Yesterday morning, Dad went to town, and got an air compressor, gas powered, for 75 bucks. Great day, huh? At about one in the afternoon, we load up to go get my 8N. We got there, put in the battery and gas, hit the starter and she fired right up. Then the trouble began. After a few seconds of running, it started smoking, bad. No biggie, I knew that would happen. Well, the guy we bought it from starts driving it up onto the trailer, and WHAM! The hitch popped off the ball on the truck, sending the trailer tounge right into the truck's tailgate. That really sucked, we backed it off, fixed the hitch, put blocks under the back of the trailer, and loaded it up, no problem. We got it home, and unloaded it. We were walking around it and looking, when I noticed a plug wire had come off. Stuck it back on the distributor, ran a little better, but still smoked. As I'm driving up our 3 1/2 acre front yard, I hear a *pop* and then *hiiisssss sssss ss*. I pull up near dad and the truck, and cut it off, because I know something's wrong. Dad bent down, looked it over, and I heard him mutter *oh wow.* Turns out I have blown either a) the top radiator hose, or b) the radiator busted. Oh well, I guess I just have to hope it's only a hose. I think I have a Sherman Step Up, instead of a combo, because with the Sherman shifter in the forward position, it was a good bit faster than in the rear position. All in all, it's been an interesting day, but at least my 8N has made it home...I just need to get it out of the front yard...Hmmm, maybe tommorrow... 68 Mag
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