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by smooth89
Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:10 pm
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: Valve Stem Seal
Replies: 1
Views: 3245

Valve Stem Seal

Hello everyone, Its been a while since being on here but I am in search of some more information on the Major again. I had the valve cover off to give the tappets a fresh adjustment and discovered the exhaust valve on the #4 cylinder had broken in two. I compressed the spring, removed the keepers, r...
by smooth89
Thu May 09, 2013 6:57 pm
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: Fueling Issue
Replies: 3
Views: 4525

Re: Fueling Issue

Ok, I will get out the ole soapy water and give that a shot.

Thanks
by smooth89
Wed May 08, 2013 4:30 am
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: Fueling Issue
Replies: 3
Views: 4525

Fueling Issue

Hello All, I just finished reassembling the governor on a 1957 Major. I put a new diaphragm in and an issue seems to persist that it had previous to installing the new diaphragm. Once I get to about 1/4 throttle, the RPM's climb all on their own. This only seems to happen at an idle. When driving th...
by smooth89
Thu May 02, 2013 3:52 am
Forum: Fordson New Major
Topic: Governor Housing
Replies: 1
Views: 2720

Governor Housing

Hello Everyone, I was in the process of replacing the governor diaphragm on my grandfather's 1957 Major when the housing cracked on the top when reinstalling it onto the tractor. Would anyone happen to have any information on where to get a replacement? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank You, Matt