Video Of Rob’s 23C Engine Running After Rebuild
Rob has kindly sent in this video of his tractor running for the first time after doing a rebuild on the engine. Here is what Rob had to say. Hi Steve/Ian I would just like to say a big thank you for...
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MF35, Perkins 3A.152, Strip-Down
The 3 cylinder Engine Rebuild DVD is now available, but Vintage Tractor Engineer thought it would be good to upload a few snap-shots from the project. These ones are from the engine strip-down and...
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MF35, 3A.152, Rebuild Photos
We have already shown some snap-shots from the strip-down of this engine. Today’s photos from the DVD (34 of them!!!) are from the rebuild process, including the visit to the engineers. Here they...
View ArticlePerkins 3A.152 Data And Tightening Torques
There are just a few data specifications which are useful for the 3 cylinder Perkins engine. These accompany our Rebuild DVD for this engine. DATA Tappet Setting (cold) 0.012″ (.305mm) Operating Oil...
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German “Gold Belly” Restored To “as new” Condition
One thing Vintage Tractor Engineer has learnt over the past few years is that tractor enthusiasts in northern Europe are crazy about the gold/grey FE35′s… Two and a half years ago logistics manager...
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CAD Drawing, Bracket For Hydraulic Top Cover Removal, MF35
Removing the hydraulic top cover on the MF35 (or any other tractor) is not an easy task, as the cover is quite heavy. To help facilitate this Vintage Tractor Engineer has drawn a to scale sketch and...
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Photos Of Dash
Michael has a 1962 MF35, but unfortunately all the plates and badges have been removed from the dashboard at some point in the tractor’s life. We already have some photos of the decals for various...
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Clutch Squeal
Tom has recently refurbished the engine on his 3 cylinder MF35. However, after replacing the clutch assembly with a new one he has experienced a squeal. This is what Tom said… ‘ The clutch is...
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23C Air Cleaner Oil Level
We sometimes like to re-visit previous topics. This is a discussion from the forum about the oil bath air cleaner oil level. VTE has a few bits of information to add at the end of this article…...
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23C Fuel Injection Pump, Aligning The Circlip
The Question We’ve had a query about aligning the letter G against the circlip mark when timing the fuel injection pump on the 23C engine. Bob has followed the 23C Engine Rebuild DVD and notes that on...
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Tractor Link Arms Will Not Lower
Your link arms will not lower. It’s a frustrating problem. We commonly associate hydraulic problems with poor pump performance and reduced or slow lift capacity. However, we get quite a number of...
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Improved Bracket – Hydraulic Top Cover Removal
Here at VTE we already have a simple bracket design for helping to remove the hydraulic top cover for the MF35 (the same principle would apply for many other models as well). The top cover is a heavy...
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Ferguson FE35 Restoration
Philip has kindly sent in some photos and video of his Ferguson FE35 Goldbelly restoration. The tractor was originally purchased new by his father in 1957 and like many dissused tractors was abandoned...
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Ferguson FE35 Glow Plug Information
Many Standard 23C diesel engines have the ‘Thermostart’ heating and vaporising coil fitted in the inlet manifold. Effective as this is, FE-35 tractors sold for use in areas of the world where extreme...
View ArticleFE-35 Glow Plugs
We recently wrote about Ferguson FE-35 glow plugs. The vital piece of information in the article was that glow plugs from a Land Rover engine also fitted the Standard 23C engine. Land Rover parts are...
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MF35, 3 Cylinder, Loosing Oil Pressure
We’ve had this question come in… After about 1 to 2 hours running my MF35 3 cyl 1960 model starts loosing oil pressure. Also if taking out the oil dipstick, exhaust gases/smoke is coming out. How can...
View Article3A 152 Injector Nozzle Pressure Setting
Information on setting the injector nozzle pressure settings for a Perkins 3A.152 3 cylinder engine as fitted to a Massey Ferguson 35 tractor. This discussion follows the story of Ryan’s tractor. When...
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23C Engine, Fitting Injection Pump Timing Gear
The injection pump timing gear must be fitted correctly in order that the injection pump timing is correct for the Standard 23C engine. The process of how to do this is shown in our MF35 (23C) Engine...
View ArticleMF35 Draft Control Spring Nut
DaveW Hi folks, Ihave 2 questions about the draft spring nut, What is behind the grub screw on the side of the housing, I have to drill the screw out as the hex socket is rounded off and the screw is...
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MF35 Timing Chain Replacement
This following question has been asked by someone who wishes to replace the timing chain on their Standard 23C engine. The Question… I am trying to read the lines between the Engine Rebuild DVD and...
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