The oil level on this Massey Ferguson 575 suddenly rose up the dipstick.
The oil hadn’t gone the milky/creamy colour consistent with water getting into the oil, but had become ‘thinner’ and had a slight smell of diesel. Clearly diesel was entering the oil, but where was it coming from?
In this case the fuel lift pump […]
We’ve had an email from a 4 cylinder 23C, Engine Rebuild DVD customer who is having a few problems with the timing procedure for the engine. The DVD shows how to time the engine when it has been split from the clutch housing, but Henrik wanted to know if it were possible to determine Top […]
We have been asked where to find a manifold primer pump for a 1959 Massey Ferguson 35. The pump is no longer pumping fuel.
Unfortunately we can’t make any suggestions as to where to source this part, but it is probably just a seal which needs replacement and so would suggest stripping down the pump. It […]
Paul has been having trouble getting a pin into the flywheel of his tractor engine to locate 16 deg before top dead centre (TDC)…..
I’m currently working on a couple of 23c and trying to find the hole in the flywheel. I have, as per dvd, put a 1/4 in bar in the hole in the […]
Dear Sirs – I have a M/f 165 with an A4 212 Perkins engine – cylinder head gasket leaking causing pressure in cooling system & also oil in the water. Stripped down top of engine – had head pressure tested & checked for trueness – both ok – did the valves & all injectors […]
I’m rebuilding my Fordson Dexta engine (diesel) and need some info on the cylinder liners. I’ve just removed 3 seized pistons and pressed out the cylinder liners. The question is should I use high temp loctite 620 on the new liners when pressing them in. The older liners presumably didnt use it and are a […]
Hello,
I wandered if you could help me. I am lookinf for the piston protrusion height for a Standard 23C engine fitted to my Ferguson FE35 tractor. Also, do you know how many degrees before top dead centre before start of injection.
Many thanks, Jeffrey Samuelsen.
Hi Jeffrey,
Afraid we haven’t got a figure for the piston […]
Diagram of the fuel system and components for Perkins 3A-152 engine as fitted to the Massey Ferguson 35 tractor. This is all covered in detail in the 3A.152 DVD.
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