help a new farmer with an old 8N?

Check fire order, 1-2-4-3

make sure plugs are clean and gapped at about .025.

make sure points are clean and gapped at .025

Make sure you have good fuel flow thru carb... pull the down drain and let it drain into a glass jar.. should make a good stream.. if it dribbles or drips.. it's not good flow.

If you have somewhat bluish spark, and it is turning over good, and it won't start or pop with starting fluid, you have bad compression or it is severly out of time.

If both your 8n and NAA are 6v.. let the 6v naa act as a booster.. battery to battery.

post back with results from those checks.

Soundguy

Give a rap on the side of the carb with a hammer HANDLE ( wood handle ).

You using choke or not?

If it don't pop on start fluid.. I still think you have a timing or compression issue.. and YES.. stuck open valves will do that to ya..

soundguy

Recheck that spark.

Soundguy

Side mount ( front mount too.. ) points are super easy to set.

Once you get the distrib open, see how the old points are attatched.. remove the old ones and put the new ones in usung same screw hardware. Now.. get your feeler gauge.. CLEAN.. and set it so that the rubbing block is opening the points to .025 on the tops of the lobes. Use the starter to bump it over.. don't roll it backwards ( by hand ).. make sure you are rolling it forwards. When done.. see if they sent you a grease packet.. if so.. use it and use a wire or small screwdriver to put a dab on the breaker pivot, and then a tab on the rubbing block where it contacts the lobes.. leading side... if no grease packet.. stiff chassie grease works fine... not to much.. a little dab will do.. pigeon pea size or less..

Soundguy