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Enlarging Pre-Combustion Chamber Aids Starting, Standard 23C Engine

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We have written before about the benefits of enlarging the entrance to the pre-combustion chamber on the Standard 23C engine as fitted to the Ferguson FE35 tractor.

One of our fellow FE35 owners (Neil) had completed a full rebuild of his engine but the starting performance was disappointing. Neil ordered Vintage Tractor Engineers’s DVD so see […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|October 2nd, 2010|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|3 Comments

Massey Ferguson TO35 With Low Oil Pressure

We’ve had this question from Tyler who has recently fully rebuilt his 23C engine out of a Massey Ferguson TO35. It looks as though Tyler has looked into most of the potential causes, but is there anywhere else he should look?

Dear Vintage Tractor Engineer,

I want to start by saying your 23C rebuild dvd is […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|September 16th, 2010|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|6 Comments

Setting Clutch On 3 Cylinder MF35

First of all thanks for your great 4 cylinder engine rebuild dvd, although I have the 3 cylinder version, it is still a great help!

I have just finished rebuilding the main part of the engine and am at the

stage of putting on the dual clutch, but am having problems working out the correct spacers required […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|August 28th, 2010|Clutches, MF35 FE35 TO35|3 Comments

Massey Ferguson 35

The production of Ferguson TE20 and TO20 tractors spanned a decade, from 1946 to 1956. In tota 517,651 TE20’s were manufactured and 140,000 TO20’s. These tractor were certainly the most successful tractor range ever built and revolutionised farming in the post war years. In fact the TE20 was the first tractor to be used on […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|May 14th, 2010|MF35 FE35 TO35|70 Comments

MF35 Stand Pipe Backup Washer

Per owns a red and grey FE35 and uses it around his holding in Canada, you can see some good information on his website. Per has been watching our Hydraulics DVD and asks this question…
Hi Steve & Ian,
Looking at your hydraulics DVD I notice that, when installing the transfer pipe, Ian puts a strange […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|May 4th, 2010|Hydraulics, MF35 FE35 TO35, Uncategorized|Comments Off

FE35 Tractor Standard 23C, Enlarging Entrance to Pre-Combustion Chamber

It is generally thought that the Standard Motor Company and Ricardo Engineering limited the success of the Standard 23C engine due to the design and dimensions of the entrance to the pre-combustion chambers. This single design element is often blamed for the poor starting performance of these engines.

Many engineers recommend the enlargement of this […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|April 30th, 2010|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|4 Comments

Richard’s 4 Cylinder Massey Ferguson 35 Engine Rebuilt

We have had an email from Richard, who had previously bought the MF35 Engine Rebuild DVD. Richard has sent in a video of the engine starting after the rebuild. Vintage Tractor Engineer has also spotted the Ferguson plough in the foreground of the video.

Richard went on to tell us a bit about the rebuild of […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|March 7th, 2010|MF35 FE35 TO35|7 Comments

Timing Massey Ferguson 35, 23C Without Removing Engine From Transmission

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 […]

By Vintage Tractor Engineer|February 13th, 2010|Engines, MF35 FE35 TO35|4 Comments

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