I need my 1952 Ford 8N to start... please help!!

[Soundguy]

possible? sure.. especially if headbolts and some juoker didn't retrofit studs.

cramped? yes.. but doable.

i would not be pulling the head till i pulled valve side cover and worked on them thru that. I have gotten N valves freed up using penetral thru the side covers.

 

[macecase]

exactly what i mentioned.

pull valve side covers... i bet for find the intakes for 1 & 2 stuck open.

I pulled the covers for 1 and 2. What should I be looking for? All looked good. I turned over the engine and all 4 valves moved. Basically what looked like up and a 1/4 turn. Will upload video when I get back to broadband.

Is that what I'd be looking for?

 

[Loadstar]

Unfortunately if you verified they are all moving just as much as one another, then start taking that hood off.

 

[Soundguy]

yup.. if you have cyls with -0- compression and the valves are all moving the same.. then that's bad.

like holed pistonshattered cyl liner..

deffinately start taking hood off...

 

[Xfaxman]

Or look on craigslist for one that is running. :thumbsup:

Buying one that is running might be cheaper in the long run.

 

[Soundguy]

Depends on what is wrong really

 

[macecase]

I pulled the covers for 1 and 2. What should I be looking for? All looked good. I turned over the engine and all 4 valves moved. Basically what looked like up and a 1/4 turn. Will upload video when I get back to broadband.

Is that what I'd be looking for?

Here are the vales from the cover plate angle...

 

[azranger]

I have a 8n, and your motor should be turning over faster than that. I would bet it is either a broken ring or a whole in the piston.

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[Soundguy]

even a broken ring will make some compression. a snatched out liner or holed piston could put out near zero though

 

[azranger]

Broken crank will allow 3and4 to turn over 1 and 2 won't. Does the fan turn while you try to start it?

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