How to tell the diff. from a 2N--8N or 9N?

Yer descriptions of round footpegs is consistant with 9N/2N's. All 2N engines s/n start with 9N. Engine s/n's are lightly stamped on a 1x3 flatspot under the cylinderhead seam next to the lefthand oilfilter canister. Engine s/n's are listed on the leftsidebar Research and Info "serial numbers"..... ...goodluck, Dell

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8N had 4spd tranny and position control - earlier had front mount dist, later had side mount

9N # 2N almost identical - earlier had I beam radius rods to front axle - late 9N & 2N have round radius rods.

Early 9N had non pressurized radiator and smooth rear hubs. Late 9N and 2N had riveted hubs and presurized radiator

I don't know exactly when the rubber steering wheel spokes and the dogleg attachment changed, but every year saw minor production changes... hardly enough to make a new model.

"There is no absolute defining difference between the 9N and 2N"

The one that i know of is the Ford hood badge on the 2N has a tiny 2N printed on it.
Others have said the the 2N had holes in the lower front doglegs and the 9N does not.

Roger in Michigan

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