New to me Ford 3000

[jchewie]

My replacement exhaust manifold and gasket came today. I took the top sheet metal off, scraped half a gallon of oil sands off the valve cover, and unbolted the old manifold. The bolt I thought I was going to have trouble with (half rusted head) came right out, but another was rusted oblong and rounded with the first try. I pounded the next smaller socket on and it came out fine.

No wonder it was loud.



Manifold removed but before scraping another quart of oil sands off the side of the engine. It's good and cleaned up, and I will be able to easily see a valve cover or head gasket oil leak now.

I hung the new manifold in place with two old bolts before running out of daylight. The new manifold came with very rough paint, full of crud, over the machined manifold ports. I wirebrushed the paint and crud off before putting it in place.

I need to get an air filter, last changed in 1981.
Also a service manual.
Also new exhaust extension and muffler.

What's the consensus on mufflers? I'm willing to spend a little more to make it noticeably quieter. Just go with an oval one from TSC or NAPA or the internet? Go to the local auto exhaust place and see what they recommend?



Also picked up the new starter but ran out of daylight. Tomorrow. Then I am moving it into the garage.

 

[jchewie]

New starter has been on a while. Works perfect.

Today I replaced the filter in the power steering reservoir. Drained out strawberry milkshake. Replaced with power steering fluid. No leaks present before, but the fluid sat about mid level. Hopefully no leaks next time I start it.

I was working the tractor last weekend, digging up some brush, and after it warmed up I could hear a knock. I think this is timing related, as it was only present at mid rpms, and only after it was warm.

I should have just tried adjusting the distributor timing, but tore into it instead. Waiting on a dust cover, as the old one had cracked, and finally fell apart when I took it off to look at the points. Points were well worn, and the gap was about .040.

Also tinkering with the generator.



Question:
What is the best place to unbolt in order to replace the belt?

 

[jchewie]

Another question:

Full charged battery at 12.6 v
Negative to generator frame, positive to both terminals.
I get a small spark when jumpered to small terminal.
Generator does not spin even if spun by hand.

Brushes, wiring, testing wrong?

ETA, Lucas generator, 5-72 date code?
Internal wiring is just old. Haven't done any continuity testing across poles. Not sure if I will/should, or just go get a junkyard alternator. Tach needle is already broken off, the stub spins, but there is no accuracy beyond guessing as to RPM.

 

[NC419N]

A-EHPN10849A Cluster Assembly, Gauge
This is a A & P part number
On the generator maybe check with a local shop to see if they can rebuild yours. I our area there are some shops here that will trade out for one they have rebuilt.

 

[jchewie]

Closest local shop for a generator rebuild is about 3 hours drive. But I'll be going that way in a few weeks.
Are those gauge assemblies decent quality?
A tach would be real nice to have and the amount of fooling around with retrofitting an alternator, tach, oil and temp gauges and indicator lights makes the price a wash.

 

[NC419N]

That cluster assembly is like the original just a new reproduction

 

[jchewie]

Ordered a generator and the gauge assembly.
Air filters showed up today.


Can anyone tell me if the vacuum advance should have a small hole in it? If I blow or suck on the tube without the spring, shims, and spacer in place the distributor assembly moves freely, but there is a very small hole in the diaphragm. Seems like a small pinhole, but I figured it might be there to help attenuate very minor pressure fluctuations.

 

[jchewie]

[Johnny Cash] One piece at a time [/Johnny Cash]
Things keep showing up in the mail. All that goop on the side and top of the engine was there because of a couple of cracks in the valve cover gasket that allowed a slow oil weep. The new one arrived today and is now in place

 

[Soundguy]

PS.. you tested your gen correctly.

belt off, ground generator frame, and then bat hot to both the armature and field. if she don't spin, gen needs serviced.

 

[jchewie]

New generator is on.
Have the new gauge cluster but haven't installed it yet.

Working on timing. I haven't ever worked on anything with vacuum advance. Talking to the guys at work mine is toast with the hole in it. I plugged the ports.

Got it running, halfway decent timing. My timing light is toast, need to borrow one.
Was running decent. Now lots of sputters and backfiring. There is a hole in the carburetor to intake manifold gasket.


ETA, definitely runs better cold.