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Right so replaced the head gasket and ground the valves and she runs lovely buttttt used 3/4 of a ltr Of felin 2 1/2 min something is not right here and winding the mixture screw right in does not starve her at all.I think I have found out why she is running,hot it is a ford zenith carb could the ne...

How tight should I pull down the head bolts on a flat top piston e27n as I've always been told " bloody tight" is about right alllllso when grinding in valves in frame do I have to worry about the stem/camshaft contact area ie take a bit off ?

Australian tractors were shipped over here minus wheels to save space or weight one of the other ans the wheels were manufactured locally with a district difference in design between west aus and over east they are only 24 in some 26 I think but a lot wider than English majors

Did not think of that one thank you dave

Hurrah for the she'll be right method . Looks like I'm gonna have to call the old 20 parts co may as well get some other bits and pieces while I'm at it

Anyone know where in oz I can get a new head gasket for a e27n ? While on the cylinder head subject does anyone know the tensions for the head bolts as the manual I have for the tractor has no info on tensions

Mine was missing the 3rd leg when I got it the aos6 is a funny tractor bit of a failure actualy
Here are my other tractors

I do have a e27n major too but she is sick

Hello Tom lad

That is a mckormick deering IH aos6 a special international w6 designed and built in Australia and I Amy using it with a ts59 FR plough that is currently missing the third leg I have the body just not the leg

I have allso read about the push to reintroduce it and recently I had the opportunity to plough 2 hectares for peas down our farm in manjimup http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o787/Johnny_Tilling/image_zps88c2401e.jpg I will endeavour to keep you informed of what's going on. I'm looking forward to...

Thank you Pavel by the way did you go to lights on the hill ?

Moulboards I think although I don't see why we can't have a seperrate category for disks

Anyone out there able to point me in the direction of a set of rules for ploughing matches as we are hoping to incorporate a small one in to our show next year here in west oz now I have not done it for a while and my memory is hazy would any one allso be able to point me in the direction of a how t...

My poor old girl boiled up after three passes with a 3 fourough IH little genious mind you it was mid January and the shutters slipped closed

I wish to put new boots on my major I have a 30/28 tyre in really good condition will it fit it is a west australian type rim ( one piece solid cast ) any assistance would be much apreciated

I have had a bit to do with thumpers Vf crawlers mostly while I am unsure how that fordson is being started you theory seems about right I've never seen it sone like that . I have accidentally started a John deere by leaning on the flywheel that was a bit of a shock !

Start a Marshall try bleeding a bugger someone ran out of deisel

I read the comments and its something to do with good compression and turning on the coil

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=rela ... XgBd1FHJks I'm compleatly stumped

Ok so repaired head gasket new set of plugs and this is what we ended up with http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f3hG6qZgUto

Here is a little vid of my inlaws ford 5000 a 63 I believe as it has super major transfers under the most recent coat of paint it of a indignified position to be in for the old girl specialy what you see what I rescued it with http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=Vr7_-iO5lik

Update found a ts59 today but some one has removed the 3rd mouldboard and arm making it a 2 furough watch this space

I do grease it however my relations are not so on the ball

Got a few events coming up so I dug out our disk plough to shine her up to use any one else got any ploughing pics they would like to add ? http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o787/Johnny_Tilling/image_zps29d93246.jpg http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o787/Johnny_Tilling/image_zpsefc9ea9e.jpg http...

Well I did it I re annealed the head gasket in the BBQ had it running for an hour yesterday seemed to go alright and then when I started her this morning there was no water fountain from the exhaust that's a win in my books now for a oil change and a new set of plugs

Where can I procure a new head gasket for a fordson e27n ?