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kool cat
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ok i'll have to look at that tomorrow,
Thanks
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8n wont start
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kool cat
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just to let all know i got the tractor running. the wire from the distributor to the coil was too heavy.
Soundguy
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to heavy? that makes no sense? it may have had a bad connection and when you changed it to a lighter wire it cleane dthe connection and worked.
you could have a peiec of 1/0 wire connecting them up.. or a solid ingot of copepr conencting them and it would work fine.
too heavy wasn't the issue.
too bad of a conenction was...
ps.. if that other ford was a 46.. it was a 2n.. or at least the egine was from a 2n...
you could have a peiec of 1/0 wire connecting them up.. or a solid ingot of copepr conencting them and it would work fine.
too heavy wasn't the issue.
too bad of a conenction was...
ps.. if that other ford was a 46.. it was a 2n.. or at least the egine was from a 2n...
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kool cat
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with the thicker wire i got 0.04 volts at the distributor, with the thinner wire I got 6.12 volts. I dont know what to say?
LD1
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Bad connection:thumbsup:
Soundguy is right. Wire size dont matter on that.
Anyway...glad you got it running. The 8n's are pretty easy and a good tractor to learn to work on:thumbsup:
How about posting some pics when you get a chance?
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kool cat
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ya your right doesnt matter about the wire, its runnng after two years sitting in a field. i'll see if i can get the pics to upload 
LD1
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Looks like a nice project.
Keep an eye on that front axle with that loader. The 8n didnt have a super strong front end, and has lots of things that can wear out.
Do you know if it has the sherman transmission? (It would have a dog-leg shaped lever on the transmission case just forward of the clutch pedal.)
Keep an eye on that front axle with that loader. The 8n didnt have a super strong front end, and has lots of things that can wear out.
Do you know if it has the sherman transmission? (It would have a dog-leg shaped lever on the transmission case just forward of the clutch pedal.)
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simple physics.
heaver conductive wire is LESS of a voltage drop than thinner wire of same conductor type.
unless you have magic powers to change those laws.. the reasonable answer was you had a bad conenction and the very ACT of changing out the wire, corrected the bad connection.
remember. sometimes a cigar is just a cigar....
not every part ever changed in history was a bad part.
that's why diagnostic techniques usually yeild cheaper repair bils in the long run due to not repalcing good parts.. glad you got er up.
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kool cat
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like this 
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wrong spot.. that's simple the clutch linkage
look up...
look up...