The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Good afternoon everyone. I read somewhere on this forum, and now I can't seem to find it again, that someone (I think it was Brian ) said that they use ordinary passenger car motor oil in their Dexta. I was just wondering whether that oil was ordinary petrol motor oil, or was it one that was suitabl...

I didn't figure it out Frank. But I did as you said, cleared the browser history, and now all the topics are bold again. That's good, now I can start afresh.

Thanks for the tip Meanderer, I'll try it out.
JC,
that's what I was thinking, something to do with my browser has changed, maybe a recent update has messed things up.

Up until a few weeks ago, when ever there was a new post, it would be shown in bold type. Once I read it, the topic title would go back to normal font. Lately that hasn't been happening, and I'm losing track of what I've read and not read. Is this happening to others, or is it just my computer? I ha...

Just got it, you're right Mervyn, I meant to say sweet smelling, no I didn't taste it.

Tom,
If you hold the heater on for the full 40 seconds, then feel the heater, you'll know straight away whether its getting hot enough. I've checked it this way many times. Ouch! It sure gets hot.

Right, thanks, I was thinking it was something to do with the top link. That's my second lesson for the day. So always have it in draft when using the auxiliary. My other lesson came from some interesing reading about DIY zinc-electroplating of steel. It's quite a simple process, and easy to get goo...

Mike, Never, never, never put your lift in Position control when you are using a loader or tipping trailer! In the situation you are in at the moment, if you select Position control and the lift arms drop, the internal linkage will put the valve into the raise position to try and bring the lift bac...

Looks like a new set of 4 tyres on her. What are tyres worth these days? I would guess the asking price is worth it just for the tyres.

Aldo

Moved at Mervyn's request: Hello Aldo I measured both old and new bulb and both are very close to 36.5mm from the tip to the shoulder that fits against the housing of the thermostat and bulb. Strange that the previous buld got damaged. Regards Mervyn Overtightening, wiggling and jiggling, then gett...

Just figured it out. when I make a post, it changes my total on all my posts, even those made months ago. So now they're all showing 50! True blue

Hey how many posts do you need before you're true blue?
I just noticed my total posts seem to be stuck on 49.

Aldo

Thanks for your reply Mervyn. I bit the bullet and bought a new gauge from the local distributor, same price as the ebay one, same thread. 5/8 UNF, and it fitted just right. Same problem as the old one though -doesn't seat very well, so there is a small drip, and you need to tighten it really hard. ...

Good evening everyone. I cracked the temperature probe. It happened because it never sealed very well, and has been over-tightened many times. I see a replacement on ebay for $35, suitable for Perkins engines, it says the "Probe thread diameter is 5/8 UNF". Can someone tell me if that's the correct ...

Hey that looks the same as mine, same colour but without the back rest. Mine's all worn out and falling to bits. I didn't know the grey with red stripe is MF. What colour is a Dexta cushion (or is that a silly question)?

Sometimes that guest is me, Kev. I don't always sign in when reading new posts. I don't sign in automatically, and only sign in when I want to post.

Thanks Oscar, and good idea about the tin, I will do that just in case. Terry, good to hear that your gap is also very small. I wasn't sure what size gap is normal, because the old hose I took off was a home made job (not made for the Dexta), and also the front end is modified to take the front end ...

Hi everyone.
I just installed a new bottom hose and with a slight twist of the hose when tightening the clamp, the biggest gap I can get is about 4-5 mm. That's seems a bit close for comfort.

Just wondering what gap you all have between the bottom hose and fan belt, at the nearest point.

My first 2 years of school was with inches, feet, yards, but then Australia decided to change everything to metric. So I always work in metric, but strangely in general discussion, I still will say that something is a few inches long, or a couple of foot long. etc. Also if you told me you were 180 c...

Thanks Kev. Terry, it all went well. The fan/pulley unit came off easily using the tool described earlier - I drilled holes in a bit of 10 mm plate to match the 4 fan bolt holes, and bolted the plate to the pulley. The original fan bolts aren't long enough, I found some longer ones. I also drilled a...

Thanks Terry. I was thinking of pressing the shaft straight out , but don't know if the casing can take it. And I don't know what sort of bearing it is, looks like its just a bush. So might do some damage finding out. I can get a rebuild kit (shaft and bearing, with seal and impeller) for only $55, ...

The water pump is leaking from the front somewhere behind the pulley. I removed the pump and the bearing feels worn and loose. I'm reading the dexta workshop manual, and it calls for overhaul kit tools T.7000, T.7000-17, split adaptors, etc. etc. Now I know in my experience with similar 'special' to...

Terry, Are you sure there is plenty of oil in there? If not sure, maybe put in a few more litres, that might help. You'll know when there's enough, the lift will start coming up as you pour it in. I know when I had a leak in the back, and had lost quite a bit, it would take a few minutes for the lif...

Hi Jos, I did say the LPG/diesel mix is for modern diesel engines, and it is really happening. For a summary look here: http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/4wd-diesel-lpg-conversion.htm and for more detail look here: http://www.dieselgasaustralia.com.au/ (edit: Sorry Jos. I just reread...

Hi Terry,
when I had my lever apart, to fix an oil leak, mine also had the 3 positions where the ball bearing can slot in to. But in operation, there is no clicking, just fully engaged and fully disengaged, in between and you crunch the gears.