head for dexta 87mm standard vangard gas engine: cracked hea

[scott farrington]

i have a cracked head on my 1962 dexta. it has an 87 mm standard vangard engine. any suggestions? also is there another brand of tractor that may take the same head?please help!!!
 

[Majorman]

Similar engine in petrol MF 35 or TO20. These are rare tractors, only around 4000 were ever built.

I would be grateful if you could post the casting codes, engine number and serial number so I can add them to my list of ones we have found.

I own one that started its life in New Zealand before being returned to England.
 

[scott farrington]

hi majorman, the casting # on the engine is FPL2109E. the head # is 30179 on the outside and P231 on inside.tractor serial # is 09B705625. i hope i can get the head repaired but dont know yet.thanks for your reply!
 

[Majorman]

Thank you for the numbers, have added them to my register and will put it up on the site, www.fordsontractorpages.nl in a few days.

I am off back to Australia in September to see if I can find a few more! :0)
 

[Ian Beale]

FWIW

If it is a Vanguard engine then it ought to be the same as Fergueson TEA 20 and MF 35 petrol engines. Not sure on the bore - I seem to recall that there were 85 and 87mm here.

And an instant hot-up kit for early Triumph TR3 type sports cars as the sleeves fitted and upped the displacement.

Any story on how that tractor fitment happened? Sounds like a gap in the tractor wars.