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No luck with pocock tractor parts-if anyone else has a dexta seat they would sell then please let me know-cheers folks

Brilliant,i will try him tomorrow morning-thanks for the reply

Hi all,to complete my 1958 dexta restoration I am looking for an original fordson dexta seat in good condition (perhaps a tall order but if you dont ask you dont get )
Thanks in advance,Conar.

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Hi folks,i'm sure this is a long shot,but does anyone have original butler lenses for both headlights and sidelights for a dexta?
Thanks,
Conar

Hi there, I was undergoing this process for my dexta a wee while back. Because i'm based in scotland I went through S.V.T.E.C......Scottish Vintage Tractor and Engine Club,I had to send a few photographs of my dexta,including a few close-up shots of the serial number. This was then sent to the club ...

I see from your profile you are based in north wales..... perhaps Carmarthen Vintage Society-01267 275585 and the associated names for that club are Alun H Evans and John D G Hancock. Another club I can see that is base in wales is The Griffin Trust-01513 274701 and associated names are David A Beck...

Are you sure there wasnt the remains of an old rubber seal up in the groove where the seal locates into? I had the same problem once....luckily I spotted the oil leaking just as the engine fired up.

Hi all.....over the past year ive gradually been restoring my dexta and so far all has been going well and its been an enjoyable experience until now. I cant for the life of me figure out why my dexta wont charge,ive replaced the dynamo with a rebuilt lucas one,iv'e changed the regulator twice and d...

I feel your pain! Ive been trying to get my dexta to charge properly since I bought it last august. I fitted a new regulator,then fitted a rebuild lucas dynamo....then realised the rubbish wiring loom I bought from a...l... had the terminals for the dynamo wired the wrong way round (so the dynamo fi...

I agree with Ben...Peter is a very pleasant guy to deal with and he knows his stuff.

It was around 100 quid....pretty pricey but i didnt fancy having a plastic one in its place.

A few months ago i got a new steel fan shroud/radiator cowl from forge services....it fitted alright although i had to make the drilled holes slotted to make it fit.
Hope this helps.

Hi Brian,thanks for your response-yes the valve guides were changed-and your definately right about diesel engines needing to be worked steady after engine work has been carried out. We rebuilt a david brown 950 maybe 500 hours ago and we notice a huge difference in starting/overall performance....i...

i also have this problem...but i did a complete overhaul of the engine less than 50 hours ago.
it hasnt been idling about either...ive been ploughing and rolling grass with her....i expected this to
sort out my oily manifold...but it hasnt!

have you tried to bleed the fuel system by slackening the bleed screw on top of the fuel filter,then at the injector pump,then finally slacken the injector pipes up at the injector?

hi all,i have been ploughing a few acres with my dexta yesterday,everything was going well until i reached the end and the lift simply failed to raise up. i pulled the draft lever back up so it was in position control and it raised first time...i tried the draft control again and its working fine ( ...

hi george,im afraid you will have to remove the front axle to get the sump down.

Hi there,this question is on belhalf of a friend who is currently rebuilding a ford 550 digger (4610) engine-he had to replace the block due to it going porous beside the camshaft oil gallery-anyway he sourced a 2nd hand block and has began to build the engine up again-and he noticed the pistons pro...

ok,thankyou very much for the responses
I shall check it out tomorrow and see what i can find.
Cheers,Conar

Sorry to hijack this thread-but iv'e also got wiring issues....at roughly 1600 rpm onwards the ignition light flashes very brightly-any ideas what could cause this? I was thinking it could be a faulty dynamo or the regulator/control box (which i replaced not long ago) :scratchhead: Any advice much a...

ok,il go and check that out-hopefully im worrying about nothing.
Thanks.

Hi there,yes i have filled it to the top,then as the thermostat opens i topped up the water level-then it just slowly comes up the pipe and spills out continously. Its got me confused anyway-ive helped to rebuild a few tractor before and this has certainly never happened. :?: Maybe this is a stupid ...

Hi there,well i got my dexta started up for the first time tonight after a full rebuild-however i noticed that water seemed to be forced up the radiator pipe,but i couldnt see any obvious bubbles.....so what could be the cause of this? I had the cylinder head skimmed and the face of the block polish...