The Classic Machinery Network

Hi Greengrass, You say the throttle only compresses the spring when applied. That's correct. :thumbup: The governor on these Petters engines works by creating a balance between the governor springs in the engine and the spring you see externally. I'll try to explain. As the engine picks up speed the...

Hi,
This may be of interest for future reference ?
Fault Diagnosis Chart from Perkins Engines.
This lists fourteen possible causes of blue / white exhaust.

All good advice here from Slooby and Agrimax Repairing the turbo core is definitely a specialist job. Thoroughly clean the turbo and surrounding area before removing anything. Be sure not to let anything drop into the turbo oil feed when fitting the new core. I have seen the bearings run out in a ne...

Hi greengrass1 That so called piece of wire I've seen on a few petters engines (Including my own) connects the governor arm to the pump spindle. It looks completely out of place but they were the original connection between the gov arm and the pump spindle on quite a few engines. The accelerator le...

What does the hydraulic oil look like? Definitely check the cold start with the button before you tear anything apart. Is the engine spinning quickly on cold start? If changing the hydraulic oil you should be aware that the system holds 43 gallons, 195 litres. So be prepared for that when draining ...

Hi Jeremy, Just checking, and Priestmans didn't list any replacement parts for the slew gearboxes on any of the 2 Series models, only seal kits. It was a replacement gearbox job, so I think it very unlikely you will find parts. It's a used box replacement. (That's if you can find one, which I doubt)...

Hi Jeremy, I don't know how many 2-18 s were built either, but mine was serial No. P4102 . That makes it No.102 off the production line. I took delivery in October 1988 and Priestmans were still building them till their demise about two years later. They were a brilliant bit of kit. A couple of pick...

v1230nm wrote:Yes that's why its called IVECO (It Vibrates, Everything Comes Off)

Told to me a few years ago by a guy who worked for one of the DoT agencies.

Neil. (V1230NM)

Reminds me of the "Fix It Again Tomorrow" Fiat.

Fred

Did the engine get torn down after it was swapped out and you get to see how your weld had coped? Yes Tim, I got to know the old engine intimately before the 19 was up and running again. The weld coped OK though it had run for no more than an hour all told. Bill had bought a replacement engine unse...

Hi All, There's not much else to do these days so I thought I'd bore you all with a few more posts. These could well be headed "Jobs that should never have worked." I need to fill you in on a bit of the background so you'll understand why I even attempted to do the job. It was 1965, I was ...