Recent content by BigDanT

I know that these hitches are not that complicated but for the life of me I can't figure what is going on with this '73 Ford 3000. The lift is "hiccupping" and I think I have done all that the books say to do but it is still messing up. I have taken the lift cylinder off and had it honed and put...

I'm helping a neighbor with his 8n , not sure what year but pre 1951. He parked it last October and it ran fine, went to start it this week and it would'nt start. He thought it to be fuel related but I was'nt sure so I pulled a plug to check for spark... none. So begins the saga, I first...

My 3400's 3 pt. lift wants to hiccup. I bought a cover kit and installed all new orings in the cover and on the lift piston also replaced filter and cleaned screen. I did all this before I read the post in Jan from Fordman1981, it sounds like his was doing the same thing as mine. Soundguy, I...

Hello All...New to this forum and new to working on old tractors. Here's by problem, I just had my 3400 diesel engine rebuilt got it put back together and running sunday night but I have a few issues. Went out monday morning ( 45 to 50 degrees in the shop) and tried to start it and it seemed...