We sometimes like to re-visit previous topics. This is a discussion from the forum about the oil bath air cleaner oil level. VTE has a few bits of information to add at the end of this article…
jbo1948
I have never been very clear as to how much oil should be put in the oil container […]
The Problem
We recently had a message from Jock who has been getting white smoke and misfire when the engine is ticking over (Perkins 3A.152). The engine had recently been rebuilt with a crank re-grind, head skim and piston/liner replacement.
When hot and working hard the engine runs fine, seems to have sufficient power and burns clean […]
Oil leaking from a tractor clutch housing is a common problem. We often get asked about this and what the repair involves. The following information is based on a MF35 tractor, but the procedure is similar for many makes of tractor.
Oil entering the clutch/flywheel housing can be coming from one of two places. It is […]
There are just a few data specifications which are useful for the 3 cylinder Perkins engine. These accompany our Rebuild DVD for this engine.
DATA
Tappet Setting (cold) 0.012″ (.305mm)
Operating Oil Pressure 25-30 p.s.i. or more at normal speeds
Relif Valve Setting 50-65 p.s.i.
Backlash in Timing Gears 0.003″ / 0.006″ (0.0762 – 0.1524 mm)
Injector Pressure Setting 120 Atmospheres
Fuel […]
We have already shown some snap-shots from the strip-down of this engine. Today’s photos from the DVD (34 of them!!!) are from the rebuild process, including the visit to the engineers. Here they are, enjoy…
I hope these snap-shots from the film go some way to showing the detail we have tried to cover in the […]
Rob has kindly sent in this video of his tractor running for the first time after doing a rebuild on the engine. Here is what Rob had to say.
Hi Steve/Ian
I would just like to say a big thank you for making the 23c rebuild dvd. I went out on tuesday nice warm day bled the […]
People keep asking us when we are going to make a DVD for the Perkins A3.152 engine. We promised it a long time ago, and now we’ve actually got started on the project. The first stage of filming is complete and so here’s a quick two minute taster of why this engine was […]
We often get emails and photos from customers who have restored their tractors (and it’s great to see how people have got on).
Andrew (who incidently has a quaint little holliday cottage in Whitby) has sent us a video of his grey and red FE35 starting up from cold in winter time…
Andrew thought the video may […]
