The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Try a colder temperature thermostat and if it is a petrol engine...wouldnt hurt to remove the head and unblock the coolant holes in the block. When i changed my head gasket i noticed they were just about plugged shut

new wiring and aftermarket lamps if i remember correctly they have a wire sodered on each lamp holder. anyway there is always a solution gonna pick at it some night this week

Lights giving me a hard time. Wired light bulbs positive where one live wire comes from key switch and gives power from one bulb to the other bulb. Now the socket casing is ground where i have a wire from each socket casing, one going to oil pressure switch and the other to generator. However this s...

Thanks guys for all the help along the way. 1964 Petrol.

Take a compression test...could be head gasket.

bad head gasket between number 1cyl and number 2cyl. Water comes out of exhaust at start up with bit of white smoke. More parts to order
CYL 1- 80psi
CYl 2- 75psi
CYL 3- 105psi
CYL 4- 110psi

well mine is set at 3 and a half out ...don't think she is too lean though. when i take 2nd cylinder wire off seems like she doesnt change much in power and sound..must be bad wire or points. i was thinking about buying a pertronix ignition ignitor with the flame thrower coil. i heard it makes quite...

yout turned your mixture screw out another half turn...so you are 4 turns in total? i had my carb off last week before the trouble started to adjust the floats because they we sticking inside. took it for a short drive worked good and than the trouble started...will try the mixture screw but im lead...

no the pictures are the same as mine and i had everything correct so i just bent the blades towards the engine more..maybe they got bent along the way during restoration. so thanks guys appreciate it. my next problem is a sputtering tractor...probably the points or bad wires. sounds almost like runn...

yeah im not sure it would be worn a lot. its not a tractor that worked hard in the last thirty or more years has been parked mostly. it almost seems the axle moved toward the fan more when i installed because its not in the center of the pivot. i guess ill have to takea closer look at things.

Hi guys i have become aware that my cooling fan is touching the front axle beam. the pulley is assembled on the water pump than the fan with the (spacer)? did aanyone every have this trouble after reassembly of their tractor? if it wouldnt cause a problem i would just bolt the fan direct to the pull...

the carb has a constant flow of gas coming out after shutting off. had it apart and seen the needle valve is getting wore and a bit sticky and the float is also sticking up on its shaft. not sure whether to buy a carb kit that will cost me 100$ or a carb for 260$. ill take the carb apart again and i...

do you know a good replacement carb thats fits with
throttle linkage and choke on the dexta?

thanks ill give it a try

does anyone know the settings for dexta carb (zenith 28)?. which screw would be mixture and which one is air?

Brand new Temp gauge i bought off ebay doesnt seem to be functioning...however it is probably made for the deisel dexta? i thought they would be the same. however could it be because i broke the protective coil wire around the temp wire? does the coiled wire serve just for protection?

hey i wired in a new harness on my petrol and when i turn the key on one light comes on would that be the generator or oil. when i start only the same light stays illuminated. does oil pressure only light up when there is no pressure? can someone help clear this up for me thanks.

wanted to blow snow but i think im just as well off to buy another tractor

into the dexta specs it sais the live pto double clutch was optional

i have the petrol dexta with a single stage clutch. can i upgrade to double clutch (live pto)? what would i need to purchase ?

great description thank you

for the petrol 1964 do people have negative to ground or positive?

what is the name to indentify the fordson petrol engine? massey has the same one too and i know the diesels are made by perkins but never knew who made the gas

so i can just forget about the resistor ? 12V straight to the coil and it wont damage the points or capicitor. Originally were these tractors 6v? i thought i read that before

My big question is about the resistor or ballast resistor. Does a petrol dexta fire with 6V or 12V? and is there a right or a wrong way of wiring the resistor? Currently I have 12V input and 6V output at the resistor than a wire to the coil and from the coil to the distributer... however i found tha...