30 years parked. Will this 75 yr. old Ford 8N tractor start?

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6 ай бұрын

In the last episode, we dove deep into a puzzling mystery as we meticulously disassembled the engine, revealing the presence of sludge and stubbornly stuck valves. The burning question this week is: Could these discoveries be the key to the low compression issue we've been grappling with? Join us on this exciting journey as we work our magic to solve this mechanical puzzle, bringing this piece of history back to life.
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@HamiltonvilleFarm 6 ай бұрын

Getting closer! I can feel it!!!

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

DEFINITELY CLOSER. Thanks for the fun project Hank!!

@stevewarner8880 6 ай бұрын

You guys ever hear the saying, “your in the hot water might as well take a bath”? You were so close if you had pulled the pistons and checked the condition of the rings and if not replace at least make sure they free. Now that the valves are sealing good even if it did run it would smoke like it’s on fire from oil going past the old worn rings.

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Totally except it ain't our day of the month to bath so we gotta wait. Good points thanks for comment and support

@lynnlutjen3819 6 ай бұрын

Rings and sleeves and just as well change rod and main bearings since you’re in there. Expense not bad 👍

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Yeah this true. Thanks for comment and support.

@charliewiard6813 6 ай бұрын

Rings could be stuck but you had a little compression before you did the valve. I think you should have ground each valve and seat with the valve that went in each spot. You did not make the valve and seat match each other and now that don’t seal at all

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

That is a good point. Interesting assertion. Thanks for comment and support

@jimgree 6 ай бұрын

The rings are probably frozen in place with rust and corrosion lol

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

That's what we are thinking for sure.

@georgedavidson1221 6 ай бұрын

When you have it tore down. Go further and. Change the rings.

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Trying for the cheap fix... Thanks for the comment

@SunsetAcresFarm 6 ай бұрын

I don't know one thing about mechanics but I sure do love listening to you guys crack jokes and work on that thing. 😂

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Hey we are about the same then. Thanks for the kind words.

@ryanmall 6 ай бұрын

Do y'all think Hank used to sing I feel pretty oh so pretty while he had his hand modeling job lol y'all are killing me with that that is funny

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked that bit. Almost didn't include it. Thanks for the comment

@jameslester3861 6 ай бұрын

I have a 1951 8N that I paid 800 for and had to put 400 into it just to get it to run to see what all was wrong with it. It runs great but the rings are wore out, it smokes but is not burning a great amount of oil. I put all new valve assemblies in it. You can actually turn the engine just by turning the fan after the the engine gets warmed up. I am going to do a rebuild on the engine this spring. These things can have wore out rings and still run reasonably well with lots of smoke. Our old ‘49 was the same way. I did a complete engine rebuild on it 2 years ago.

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Glad you have one that is running, it's a fun tractor for sure.

@retiredlife848 6 ай бұрын

I hope you didn't crack the oil pickup tube when you lowered the engine.

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

We made sure to set it so it wouldn't. Thanks for comment

@Wheelloader__ 6 ай бұрын

Take the engine back out and throw it away and put you a V8 in there. Vroom vroom. 😁

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

That Def is what we want to do for sure. Thanks for comment

@AmpleHomestead 6 ай бұрын

Nice hack with the oven cleaner!!!

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

RIGHT??? Thanks bro.

@hotrodj2025 5 ай бұрын

Good video

@JMRRebuilders 5 ай бұрын

Thank you we appreciate that new one should be dropping soon.

@TheIronDuke502 6 ай бұрын

Hello Fellas; Although things didn’t go your way with the engine, Getting rid of all that nasty crud was a 100% improvement both inside and outside. Those piston rings must really be stuck for that little compression. The only other reason for the very low compression may be the valves still not seating properly or as a long shot maybe holes in the pistons, But I think the rings are probably the culprit. Did you notice how much oil pressure that was on the gauge when you were cranking the engine? You may want to double check the oil pickup just to be safe. Otherwise the tractor is looking a whole lot better.

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for thr comment and the help. We are probably going to do a leak down test next week and see if it proves any theories. Thanks for the comment

@noonerstrickland1743 6 ай бұрын

Wow, it sounded better before all your hard work. That stinks. I feel so bad for you guys. 😢

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

It's all good. Appreciate the sentiment and the comment !! That's how life goes sometimes

@brianlubeck4184 6 ай бұрын

Possibly stuck rings and not sealing, along with cylinder sleeves that may be scored up and need to be replaced.

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

You're probably right. Thanks for the comment

@michaelfinney2160 6 ай бұрын

Rings ! Probably stuck ! Should have changed them since you already had it torn down. Been sitting too long but will run if you do the piston rings cylinder hone or replace cylinder sleeve if it has one. Don’t give up on it ! You guys can do it !

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

It definitely has sleeves. We are debating as to if we should put more money in it. We will probably do a little more investigating next week. Thanks for the comment.

@LunchboxQ50 6 ай бұрын

Those rings likely had a ton of rust that you blasted away when cleaning? I mean, your method of lapping is definitely faster than I've ever seen (haha), but they should have a nice new seat either way, right? Good luck, fellas!

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Yeah probably the right idea. Thanks for the comment and support

@jimgree 6 ай бұрын

You should have pulled the piston and rods out while you had it apart and checked the rings and or replaced them.

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

There is still time. We might take a look next week. Thanks for the comments

@cliffpalermo 6 ай бұрын

Hindsight right? Too bad didn't pull them pistons

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

You're right! It could also be sleeves too. Thanks for commenting

@chrisclifton8889 6 ай бұрын

This will 100% run again. These engines are way too easy to fix. Get some new rings and touch up the sleeve walls. While you're there, put new bearings in too. Hank will be plowing flowerbeds before spring 🤣🤣

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

I think it's really a financial issue. We may pull a piston next week and take a look. Thanks foe the comment

@JWS1960 6 ай бұрын

Wiley is hands down better looking than Hank

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

I see what ya did there. Good stuff

@drakeweaver5994 6 ай бұрын

Think you are supposed to seat the valve that’s going to go in the hole aren’t you. Not some random homeless valve just passing through

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Probably so. But we did place all the valves and put liquid on top of them to see if them would leak down. They didn't. So I'm thinking the valves could be better but are not our top problem. Thanks for the comment Drake.

@drakeweaver5994 6 ай бұрын

Y’all going back into it

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Pretty much. We were going for the cheapest solution, especially since we knew the valves were stuck

@drakeweaver5994 6 ай бұрын

Y’all going to do one thing at a time and keep putting together and taking apart

@JMRRebuilders 6 ай бұрын

Possibly. Not sure yet.