New Antique Tractor Owner

   / New Antique Tractor Owner #1  

funkyskunk49

New member
Joined
May 5, 2015
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Location
Summerville SC
Tractor
1953 Ford Golden Jubilee
Hello All:
I recently inherited a 1953 Ford Jubilee Tractor from an elderly aunt who passed away in upstate NY. I have moved it down to SC where I lived and have begun the process of bringing it back to life. Can use all the help I can get as I am not that mechanically inclined. Having fun so far!
 
   / New Antique Tractor Owner #3  
Hi and welcome to the forum! :welcome:
I am moving your thread to the vintage Ford section to see if we can get you some help with that tractor. :)
 
   / New Antique Tractor Owner #4  
Howdy.

Post away. lots of old ford owners here.

Naa is a transition tractor from ford as they moved away from the n design and before they got to the hundred series.

has a reliable red tiger 134ci OHV engine. fairly bulletproof 4spd crashbox, and an orphaned hydraulic system with top cover and valveing that no other model uses. originally had a square vane pump, those usually get repalced with piston pumps with a little finagling at the plumbing.

post any questions you have.. these are pretty simple machines.


here is some ignition info for you:

Side-Mount Distributor: 8n thru 4 cyl thousand series

gap points to .025

Points:
NAPA #CS749
NAPA HEAVY DUTY PIERCED (ventilated) #CS753
Standard Ignition #FD-8081
Standard Ignition Blue Streak #FD-8081X (Premium)
Condensor:
NAPA #FA66
Standard Ignition #FD-75
Standard Ignition Blue Streak #FD75X (Premium)
Rotor:
NAPA #FA67
Standard Ignition #FD-108
Distributor Cap:
NAPA #FA352
Standard Ignition #FD-128

side mount points hold down screws #8-32 X 3/16
FORD AUTOMOBILE dealer parts counter. come with built-in lockwasher. p/n 355047-S7 (#8-32 X 0.19)

All 4 cyl models can use AL-437 or champion H12 spark plugs instead of OEM Champion H10 or AL 216 plugs.



On the oil filter, it will use a cartridge element napa 1004, fram ch6pl or any that cross.

if it has a spin on conversion, those kits usually take a motorcraft FL1A or any cross ( supertech st8a, fram ph8a, napa 1452, 1515 etc... )

I like 15w40 C/S rated oil in non arctic weather for the engine.

rear end, hyds and diffy are all seperate sumps, and can use a UTF fluid meeting M2C134 specs, or just use that in the hyds and then use 80w90 gl4+ oil in the trans and rear. usually just as easy to use UTF in all rear sumps.

plain green coolant fine. if it has power steering added on, use utf. vs hyd oil IMHO.

#2 grease fine for all the grease points

lube the steering box with 00 grease preferable.. though if the sectors don't leak, you could stick in 85-140 gear oil.

I&T fo-19 is a basic service manual for her.
 
   / New Antique Tractor Owner #6  
First question: Does it start and run?
 

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