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aye up dan

I might have a block that might be ok , its an industrial one so the front plate no good for you , will need new liners , will post some numbers off the block to cross reference, oh buy the way I am in Yorkshire

wayne

Nice to see her running she looks great.

Regards wayne

great pictures

shows the starting carburettor on the tvo manifold , believe they didn't work so my old major has the dual tap on the fuel tank .

shergar

cheers for the info rick I got a bit of twin core and did like you said , she sparks lovely , got our lass to hold the wires so I wouldn't get a belt :D how much are they asking in the comics , I've got it on eBay starting price of £50 don't know if it's too much or too less to be asking? thanks aga...

aye up

it does not have any leads , have had a look inside the distributor cap and it looks like it's never been used.

I will make some leads up and give it a go

thanks wayne

hello guys

how do i go about testing a sr4 magneto , I have one that's looks in good nick and want to sell because I have no use for it.

thanks wayne

hello all

also have a starter from the same block if anyone is interested.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171024501035? ... 1555.l2649

wayne

hello all

have a major block for sale , no cracks , think it has been an industrial engine it has aluminium sump , on ebay at the moment but open to offers

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171024505557? ... 1555.l2649

thanks wayne

aye up have rebuilt the whole front end on my 4000 , to to remove the front axle you need to undo the four bolts that hold the front pivot bush housing which should have lock wire threaded through the bolt heads, once that's out it should just pull out , the pivot pins in my axle were wielded in , t...

the old girl in in two half's now and the clutch and flywheel have been removed , the clutch looks in excellent condition with plenty on meat left on the plates, so just going to do thrust and pilot bearings , crank oil seal and frost plugs, no sigh of an oil leak from input shafts so not sure weath...

cheers tsw driven her to my work today power washed her off going to split sometime this week, then like you say then order parts , while she was in two was going to replace pilot and thrust bearing , seem to remember Brian saying it was false economy not to also take a look at the clutch , what abo...

hello the old 4000 has a oil leak , black oil from the split pin bottom of the clutch housing and quite a bit as well so will need immediate attention. she is a pre force 4000 but not with original engine maybe has an engine from a 4600? as the dipstick is on the other side and you fill engine oil b...

yes , but since i took the picture it has been damaged , the front rake wheel has been buckled , i will forward pics later if still interested

regards wayne

good luck dave

keep us posted how you get on , be nice to see the old girl running again

aye up

would have to say no

don't think any petrol (spark ignition) majors were made after 1957

wayne

hello all

have a vicon acrobat for sale , will need new bearings , frame work looks all ok


018 by shergar3, on Flickr

any one interested please send me a PM

thanks wayne

hello all have a dowdeswell three furrow plough in excellent condition hardly been used , as you can see points, boards ,skims and discs look nearly new and disc bearings have no play , this is a good heavy duty plough and i think would look good behind county ? http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/80...

hello all

have a vintage hay turner for sale , would look good behind a model n .


025 by shergar3, on Flickr

think it may be an international

any one interested please send me a PM

thanks wayne

aye up all

just wondering how much the tombstone weighed on a 4000 , hoping to get the rear pivot pin hole bored out and re bushed as is badly worn

thanks wayne

aye up bob

don't give up, mine is in worse condition than yours , i would try and source some timing gears and do full heart surgery .

regards Wayne

aye up

found this on tbay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fordson-Major ... 500wt_1202

looks good

wayne

hello all looking like i'am looking for another rocker shaft :cry: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7366447306_7209d52143.jpg 068 by shergar3 , on Flickr also while cleaning up the pistons found out that one was different http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7222/7366456842_a477cbc034.jpg 072 by shergar3...

aye up bob was hoping to re-use my pistons as i will probably not find any better ones , rings and liners should be same as the diesel , my next job is get the crank , cam and head sorted it may still be beyond repair, not done out to the old girl recently been busy with other jobs. if i find a sour...

i have the crank out and it's a mess , all the bearings are scored :cry: i hope its not too bad and will need a re grind , don't know if it's been ground before how can you tell? and how do i go about checking the camshaft for wear? http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7102959707_13726f42fc.jpg 033 by...