Hi All, The big moment has arrived. The Fordson Starts for the first time in 42 years there is still plenty left to do Next Job is to get it moving. Slow but positive progress! Stay tuned for more
I am reasonably sure I know the exact spot where you saved it from, would have never guessed there was a tractor there all those years. Glad to see you have it running, great job. Matt
Thank You, Yeah they have a very unique sound It would run better but it has a large air leak from the vaporiser and will only run properly with 3/4 choke which I’m working on sealing hopefully
Good work. Is this the gasoline only engine or gasoline/kerosene. I do not see a vaporiser ?. I have worked on many Ford engines from the Ford 8 family car upwards. They all seem identical except size. Simple and reliable always. Congratulations
It runs on gasoline/oil (kerosene) it has a bronze hot plate on the side of the manifold where the exhaust gases heat the plate up most N’s were gasoline/TVO. Late N’s & E27n’s had a heat shield around the vaporiser
Currently I have sealed with jointing compound I hope to have the two surfaces machined flat as currently there is a high spot in the corner where it leaks from