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As always many thanks for your quick replies, I will get one and get back to you with my findings.
Cheers
Damian

Hi,
How do I disengage my starter motor...... when the battery is connected it turns over even when the engine is running. At the moment I am taking the live lead off once she starts, but this is not a fix. Any ideas or images would be great.
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards
Damian

Hello,
I have dexta with a loader which I would like to add a tipping trailer hydrualic to any thoughts on how I might achieve this?
Many thanks in advance.
Damian

Well great news the heater wiring was faulty, a broken wire and there was some air coming out of the fuel filter and the fuel pump when I bleed it. Any way the combination of replacing the wire and bleeding got her started. Not only did I start her she topped the fields yippppeee! I would like to th...

No its the original one, going to bleed the fuel system hoping its an air block, from removing the fuel filter to fit the new vacuum pipe.
Cheers Damian

Hi thanks for the responses, its a new glowplug so should "glow red hot" but nothing I will have look tomorrow and see if I can get her going and top the fields any thoughts on the firing and then stopping I guess this can only be lack of fuel. Bit of downloading to do on the manuals.
Cheers
Damian

Hi all, the heater plug does not seem to be getting hot, I will check the wiring, I never used the cold start before to start her up, I have an old Dumper that requires easy start to start, hence why I had some, so I started the tractor on that but she stalled once the easy start had been used up so...

Excellent I will have a go, I have a primer pump which I can hear a squirting sound when pressed so I guess that is working, the heater plug is new and I will check the wiring to make sure its working and give it go. Many thanks once again.
Damian

Hi Thanks for the quick response, refitting the cold start how do I do that still on a massive learning curve, the heater plug is a new one and was fitted when we took off the head.

Hi, The pipe was great and fitted really well, however my little tractor is still really hard to start, I have changed the diaphram, the head, the head gasket, the injectors have been reconditioned, its been pressure tested which revealed nothing, all the cylinders where about the same.. with good p...

Thank you very much, I have ordered one from Agriline. Once again many thanks for your help. I really appreciate it, still very much a newbe.
Cheers
Damian

Hi, I have replaced the diaphram in the governor, and while trying to connect the vacuum pipe it snapped probably having been pushed out of shaped by me in the removal of the diaphram. Does any one know where I can buy a new one or even how I can make up a new one. Many thanks for your help. Cheers ...

thanks its going to be my first job tomorrow morning the wife will have to wait for her breakfast (Sunday treat lucky girl).
Cheers
Damian

Hi, I posted a message about the overheating incident followed by poor starting, it did turn out to be the head. Now replaced I have a small problem the engine is reving very fast moving the throttle will speed it up but not slow it. it shuts off fine on pull stop, could this be the idle speed set w...

Hi I am looking for a loader bucket, the max width is 40.5 inches between the forks.

Please please please help or where can I get one from, I am based in Devon near Tiverton.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Damian

Hi Sorry for the delay in this post I have been building/converting our barn to our home. The dexta does give off a lot of WHITE smoke as it turns over, once started the smoke turns blueish to start off and black under load. Could it be timing or is the head gasket gone how could I check this, is th...

Hi Mike,
Thanks for the reply, I will keep an I eye out for you, tired is the best way to describe it, infact that descrides my tractor. I was going to have a look at Ron Greet in Totnes next time i am down in that area, he may what you a looking for.
Cheers
Damian

Hello everyone, does any one have for sale a bucket for a horndraulic loader, I am based in Mid Devon. I have been looking on ebay for some time but nothing has come up.

Hi its a 1958 dexta, steam coming from front end, his words not mine, oil had been changed by me and checked several time that it was at the correct level, coolant I had not got around to checking so this could easily be the cause, but probably not the cure.... the engine does start after about 30 s...

Hi All, I am a newbie, and I think I have a problem. I went on Holiday and asked my brother to cut my grass (3 acres) while I was away. He did but on the last cut he said the engine was overheating, he parked up, let the engine cool and since then it has struggled to start, could any of you shed som...