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Dear Hobo If one cylinder is hydraulic-ing because of coolant in cylinder, you need to find out which one(s), or if you don't use the decompression lever, you could bend a connecting rod. Fill the radiator up with coolant (is it low?) leave for a period that it usually takes to refuse to turn over ...

Dear Hobo If one cylinder is hydraulic-ing because of coolant in cylinder, you need to find out which one(s), or if you don't use the decompression lever, you could bend a connecting rod. Fill the radiator up with coolant (is it low?) leave for a period that it usually takes to refuse to turn over ...

Had exactly the same problem with mine which turned out to be a corroded head gasket allowing coolant into one cylinder. Using several socket extension rods I turned it over one cylinder at a time, one out of the four pretty much locked = combustion space filled with water. If nothing else works su...

If the starter is alright and you got a good battery installed it should turn over well, unless the engine is blocked somewhere. So Rick could be right, that the pistons aren't moving well. Can you rotate the engine by hand? Are you pushing down the clutch while starting? Can rotate by hand, but ba...

As an update: I read a little more about the decompression lever, and decided to give that a try. I had my wife crank it over with the lever raised (clutch down). That got it spinning. Then I lowered the lever while it was still cranking, and it started. I stopped at that point to celebrate some suc...

My Diesel Fordson Super Major TBH won't start. Here's what I think I know. What it does: Turns slowly for maybe one turn of the fan, sometimes less than one turn. Then it stops, and when you stop it rolls back slightly. Tractor was shut down normally after having run it for maybe an hour that day. D...

Got your PM, you have a few choices, get a rebuild kit from agriline, silver fox, etc. And rebuild it yourself or have a shop do it for you, or you can buy a new/rebuilt pump and press the hubs off both and swap them. Be sure to measure the the distance from the end of the shaft to the hub on your ...

Yes, my thought was to do a side-by-side comparison of the pumps. But I talked to my Dad tonight, a mostly retired machinist, and his thought was similar to yours regarding the failure of the bearing. Also, his buddy is a mechanic-type that has a Ford 5000 and says that their local equipment dealer ...

I got the pump off. It's partially seized up. I can turn it, but barely. The impellers on the pump actually seem to rub against the housing of the pump. Now for the issue -- It seems that water pumps for Super Majors with power steering are not readily available. This thread seems to indicate that s...

For the fan not turning, Check if you have a fan belt and that it's stretched across the fan pulley. With the front nose off, a close inspection of the pump might give you an idea where the liquid is coming from. The water pump should have a "weep hole" in the housing, and if coolant is coming from...

Well, I decided to take off the grill and hood. 6 bolts for the grill. 4 for the hood. Next up, will be removing the radiator. I'm still trying to figure out if there is a specific water pump that I need to get. Here's the numbers I've found on the tractor: E1ADKN-3920 (guessing at the last 4 number...

Hi. I recently bought a Fordson Super Major tractor with a Sherman loader and backhoe. Ran it about 5 times and the water pump failed. Well, I'm pretty sure it's the water pump anyway. 1. The fan isn't turning 2. Coolant was leaking out from around the front of the engine. I collected some, and it's...