[AT] Allis Chalmers ED40 injector pipes

[John Maddock]

That's correct James.

The 35s followed the TE series,the majority of which used Standard (petrol
(which you would call gas) engines, although  some of had Freeman diesels.
If I remember correctly, there was also a factory conversion kit to allow
Perkins P3.144 diesels to be fitted to the last of the TEs as an
alternative to the petrol engines, the P3.144s being a much taller engine.

  The grey & gold FE35 diesels used the Standard 23c engines. After Massey
bought Ferguson, they continued using the 23c diesels for a while, then
changed to the Perkins A3.152 diesels.

I remember a neighbour buying a new MF35 (red and grey) in 1958, and that
had the 23c engine.

As I remember, the change can be identified from a distance by the locks
on the panel providing access to the fuel tank & radiator. The 23c
tractors had two chromed push buttons; the A3.152 tractors had chromed
rotating locks, which were also used on the next model, the MF135 which
had the AD3.152 engine. The 23c diesels developed a (well deserved)
reputation as very bad starters after a few years of work.  As I
understand wear in the injector pump timing chain allowed the pump timing
to drift, causing the hard starting.

The Perkins AD3.152 on the other hand is a superb starter.

More than you ever wanted to know ;-)

 JV

> Looks like standard started to produce the 23C engine before they were
> purchased by MF. Did Standard design the engine?
>
> https://www.agriline.co.za/tractorparts/fe35/standard23c.php
>
> John Maddock AT List Member (agtronixjv at southcom.com.au); Thanks for the
> link Spencer. I understand time is not of the essence. Further research
> indicates that the UK is probably the best place to look, since only about
> 600 of tractors with the Standard engine entered the U.S. All grist to the
> mill!
>
> Spencer Yost AT List Owner (spencer at rdfarms.com); I post this as much for
> the US diesel owners as much as for John:> Central Injection of Esterville
> Iowa is phenomenal.   I've used their> products, services and visited
> their shop once before (in fact I > bought an old atlas/craftsman lathe
> from the owner while I was > there!).  They probably can build the lines.
>
>
>  https://www.centralfuelinjectionservice.com/
>
>  I have not found an old pump/lines/injectors I can stump them with.>
> Unfortunately for John, having dealt with shipping/customs on auto >
> parts from your part of world(piston rods for a turbo charged diesel >
> trooper engine - which are WAY more common is OZ that the US) I doubt
> this is> viable; cost-wise.   But probably worth an email or two and some
> research> to find out.
>
>  Of course shipping and customs has a lot to do with how fast you need >
> it and the category used for the paperwork. Maybe slow shipping on >
> agricultural parts is actually affordable? All I know is the > reasonably
> fast shipping (~10 days) on the customs category of “auto >
> parts€ on my rods were more expensive than the rods themselves.
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