The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

as far as i know all dextas came from factory with the primer fuel/tap even when new, the flame was needed mybe someone who worked on them at the factory could confirm the super with mech/ pump had primer fuel/tap :scratchhead: a lot primer taps most likley failed and were just replaced with plain t...

lucky you brian, you dont know what fun your missing,

hi how did you get on with the heater, useing the reservoir way you do not really need to buy the tap for under tank, just the new plug type and a piece of 6mm pipe take this from plug to a small[ bottle ect this is the reservoir] which can be topped up with diesel say once a mth , now just a wire f...

that may or may not work and is extremly dangerous, either go with orignal setup which is going to cost alot , or a blow lamp p,ointed into where the heater plug goes, screw out the heater plug point blow lamp into hole and push leaver the tractor should start then screw the heater plug back in use ...

if you do not want to go to the expense of primer tap ect then you should be able to get a refund on the heater plug as it did not fit the monifold, you could always rig up resovir type system, with a pipe leading to the newer heater plug ,type used on more modern type tractors although you will sti...

hi, is the rest of the heater system on your tractor and is it working
i am talking about the primer tap /'pump under the fuel tank and the
pipes to the spray nossel above the heater plug on monifold, these will
need to be working to get the heater system working not only heater plug.

too be sure youll have a good pump , parts like inj/pump
also injectors best to recon, might cost a bit but in the long run
money well spent,

yes that is the heater ,screw it out and test it on abattery
put the thread bit on the neg termnal and touch the part were the wire goes on with a
spanner or piece of copper wire from the positive termnal
the coil inside the heater should come up bright red if its working

the primer fuel tap is under fuel tank left/hand side, this works in conjuncion with a heater switch on dash if any or both have been removed or changed as some parts have over the years then they have to be replace for the heater system to work properly. the heater switch is suppose to be on bottom...

hi welcome to the site, nice looking dexta , the oil drips from where they are comming from are the usual places that these older dextas do leak when they are getting on , they leak from pin under cluth housing could be a gerbox seal or the rope seal from engine , to fix both the tractor needs to be...

hi mechman, the best way to be sure of agood one would be
to reconndition your own one , as you know buying like of
injection pump secondhand might not bethe best way to go,too
many things are against getting a good one

ithink if it already in the back end and no problems ie slow lift or no lift at all its probley ok , but if you ever decide to change it , then 20/ 50 or 30wt is the recommended . although if your like most of us and are offered a bargin on oil its hard to have to refuse it , i would never comprise ...

hi i could do with the fuel primer tap pump which goes under the fuel tank
an pipes for it , , thanking you sky blue

icouldnt say but the taps probley all come from the same sorce in turkey or where ever , doesnt really matter who supplies them, thats why a lot of tractor restorers will go for the old orignal and try to bring them back to life not to say yours may be a good one, but just to be sure the warning in ...

hi John,sorry cant remember was a while back ,but i think that they had changed
the f/p tap twice before eventually got one that did the job , if the are
still reading the posts and see this mybe they could come in an let you know of their
experiance with the taps

hi, on several post going back there has been bad reports on the aftermarket fuel primer with them leaking mybe this has been sorted out by now , but mybe this is a get out cluase for s , if the pump is fit for purpose as it should be then why should one have to take the tank out to replace a primer...

cant post a picture but i dont think that would help in this instance any way ,
ihave just been out and i can just squeese a big hacksaw blade in between the
hub and spindle , a very tight fit on the blade, hope this might help

hi been watching your post and am wondering if grinding abit off the longer hub
is possible , might be away around your problem if it is rubbing slightly

woopee, ihave trailer lights an indictors :clap: any one needing electrics sorting, give me a ring on second thoughts :scratchhead: better not this was my usual hit and miss luck jobs, but thanks for all the input lads , neilsdexta im in dear ol donegal but as you can see im now an expert on all thi...

hi gerry, had seen your wiring digrams,good stuff and you have put abit of time into it , but as usual my wiring is all bits and bobs as you do. try to make do with what yo have and never seem to get it perfact, :eyes: the towing socket i bought was a 7 wire which was to many for all that i need the...

thanks bensdexta, thats the information i was needing have just got the socket mounted ,
now to sort the wires ill get the indictors wired up for now and
get the back lights ect again , sky blue

hi . i need to put a scoket for towing a trailer on my dexta, ihave nothing wired up on the tractor only the starter /alternator. and a set of indicators. this is all the basic that i needed , now iam wanting to put in the towing socket. to plug in the trailer , is there a simple way for a simple pe...

hi , has your s/dexta got an underswept exhust or the standered one, most industrail
or overseas had the u/swept might be another clue if it is a s/dexta with
mudguards off something eles,

Right answer this time Brian now were sucking diesel
thanks for the time on this one lads
sky blue

Price to lreland 25 sterling plus oil postage
is the problem ill think ill have to shop Round
thanks anyway sky blue