Should the injection pump of my 1963 Super dexta be painted? I searched online for pictures and it looks like most are painted some not. Now I have cleaned my pump it looks as though it has never had any paint but I suppose it might have been replaced at some point. The steel pipes have remnants of paint on them. I thought they just sprayed everthing, wires an' all, on the tractors before they left the factory.
Regards
Ian
injection pump - paint?
Re: injection pump - paint?
im sure there is a post on this on board away back, i think that as you say
everything was painted blue except for wheels when leaving factory, later np model
mudgards/fenders and exhust /seat and grills ford grey, although i wasnt around then
so just going by the older posts,
everything was painted blue except for wheels when leaving factory, later np model
mudgards/fenders and exhust /seat and grills ford grey, although i wasnt around then
so just going by the older posts,
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Re: injection pump - paint?
Yup, I recall seeing Brian posting that everything on the skid went under the blue paint guns - including exhaust, pump, starter, dynamo, wiring etc was blue and even exhibition tractors would be seen with paint runs.......
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Rick - Bogside on Bure
1958 Diesel E1A Mk2 s/n 1470165 - still in working clothes
Rick - Bogside on Bure
1958 Diesel E1A Mk2 s/n 1470165 - still in working clothes
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http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/phpbb ... f=3&t=5649
Purists would prob paint it blue, but for my money pump looks better in bare metal.
Purists would prob paint it blue, but for my money pump looks better in bare metal.
Bensdexta - 1961 working for a living!
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Thanks for the replies everyone,
I followed your link to the old thread Peter and enjoyed the video. It confirmed what Brian had previously said about the grills being grey even if the wheels are orange, my wheels are orange (which I prefer) the grills will be grey, and the pump will be, correction 'is' blue, I've already painted it last night.
Roll on spring when I will finish the mudguards restoration and put it all back together.
Regards
Ian
I followed your link to the old thread Peter and enjoyed the video. It confirmed what Brian had previously said about the grills being grey even if the wheels are orange, my wheels are orange (which I prefer) the grills will be grey, and the pump will be, correction 'is' blue, I've already painted it last night.
Roll on spring when I will finish the mudguards restoration and put it all back together.
Regards
Ian