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cleaned and rebuilt top of engine, dropped sump to check pan filter, amazingly the sump and mesh were perfectly clean, probably as a result of diesel in the oil.
re filled oil and started good oil pressure when cold, i have yet to get warm yet so fingers crossed.

new performance head will have FL cast on it just above diesel pump.

does the sump on a major have any hidden bolts or are the all obvious,

oil pressure is not great but light goes out when revved, it does have about 3l of diesel in oil at present so i am hoping when i change oil, pressure will be better.

thanks guys my arms are on the wrong side as retainer lumps are facing out, and the holes for the clips are full of junk or snapped clip so i did see that there should be any holes.

http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn376/bretthawk/tractor075.jp http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn376/bretthawk/tractor076.jpg took of rocker cover to see if my diesel return is leaking which it is oil is like water, and found this mess. when i started engine with cover of i get no oil to top of...

my arms have the same end as yours but the only place for a clip is on the outer side of the arm where there is just a small square or metal 10mm x 10mm, this square has a small retaining lip on the side nearest the ball. possible they are the wrong arms, but i am inclined to think they are original...

my npsm had no balls in arms when i bought it, it has the arms that need clips to retain the balls. i have purchased the cat1/ cat2 dual balls and clip set from agriline, but i cannot work out how to fit them. does anyone have a picture of these fitted, or know the correct fitting methods. i will po...

just a quick update
got the wheel off and brake discs and housung removed, everything was caked in oil and grime so cleaned it all up, diff now works fine,i just need to order a rear seal before i put brakes back together.

had a try at looking at brakes and diff today i had 1 hours daylight left in the day after work so thought i would get wheel off, and tractor blocked up ready to strip brakes, only problem is i got all wheel nuts and washers off but wheel is so well rusted to driveshaft it will not come off, i have ...

hi Matt.
yes that is the one i am after, you can contact me via pm or my website if you would like to sell it.
Many Thanks Brett

ok thats what i was hoping both brakes where sticking for first 100m now neither seem to work, so i guess i will strip brakes out and clean diff etc and see if that helps.
hopefully it will stop raining at some point this month so i can can get my teeth into it

had the diesel pump re built for my super major, re fitted and engine runs perfect now. i bought tractor as a non runner so this is the first time i have driven it, difflock pedal goes down but you have to lift it by hand to return it to the up position, problem is that whatever postion you put peda...

i am in need of a draft control lever for a super major, its the one that is below seat on left side for draft or position control.

i have the same engine as yours and my oil pressure is 25 when cold and down too 10psi when hot, i think mine is too low but i have worked it hard for 2 years like this and engine is still running perfect. i may drop sump and change oil pump but not sure how easy a job that would be. great looking t...

hi i need a working injector pump for a new performance major.

why are some bonnet badges on diesel majors fitted with a big D on the diesel and some worded fordson major with diesel in small letters below. would one type be more rare than the other and what is the correct fitment? hopefully this is not going to cause to many arguements like grill colour :lol: ...

thanks Brian that roughly what i thought good to know its could be all original.
what horse power is the fl engine?

just collected my major could i double check casting codes with you please
engine no 08d949296
top cover 3 J 24
rear axle 3 L 11
g box 4 A 17
back end 4 A 156

thanks brett

i was thinking about a repair it was just that the last owners mechanic said it was no good.
i would think any problem on a pump should be fixable, so will try this first.

i have just bought a super major, it has got had the inj pump removed as it would speed up on its own when hot, the people selling say its been looked at by a engineeer and that the pump is broke. the engine has the FL head are the pumps the same on this engine as the early supers. getting it home o...

i have changed a diesel major pto shaft with a np one and they are the same,
the different gearing of pto is achieved by the ratio of the crown wheel on the diff, so eveything else is the same as far as i am aware.

hi Pascal
i do not have a rev counter so cannot be 100% certain, but it revs higher than most tractors so i would guess 2400-2500 rpm.

mine runs on 13.6 x 38 and gives me a road speed of 40 kph at full revs.

hi my 6 cylinder runs at 160 - 190 degrees, so i would say yours is not to bad, just keep an eye on temps when working hard or high revving for long road runs as the 4 cylinder rad can be a little to small and struggles to keep temps down. if you are really worried the rads can be re cored with a la...