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On my 8BA in an 8N tractor I have an 8BA head on the right and an EAB head on the left. The machine shop that I used gave me the EAB head because the LH 8BA had a crack. It's been running fine for almost 10 years now, but from what I am reading, I think I should probably find a match. Seems...

I have gotten a few interested comments when I show photos of my V8 tractor in my avatar. Here is the story if anyone is interested. The short version is that growing up my dad had an NAA tractor. We bought him a book with a Ford tractor history. Inside was an 8N Funk conversion. In the...

I have a Ford 8N tractor with an 8BA V8. It was in a 2N in my Avatar but I have since swapped it to an 8N over last Winter. the 2N did not have a place for a tach but the 8N had a "proofmeter" that was like a mechanical tach. Since I can't do that, I wanted a tach with an hourmeter that kind...

I have a '50 8N tractor with an 8BA (it was in a '44 2N until recently) from a '50 F1. It uses the manifolds from the truck. While I was doing the swap I broke one of the manifold to pipe gaskets. I had an order in to Dennis Carpenter and it was about the same price as local so I ordered the...

I have an 8BA in a 2N Ford tractor. It has a 63A 10si Delco alternator (high amps needed for a Taurus electric fan-no room for a mechanical fan). I'm in the process of putting the engine in an 8N tractor so while it is exposed and I have to rewire it anyway I thought about using a Ford 3G...

I have a '44 2N tractor with '50 F1 8BA (see my avatar). Over the winter I will be swapping it into a '50 8N tractor with a Sherman transmission. I will put the 8N engine in the 2N and sell it. My question is on starters. To do a V8 conversion on a tractor, they have you cut away part of the...

I have a '44 2N tractor with a '50 8BA V8. Built in '17. Bone stock rebuild with .030 over pistons and stock truck cam. Stock Loadmatic distributor. Timed at 2 degrees (pin to line) with hardline to distributor capped. The carb was in bad shape when I got it. I have gone through it a few...

Have a friend who came into this Mercury EAC longblock over the weekend. Apparently the guy who he got it from is liquidating a lifetime of parts. From what I understand, it is a Ford reman. It has been stored well/dry. Not locked up. Any idea on value? Thank you.

This belongs to an old friend of mine. He got this in a package deal and does not need it. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/934598493390284/ Figured it's complete, somebody may want it.

The starter on my tractor (Bone stock rebuilt 1950 8BA from F1 truck) had issues with the starter stud. All the threads were gone and it wouldn't hold the nut tight. I ordered a new stud but I couldn't get the field coils out so I had to solder the bars back on without removing the field...

I know this is out there but I can't find it. I need to change the oil in my V8 tractor. I need to know what size the oil drain plug is. It is in a storage building and I don't want to take every socket that I own. Engine is from a 1950 F1 truck. Its over 1", is it 1 3/8"? 1 1/2" socket...

On my 8BA in a tractor, I bought a new '52-53 Airtex fuel pump. It put more fuel in the crankcase than it did the carb. So I gravity fed it from a lawn mower tank during the construction phase. I am finally ready to put the sheet metal on so I bought a permanent tank. Only problem is that...

So I took my tractor (9N tractor with bone stock, just rebuilt, 8BA from a '50 F1 truck)to the exhaust shop that is 1/2 mile from my house yesterday. It used almost a quart of fuel to get there. It used over a quart to get back home this morning, but it is uphill and I was going a bit faster. My...

I have a freshly rebuilt 8BA (in a 9N tractor). Bone stock with iron heads. I used new studs instead of head bolts because I may want aluminum heads someday. I have heated it fully and let it cool twice now. I have retorqued twice. First time 3 moved. Second time none moved. Yesterday I...

Yesterday I had everything ready to crank and run my newly built 8BA in my 9N tractor. Filled it with coolant. I had a leak on 1 water neck. It was pitted pretty badly, should have replaced it. I ordered another last night. I put a pan under the engine to catch the drips and fired it up. I had...

I am almost finished with my V8 tractor (I am building a 9N tractor with an '50 8BA). I hope to start it this weekend. I have the original hard vacuum line from distributor to carburetor but it is rusty and bent up. I am having a hard time finding a source for this part. All the websites I see...

I needed a steering shaft key for my 9N tractor. Not many of the tractor places even list it. I found one that did and ordered it, but it was backordered. A month later it still had not come in and he was not optimistic that it would soon. So I started doing more research. This half-moon...

I hope this post is appropriate. If not, my apologies. Here is a progress photo on my 9N tractor with 8BA Flathead. I finally got it painted over the weekend. I have never painted anything like this before so it was challenging. The wind was blowing and I had to pick out a few leaves, but it...

I want to add PCV to my stock '49 8BA engine. I am cheap and don't want to spend $50 for the Jameco kit. From what I understand, I need a Borg Warner PCV382 PCV valve and a Dorman 42054 grommet along with misc hose and fittings. The PCV valve part number crossover is where I am having...

Background-I have an 8BA flathead that I rebuilt for a 9N tractor. Stock, .030 over. I got it back from the machine shop (Roberts and Sons here in Chattanooga) with the crank in, cam in, valves done. I put the pistons/rods in and finished it up. It has a rope rear seal and one of the Offenhouser...