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Mathlas1, thanks, I will call around. Yesterday I took the air filter and gave it a alcohol bath. Then I scrubbed everything down really good and wire brushed it and rinsed it off. I accidentally created a pin hole in the oil pan. Perhaps it was already there and I itched off the epoxy from a previo...

so what I've found so far is that it is a Sherman Power Steering kit. I need to flush my system to clean all the white power steering fluid out to get rid of all the water, and bleed for air bubbles. I'm going to try doing this flush and temporarily using rescue tape for the leaking fittings. There ...

Hey everyone, With Brian and Bob's help I was able to get the 58 Fordson Backhoe work running! Here is a few videos (sorry bad camera angle) of when I first got it started I got it working by putting some injection cleaner in and then starting it with ether for about 30-45 seconds then getting it to...

Hi I have a similar problem. My tractor won't run, white misty "smoke". Runs on ether briefly. I bleeded the fuel system several times and tripped checked the timing. And I put in fresh diesel (and drained the old one). New pump, new coupler, new fuel pump. I discovered if I run it with starter flui...

Hi, I finally got the original starter and installed it. It spins the motor great. But there's a lot of problems with the wiring. The wires look original or very very very old. The starter wouldn't work, and with a volt meter, I determerined the wiring is all shot. Eventually after shaking the wirin...

Hi Brian, I installed the pump and set it to 23 degrees. I also tried the junk yard starter -- it did not fit. I ordered this starter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q8LSQ5G/ref=ya_st_dp_summary Db Electrical Slu0002. It appears it will work with my bolt pattern. However, it has an electric so...

Did some Fordson majors come with no flywheel numbers on the mark? I found "TDC" at the beginning of the mark -- but no "20" and "25" like in the picture. Maybe I need to clean it some more? If I find TDC, and then count the bars to 26 that would be correct? 26 degrees from TDC? The problem is, I am...

Hi, I am located in a rural town inland, 30 nautical miles from the pacific coast, near the northern border of the State of California. But in the state of Oregon. Basically its way out in the middle of nowhere. The mountains in the picture are the Coastal Range. The nearest monument that is the mos...

Hi, I took the part numbers from JonNWY 2014 post to the Mechanics. I told them, that the part numbers of these starters are extremely common (Lucas starters are used on Ford/New Holland/ Case/ IH as JonNWY post explins), and that, if the bolt holes match, it should just work. They have about an acr...

Brian, Bob, and friends, http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3430&p=42764&hilit=D8NN11000CE#p42764 I found this conversation on the forum, from 2014, that looks like will help me with the information regarding the most economical way to install the starter. Again, Brian, you...

According to this article, when an electric motor is undervolted, the #1 part that breaks is the insulation between the coils. http://ecmweb.com/content/how-save-your-motors-during-brownout (article is not specific to starters but actually three phase motors, but the science is the same) "Excess hea...

Hi. I am doing more research. It looks like I can buy a rebuild kit and maybe with everyone help, do it myself. I think it is a Lucas starter and I am looking for a a starter rebuild kit much like this one: http://www.jcrsupplies.co.uk/products/STARTER_MOTOR_REPAIR_PARTS/STARTER_BRUSHES_AND_BRUSH_GE...

Thanks Tim, Bob, and Brian. Today I went to move the flywheel to the timing mark first with the starter. short story: The starter does not work and is broken. long story: I installed the batteries. I hit the start, and the starter did not turn. I removed the starter, and tested the switch: the start...

BlackBob I was able to find it thanks to your picture. Before I saw you and Brian's post, I went to replace the pump connector and look for the window. I took some pictures for you. As you requested, here are pictures of the Fordson Backhoe. I do not know much about it. The mechanic guys put on the ...

I think I found it. There are two bolts covering a cover near the injector pump. I can not get to the second bolt without removing the pump. I need to replace the coupler anyway, so I'll see if that is it. But since I have no covered area to work in, I have to wait for a break in the rain (it rains ...

Can you tell me what the Sump Aperture looks like and how to identify it? What does it do? If I find it, the timing window should be there if I have one, correct? Is there a picture showing where this part is?

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I have a 1958 Fordson Major Backhoe loader engine # 1415161 I had a mechanic shop remove and replace the head, check the fuel lines, re-do the diesel pump. They almost got it working but said my injector pump was bad so it sat for a few months. I recently bought a rebuilt SIMMS injector from ebay an...