Rutherfordton Nc Ford 8n retrieval and Resurrection. I hope!

Did some more work moving logs with the old Ford this past weekend. She seems to be smoking quite a bit and burning oil. I also noticed the old intake was leaking by #4 and about chocked me out yesterday. So the used intake is getting replaced with a new one. Hopefully that helps. Now as for burning oil. These old flathead motors have the valve's in the block and no oil going in the head if I understand them right. So does that mean oil is either getting in past the intake valve or the rings?
 
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Ordered a new intake this week and showed up today. Still need better exhaust pipe. The flange isn’t right.
 
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TY for that. I was googling the part number and wasn’t getting anywhere.
 
Well, I lied lol. Since @ghost has done a pump rebuild, maybe you can offer some tips. This will be fun. It was way over full. And as much water as oil lol.

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Drop the pump out the bottom get a kit and case of parts cleaner and clean everything. Inside too! It's not that hard especially if i can do it. You Tube is your friend. LOL!
 
I want/need a battery tray but I ain't paying $80 for it then shipping. So far the cheapest I have found is about $50. On eBay and Amazon.
 
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I want/need a battery tray but I ain't paying $80 for it then shipping. So far the cheapest I have found is about $50. On eBay and Amazon.
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Yea mine is shot as well. Bungie cord ftw.
 
Well thats a problem...

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Drain it and drop the pump and rebuild it. There are some good videos on you tube.
 
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Drain it and drop the pump and rebuild it. There are some good videos on you tube.
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Looks like that's the plan. The kit with the chambers is ~$450.
 
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So my neighbor gave me some cypress trunks to build a stand with. Plan was to put them in the ground and make an easily removable cross bar. First hole was difficult. Hit hard clay about a foot down. Second was worse. Just 3 - 4 feet over. Hard clay 1 old ford with auger 0…
 
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View attachment 426440So my neighbor gave me some cypress trunks to build a stand with. Plan was to put them in the ground and make an easily removable cross bar. First hole was difficult. Hit hard clay about a foot down. Second was worse. Just 3 - 4 feet over. Hard clay 1 old ford with auger 0…
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Put a water hose in the hole and let it trickle over night.
 
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Bring a couple 5 gal pails out. If it’s clay it will seep in. Be ready for the corkscrew to take you for a ride when it digs into the muck clay though.
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It’s hard packed clay. Found it when I first got here fixing fencing and putting in post
To keep our Molly girl out of the road. It was mostly a foot or 2 before I hit it. I was hoping the auger would dig in and get sucked down.
 
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