behind the pin and then reinstall the pin.

[@jhammond4344]

Hey man, great job, great video.

[@tylerrsmith443]

It looks like previous owner may have used engine enamel on the manifold and flathead? Manifold paint looks to have burned off? what type of paint was used on the factory fresh manifold for the red color? Also, family members that can change a tire together, stay together, so congrats on having positive relationship w pops.

[@mavision6525]

Nice job

[@odc43054]

Always interesting to see what you drag home. 😬

[@WaynesAdventure]

Awesome

[@brianmilliard6998]

Save that old rim. You can cut patches out of it to repair old hard to find rims and return them to service.

[@andersnilsson7666]

Ford 8N is just so cool. Would really love to have one of these. Hard to find i Sweden though. Are you going for a full restoration like the Farmall? Nice that you always explain in detail what you are doing. Great video!

[@thesmallenginekid]

Thanks for watching in Sweden. I think it would be cool if I could work on an old European tractor! I do have a Ferguson TO-30 in progress. We split it - clutch disk had turned into dust by mouse pee and now I measure about 0.15" movement in the crank. There is part 2 of the 8N where I working on the clutch and brakes. Part 3 of the 8N will be coming soon.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Nice work

[@RustyZipper]

I agree 👏

[@herbybrooks5131]

My grandparents had a 8n and a 9n we thought that the 8n was locket up but the couch was stuck to the fly wheel stopping the motor acted bad

[@duanebolen543]

One thing you want to check is that pivot point on a front axle when you jacked it up it looked like it was pretty loose

[@AK-ck7cy]

Why didnt you put a crank on the front of the engine. Thay have a place you can hand crank on the front of it.

[@doughboy1966]

How did you do the external coil?

[@darrellroeters4951]

Vinegar mixture with water

[@andyrobinson339]

Hey - What type of ultrasonic cleaner do you have? Are you happy with it?

[@gbentley8176]

Excellent start for you. Hope you did not smash the brushes in the starter when you walloped it.Sounds a little tired. Reminds me of working on Fergies 60 years ago. Best wishes and thank you for posting from a dinosaur.

[@stanleybaker8707]

Are you going to repaint paint the tractor the right color?

[@RustyZipper]

What is the “right” color? Closest I’ve found is Ferris red. The traditional “ford” paint sold today has waayyy too much orange in it.

[@stephenbulingame8631]

HAVE YOU DETERMINED THE YEAR?

[@Jerseyhighlander]

Looking at one of these right now. What's it like trying to get parts for them? Where did you find the carb kit?

[@RustyZipper]

Parts are plentiful, like everything they used to be cheap. There were 3 different carb types if I recall not including if a farmer swapped one from an entirely different tractor. Best to look at the one you have and determine what model exactly it is. Steiner, Dennis Carpenter, Just 8N’s, and anywhere else online have parts.

[@gaylordcombs5652]

Sounds like throw out bearing

[@tannerc900]

What gear does the tractor have to be in when you’re prying against the fly wheel?

[@thesmallenginekid]

The flywheel turns when the engine turns. When in any gear (and clutch not disengaged) the rear drive wheels need to move when the engine turns. Sometimes you can free a stuck engine by rocking the wheels when in gear. When prying on flywheel teeth we want the entire force to go to moving the pistons so the tractor should be in neutral.

[@tannerc900]

@@thesmallenginekidthank you.. I’m pretty new to working on tractors but after I put mine in neutral a couple of attempts later my fly wheel moved.. made me regain hope thank you!

[@jtx-tube]

Looks like oil filter misding also

[@thesmallenginekid]

good eye, I found a 8N oil filter housing at a salvage yard and installed with oil filter

[@jtx-tube]

Hope you got it running. Good old tractors. I have 2 of them 😅

[@whodathunkithuh1001]

Tractor locked up, doesn't run, buys tires and rims. GEEZ.

[@skn9895]

He's an optimist, obviously. Nothing wrong with that! 😊

[@RustyZipper]

Even if he doesn’t use them on this tractor I reckon in the next 50 years he’ll likely stumble on another 8N that can use them…..they ain’t gonna get any cheaper either

[@MikeGroves-rl4ms]

??

[@RustyZipper]

🤷‍♂️

[@JeffRiley-tc6cy]

i dint think thats a 8n i think its a 9 n from the front distributor

[@thesmallenginekid]

The early 8N's had front distributor. This is a 1949.

[@rayjohnson1778]

Never heard so much bad advice in my life!

[@thesmallenginekid]

I make mistakes and learn everyday. Looking back, I would change some of the things I said and did in the video. Let me know what I can improve. Thanks

[@RustyZipper]

I Don’t see any better videos from Ray 🤷‍♂️

[@geraldschilli8870]

Nothing like using the right tool for the right job. Get a hammer.

[@byronstevens3790]

real tractor mechanic not

[@billf157]

Still don't know how those brushes in the starter landed in place, normally they're a bitch but all he did was use a bfh