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Ron, Sorry to hear about your woes. The rebuild isn't all that bad of a process. I'm finishing up one on a 2N myself. I had a cracked engine block, so went with a replacement block, took it, the head, crank, cam and connecting rods to a reputable machine shop. We ended up needing to correct the bore in one of the cylinders, so all the cylinders were bored to accept the .090 sleeves. I ended up spending a little over $1300 with the machine shop. I ended up with a block that was decked, bored and new sleeves installed, completely new valve train installed and adjusted, crank ground, cam and bushings checked and installed, oil pump rebuilt, connecting rods checked and trued, new pistons installed on connecting rods, head surfaced, flywheel surfaced and bearing replaced, and a new ring gear installed. Also included was all the bearings, gaskets, rings, new head studs and nuts, and assembly lube and sealing compound for the studs. I could have skimped in some areas and still been alright, but I chose to lay out the extra cash for the little "extras" like the flywheel and ring gear. From what I've heard of others' experience, a fella should be able to have a complete overhaul done for around $1000, if they do the tear-down and reassembly himself. I also purchased an engine stand and a chain hoist. I got these at a farm auction pretty cheap. I even picked up a new set of four-ring 9N/2N/8N piston and rings at the same auction. In summary, go ahead and open her up. Get a little experienced help in determining the actual problem areas, find a reputable machine shop and dive right in. Of course the FO4 manual is a necessity, and a video or two wouldn't hurt either. Best of luck and let us know how it works out.
Tommy(MO)
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