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Will give that a try.

thanks dandydave

Nobody interested?

Selling due to lack of time. Runs well, recent oil change and new fuel filter including lift pump. Unfinished project. New Bonnet, New Wings and nosecone fitted. Other new parts included in sale. Offers around £2000 PM me if interested. I will e-mail photos on request. I'm in the West Coast of Scotl...

Kim wrote:Congratulations on your repair job; it is what I would have tried first. Replacements from a wrecker are fairly easy to come by but being a cheap old yankee, I like saving money!

Me too! Working in a garage helps. My boss is quite nice about letting me use bits and pieces.

Exactly what I was looking for.

Thank you very very much.

Regards

Craig

The previous owner of my major removed most of the electrics so I was wondering if someone could show me some pics of the Regulator box, starter solenoid etc etc. I have a wiring diagram but just need some idea where these parts go. Any help will be appreciated. Any ideas where I could source a cont...

I thought quite carefully about this then decided to try welding it, if it went wrong I would source another part. I welded in place a section of threaded rod (M8x1.25) by welding just a little section at a time trying not to generate too much heat. It seemed ok so I did the same with the other bit....

Of course I will Henk. I have lot of help from people on here, it is only right that I do my best to help others. Here's a couple photos of offending part, Sorry for poor quality, photos taken on phone. http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae19/bluecraig0776/198.jpg http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/...

Its ok I've just thought about welding a couple of nuts onto the rocker shaft.

I noticed oil leaking from rocker cover on my '57 major diesel, went to tighten the bolts a bit and the front one broke!! Wasn't the bolt that broke, oh no, it was the threaded part on the rocker shaft that broke!! Only a tiny little bit of it left. Any ideas on how to sort it or will I have to repl...

I had the same problem. Soaked the plunger with WD-40 and worked it up and down gently with a screwdriver. Works fine now!

Thanks for your replies, I guess I'll just have to strip it down first then order parts.

Thanks again

Regards
Craig

I was looking at a Rebuild kit from a well known supplier for my '57 Major . They offer two options. One kit has 1 1/4 Pin Pistons and the other has 1 3/8 Pin pistons. is there anyway I can find out what one I need for my Major without stripping it down?

Thanks for your replies, I will work it for a few hours and see what happens but i plan to do a rebuild anyway.

Seemed to be coming out exhaust

Hi folks. Firstly I apologise for not being on here for months! Anyway, I started old Major up yesterday after being stood for three months. Fired up no problem, however after ten minutes I noticed the exhaust side was covered in oil. Could this be down to 'breathing' problems do you think? I'm goin...

Lovely looking tractor

Thats what I like to see Johnnyboy Commitment

I forgot to top up my Major with Anti-Freeze and I'm scared to go look at her after all the ice & snow we've had. Hope she's ok!!!

Time has come to sell my Major. Has had new wings, bonnet, nose cone, grilles, manifold & elbow plus many other new parts still to fit. I have registration docs and got an age related registration for it. Project Mini forces sale http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/7241/1000778x.th.jpg http://img822....

Good stuff. Take plenty of pics as I didn't and wish I had to show progress.

Your Major looks better than mine and I've been working on mine for months LOL

YorkshireDextaMan wrote:e-bay item,190452104500

Hi folks sorry I haven't been on here for ages. My answer to this is just simply why????

thanks, will have a look

Haven't had a proper look yet but my Major seems to be idling quite high and was wondering how to adjust it? Haven't looked at throttle linkage etc yet just thought I'd ask on here first.