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I took the clutch off my '71 3cyl gas ford 4000 and like always forget how it was installed. Do the springs go towards the flywheel or toward the pressure plate? Im getting a new one as mine has seen better days

Got a beat up old, maybe 97, John Deere Gator 4x2 that had a bad engine. Bought a new engine from small engine warehouse, a FE250D-AS11. put it in and hooked it up wrong and blew the coil. Pulled the old coil out of the old engine, swapped it out and fixed the wiring mistake, engine fired...

Need help finding the right fuel filters to put on my 3cyl diesel ford 4000. 2 filter system.

I have a barn that is around 400 ft from my house, it pulls of the same well pump that the house does. I want to add a water system to the arena, but the pressure is to low in the barn. Can i add an expansion tank and some kind of pump? What can I add in the barn to increase the pressure...

Starting on a new project - outdoor horse arena (Hunter Jumper barn) I have an area that is 102x220, i finished putting in the drainage last weekend with 4" pipe feeding a 6" pipe that feeds in to a 18" field drainage tile. so that "should" solve any issue with water. I also have a natural...

I just got my "new" tractor. After countless times of coming to TBN for advice (thanks soundguy) my 8n is running well enough to sell. So I bought a Ford 4000 3cyl diesel (still trying to locate the serial to determine year) This has the generator with the Tachometer screwing in to the...

So after much advice form this baord my 8n is up and running great. Sounds better than the day I bought it. Takes about half a second to start and runs liek a champ. EXCEPT.... i have gone through 2 starter drives (bendix?) in the past 6 weeks. the first i bought from an internet auction...

I recently replaced the carb on my 8n, while doing that i put new elbow filter in and a whole new sediment bulb assembly with new fuel line. I also replaced the spark plug wires as one had rested on the engine and melted to expose the wire. I bought the wire set at tractor supply (the one...

I have an 8n that was running a little rough and needed to have the choke out to run smooth. I thought it was a carb issue, so I bought a replacement and replaced it, still pretty much doing the same thing, that requires it to almost be full choked to run. Is this a gas mix issue? I have...

So I finished my 12v conversion. Getting a great crank when i start, good voltage on the new alternator, and the battery seems to be charging nicely off of it. Worked great for about 20 minutes, then the tractor died (of course in the middle of a field where i was taking it on a victory lap)...

I did a 12v conversion on my 1952 Ford 8N last night, and think everything is ready for me to drop in the new battery. Does anyone have a recomendation for a napa (the store next to my office) battery that will fit?

I am working through some starting issues on my 8N. It is a side mount, and i have put new points (set to .025), and a new condenser on it. I am now thinking maybe something is wrong with the ignition switch, the actual on off switch. Mine has what looks like an aftermarket toggle (push in /...

I have been doing some research on how to get my clutch working better on my 48 8N. The clutch takes between 3 seconds an 1 minute after i push the clutch pedal for the clutch to engage (disengage?) so i can change gears or put it in gear. I think the strategy in the below post would help...

I have a 8n with factory (if that is possible) loader on it, when i got it the loader was jammed so i took apart the manual mechanism to pull back the pin that locks the bucket in place. Not the washer and the spring are both broken and need to be repalced. However i cant figure out how to...