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I remember when the British Army changed over to detergent oils. There were hundreds of engine failures as the carbon deposits had kept seals etc working. Along comes detergent oil and cleans out the crud and failures everywhere. Changing a tank engine is a BIG job!

Regards

Jerry near Bath

Terry You don't say where you are in the US but I guess it applies to anywhere where it gets very cold that you must have good condition cold starting kit. Yes the heater plug should obviously get hot but don't forget that the fuel hand pump must work and that the foot valve at the end of the fuel l...

Is anyone going to the Old Sodbury sort Out on Sunday?
I'm going, could we meet up sometime and put faces and words to this bulletin board members?

Regards

Jerry

Good Fordson Folk
Can I through the Forum offer a big public thank you to Neil Paisnel from Jersey for very kindly sending me a replacement cap.
It is very much appreciated and I can soon be trundling around the North Somerset Lanes without wobbly wheeels!

Jerry Coles

Its the small cast cap which retains the end of the radius rod against the gearbox.
I've since had to use my Dexta and apart from driving slowly up the road 'cause of the wheel wobble it can still be driven.

Regards

Jerry

Hi folk Just a small request for help from this great community. Driving up the local roads I noticed that my wheels has started to have a large wobble which was quite unnerving. Crept home and examined steering and front axle and noticed the RH radius rod had some slack in it. Closer examination re...

Hi Folk A word of caution! You are all assuming that the polarisation is achieved by flashing the Field terminal from the +ve battery post. This is OK for 99.99% of generators BUT! I was asked many years ago whilst in the Army to take a look at a young soldiers car as he had blown up 3 generators an...

Hi Folk Completly off topic but what a disaster the Burma cyclone is. I am in the Rotary club and we busy packing our club water-survival-boxes ready to be sent as soon as possible to Burma. Take a look at what Rotarians do to help others: http://www.chelwood-rotary.com/ . Take the link to our boxes...

Gosh an AEC! My first Army posting after training was to a Royal Artillery regiment which was equipped with Bofors 40/70 Anti Aircraft guns, FCE7 Fire control Radar sets and Meadows 271/2KVA generators. This was in 1966 and these were still in service until replaced with Leyland 16t gun tractors. Th...

The long straight lever is the gear lever, the vertical silver lever is the hydraulic lift lever.

Hi Try jacking up the front end to take some of the weight off the steering, axles etc and then try rocking each tyre forward and back and also through the steering wheel. It's how the weight holds things tight so you can't move things by handbut you go down the road and it all starts to wobble. Did...

Hi guys When my E27n headlightd were well and truly rotted I found that motorcyle headlights fitted. Remove the glass from inside the rims by removing the clips and then replace with the motor cycle assembly. This also gave me dipped headlights as a bonus. I believe that although perfect restoration...

When I owned a Pet/TVO E27N it would do a similar thing. I got it down to rubbish in the bottom of the fuel tank resricting the fuel flow. Try putting a small amount of petrol in the TVO tank (first drain the TVO!) and try starting it switched to the TVO side, if it runs OK then its a fuel restricti...

Hi Folk I have just finished rewiring my Dexta, this includes an aternator, indicators, rear lights and trailer socket. I'll take some pictures and upload them also. For my tractor pictures and other things take a look at the URl below. If it is of any assistance to anyone I drew the wiring diagram ...

Thought I would add a little history of myself. Interested in old tractors and engine from maintaining generators whilst in the British Army repairing Radio equipment for 22 years. Have owned two E27N's (TVO and L4 diesel), a Major and a Dexta (Current) and a TEA20 thing. Through my friendship with ...

Saw this Dexta at Hullavington a couple of years ago and the owner explained how it worked. Lite up a gas blowlamp, open the tap that is plumbed into the inlet manifold, point the flame into the cup and start it!! http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn284/JerryColes/Tractor%20Pictures/DSCF0871.jpg T...

Hi Oscar and Brian
Am I missing it but I cannot find how to go to the old BB pages and to your main page whilst in the BB.
Help please.