Recent content by 1935coupe

WoW a lot of N owners here I am one also 1952 8N with a skyloader and a Sherman. Just a toy for me, where I live there is no need for a tractor but it is so fun to play with

after I installed my fresh flatty I talked to the "oil guy" he is always quick with the answer and fast to show you in his thick spec book, he said the additive pack in diesel oils is among the best shell rotella T1 strait 30 is what he would recommend and added any diesel grade oil would be good.

the book shows 1/8 in. is this correct?

I redid a lot of the brake system, (shoes, brass bushings, springs, added floaters) a little over a year ago, Everything works great Except last year I noticed once in a while the parking brake would click one click when backing down my driveway. This year it will set itself almost every other...

speedway has them and the price is not bad http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Search?query=1935+ring+pinion

Ok I've been there my car would do 65 but it sounded like it was being pushed hard. I installed the Mitchel overdrive and though about changing the rear gears, I stuck with the 4.11. Now I can do 60 all day and no worries she drives great. If I had to do it again, and still may, I think a 3.78...

Not trying to go too far off subject but the blocking the clutch issue made me want to touch on the subject a little. I see some grease in the bell of the trans, this is what causes problems with the clutch sticking, the thick trans oil leaks into the bell area and creates a sticky mess on the...

I always use a German torque wrench "gudentite"

crazy-maybe, able to rebuild a early Ford transmission more then likely. they are not that hard to do. open it up look how things are and how they work photos if necessary then start. If something looks rough or worn then replace it. put it all back together and spin the in and shift it and feel...

I had never done body work but had a friend tell me how to pull and pound on it till it was close then had to braze some broken pieces in and finely grind it smooth. It is not perfect but I think it looks good. took a lot of time but it was well worth it. The standard model was painted with...

She looks great O what a feeling a new toy you grille doesn't look all that bad, mine was almost that bad when I got it

same here ran great at idle and just above then try to pull out into traffic and would start to misfire bad on all cylinders condenser was the problem

a fast and easy test is a voltage to the starter test or voltage drop test. you connect a volt meter to the power and ground on the starter and try to crank it should read close to battery while cranking if not remove the ground lead and move it to power side of the battery now you should be...

don't know if this will work but I just bought a 6 volt lithium battery for a motorcycle as a emergency hot shot it is small and is rated for 275 cca. After I looked at it I thought I should get 3 and do what you are doing.

15 years ago in Maryland, $500 having the radiator checked may be a good place to start but many times I have found overheating like described was a head gasket problem.