[AT] Allis Chalmers ED40 injector pipes

[Thomas Martin]

Hi John
Well that makes the ones on UK Ebay quite cheap at AU$125 + postage a set.
Tom
BTW Can't help with moisture, on the East coast of the NI, we're having a bit
of a Big Dry ourselves. + Nearly Ozzie temps as well. :-(


> On 09 February 2020 at 20:32 John Maddock <agtronixjv at southcom.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Tom
> 
> Greetings from Tassie.  I'll have some of the rain the south has been
> getting if you are down that way :-)
> 
> Thanks for your input; I appreciate your time & effort.
> 
> I put the problem to the list on behalf of a friend, assuming that the AC
> involved would have been built in the US. I understand now that it was an
> English machine, and only around 600 went to the US. That being so, I
> think we'll have a better chance of finding pipes there.
> 
> I've checked with the local injector shop, while picking up serviced
> injectors for my MF168.  The answer was around AUD100 per pipe.  I haven't
> relayed that to my friend coz I know that would be more than he could
> justify.
> 
> JV
> 
> > John
> > Just a heads up on the equipment to make injector pipes:
> > Most injection shops should have it.
> >
> > https://www.stardiesel.com/en/fuel-pipes-and-accessories/fuel-pipes-hydraulic-press.html
> >
> > Last century it was all Hartridge equipment...
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >> On 09 February 2020 at 15:07 John Maddock <agtronixjv at southcom.com.au>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks James.  I'll pass this info on to Guy.
> >>
> >> JV
> >>
> >>
> >> > With a thread gauge you could determine the size and pitch of all the
> >> > ports. With an on-line catalog (Parker is one suggestion) you could
> >> > identify all the fittings you need. Parker catalogs usually have info
> >> on
> >> > making up tube assemblies. You would also need to order tubing and a
> >> tube
> >> > bender. I bet you can bend up the set of tubes yourself. The tubing is
> >> the
> >> > only thing that is difficult to ship. You could maybe pick that up at
> >> a
> >> > local fluid power distributor. If you gave your list of parts to a
> >> local
> >> > fluid power distributor they could probably cross it over to the
> >> similar
> >> > items in the brands they carry.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Does the Standard 23C use a fuel piping thread that is currently
> >> > available?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > John (JV) Maddock  Down Under AT List member
> >> > (agtronixjv at southcom.com.au<mailto:agtronixjv at southcom.com.au>); Can
> >> > anyone suggest where a new set of  injector pipes might be obtained
> >> for
> >> > said tractor? That tractor used  the UK-built Standard 23C engine,
> >> with a
> >> > modified head fitted with  glow plugs. I have a friend who has
> >> modified
> >> > his FE35 by the addition  of glow plugs, but now the original pipes
> >> don't
> >> > fit well, and leak.
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