The Fordson Tractor Pages Forum

Thanks i knew black smoke was the norm but wasnt to sure of how much is normal. Have gotten to used to the newer tractors. The brief description of the gov. workings is helpfull as well. Guess i'll keep working her till she dies then rebuild her and do it again. :lol: Right now been doing alot of bu...

Hi, first off want to say their has not been a day of regret getting this old 58 New Major. Might have took alot of money to get running and might have a terrible wine in the rear end but i still love the tractor. My question is toward the throttle plate and possible cause of black smoke. When pulli...

I have a 58 new major and was looking at getting a new bush hog. The 5ft is just to small for it. I cut alot of heavy grass and small trees up to about 1.5". I was wondering in these kind of conditions what size bush hog would be best for it to have on it. I like to be able to mow in atleast 3rd mos...

Great news the major is running great. Went to the parts store this morning and payed $6 for a new thermostat. There was an old gutted one in it. Popped the stat in and within a couple of minutes of running it was up to about 140. The white smoke was pretty well gone at all rpm. Once it hit 170 ther...

Hi, if you remember i had posted help wont run right a while back with the new major i got. Well it runs now. I rebuilt the injection pump(DIY is a good way to save money) new barrels and plungers cam bearings, delivery valve springs,ect. So now it runs on all 4(without a drop of ether :D ) instead ...

Yeah i dont think i got the email. I appreciate the offer to copy and send it to me but there is no need to go throught the hassle. I wonder though if i could add your email as a contact then it would get through. Thanks again

No more spare parts list Was just getting ready to download to cd. Well atleast i got a good look at them thanks for posting it. Was able to use it to find out all the parts i needed to get to rebuild my injection pump. Now if only the mail moved a little faster.

Ok thanks i will if i can find a general guidline.

Yet another question. Seems as if i never run out of them. While im on hold on fixing my pump i decided today to pull apart the wiring on the major to see how bad it is and probably replace it. Well i dont even want to go into detail of how badly the people before me have it wired(surprised it hasnt...

Thanks for the replys from everyone. Its good to here that it has been done and hopefully with hearing that i will be able to get the tractor running much sooner than i had hoped. I had full intent of trying the swap because i am confident that i can. Always like a challenge. I went ahead and called...

Yeah i have seen that one to its a minimec as well. I would be happy as could be if a vaccum one showed up on there. Stinks that when i first got the tractor there where 3 pumps on ebay. Wish i knew then what i know now :lol: . I might consider bidding on the one on ebay if its gonna stay cheap enou...

By the book my 58 as well as any with minimec are suposed to be at 21 deg. But if i have to play with it a little thats no big deal. Looking at the pictures the 4cyl seem to be made the same with either pump just different holes are drilled and tapped in the blocks. The space between the rounded sur...

Yeah after doing alot of looking around i did notice that the minimec goes farther back the block. But i noticed that the block is the same i would just have to drill and tap a few holes in it. Nothing different than the factory would have done. The pump is told to be in good working condition. Wors...

Hi, since its looking like its going to cost an arm and leg to get my pump rebuilt on the 58 fordson new major(6-800$ or 925$ for reman) i was wondering if its possible to switch the simms vaccum governed pump on my 58 to a simms minimec pump off a fordson. I found a cheap minimec but didnt know if ...

Well i finally got a chance to look at the tractor again. Have been working terrible hours and just now got a day off. I decided to check the injection pump like you said by removing the injectors and turn them upside down. So i did that and only #2 was firing 1,3&4 did nothing. So i tried switching...

Great low compression just what a person without a job needs to hear :lol: . But i have good feeling the the tractor is gonna be one hell of a machine when its running so as i get the money i'l do some fixing on it. But probably have to put it on side bar for now. I will go ahead and pull the inject...

Yeah i know what your saying mike. I dont have a compression checker that reads pressure as high as a diesel gets. I've been basically just assuming that it has good compression on all cylinder based on the facts that i have which arnt much. Just that it took a big battery to crank it. And that when...

My thought was it may have been apart to rebuild. No there is no oil smoke to it just that unburnt fuel. When i had the injectors out i shined a flashlight down into the cylinders and could see the piston tops 3 of them showed some carbon build up not real heavy looking though. And the very front on...

Completely dumbfounded on this tractor. I adjusted everything so that even though there is slop in the pump drive the timing is dead on. Tractor still does the same thing as it always has. Tons of white smoke. So i know the timing is good, engine has good compression, no coolant leakage and the inje...

Alright, well i havn't checked the keyway yet but i'll pull it all apart tomarrow and see if the key shows any wear and also see what kind of shape the groove on the coupler and the shaft are in. For all i know the key could have sheared and that coupler shifted a slight hair. Its always the little ...

OK i took the timing cover off today which wasnt that bad of a job. The timing is all dead on. But i also think i might have made a breakthrough. Could this little $15 part called the fiber drive that couples the pump to gears cause my problems. There is not a lot of wear on it in the notches that k...

Alright I'll pop the governor just so i can rule that out then after that probably do the timing cover and hopefully somone just messed up the timing. With my luck though it will go as you said and i pull the wrong one first. But at least step by step i will be eliminating things. Im hoping timing t...

I dont know how long it has been using ether. I got it off of a friend of mine who only had it for a month. He got it from a guy who had left it sitting un run under a tree for 4 years. I cant say if the head gasket is blown or not but im assuming its not between cylinders. When i had it running one...

The rocker cover screws are around the edges 6 of them.Round head flat blade type. Breather goes from top of cover to the air breather. I would say in a straightish line Throttle goes just behind engine through 2 little support tabs. I set the valve clearances at those specs in the very begining.

Alright i'll set the timing to 23 deg. I have the number written down somewhere but i know it starts with a 1459 so its after the number you listed. I belive it has good compression took a large battery to crank it plus i bent one of my good pry bars to a 90 degree angle trying to hand turn the engi...