Diesel Fuel Leak MF 165

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I just acquired a Massy Ferguson 165. It started a fuel leak somewhere on what I believe is the injector pump. This is where the accelerator linkage attaches to.

Do the studs coming out of the pump that attach to the throttle linkage have O rings that could leak?

I bought a manual bit it does not go into that detail.

Anyone can respond, please.
 
Here is an old post of mine on this subject. Tom

Is your pump a CAV? If it is a CAV, I have been there done that. The CAV is prone to leaking around the throttle shaft and the cut-off shaft. First you will need to get 2 or 3 cans of engine cleaner. Clean, clean, and clean again the whole area. After each spraying, hose off, let dry and do it again. Cleaner the better, if you drop a ball of grease/dirt into the top while the cover is off - big trouble, one piece of crud dropped into the bottom of the pump will cost you about $600-700. Now using a paper towel, start looking for your leak; it will show up real easy on the dry, clean paper towel.
1. MOST important thing is to have some paper and pencil BEFORE you take off the cover.
2. Remove shut-off linkage and throttle linkage.
3. Remove screws or nuts holding lid on.
4. DO NOT just lift up the top. Lift it just a little, very carefully so you can peek under it. A spring is attached from the lid to the bottom part of the pump. One end of spring is hooked on a wide post looking like a tombstone. The tombstone has several holes in it. Write down which hole the spring is hooked in before you remove it. The other end is through one of the holes in the flattened end of the control rod. Again write down the hole it is in before you remove it. This step is VERY IMPORTANT. If the spring is not reassembled to EXACTLY the same holes on both ends, the tractor will never run right again. The same pump can be used on different model tractors with the only difference being how the spring is hooked. My MF dealer mechanic can tell the proper holes by using the 3 numbers on the CAV. Now remove the spring, and lift off the lid.
5. Write down the model/year of tractor, and the model of the CAV pump and serial number. There are 3 different numbers on my CAV pump.
6. Take the cover with you and head to MF dealer and purchase a new gasket and four (4) tiny o-rings that fit around the throttle shaft and the shut-off shaft. Each shaft has 2 o-rings. If the o-rings are not leaking now, they soon will so replace all of them. Total cost of gasket and 4 o-rings is about $5 or $6.
7. You will need a little patience and two extra hands to get the spring attached on both ends and the new gasket fitted. I did this complete procedure on my MF 690 and now it has NO LEAKS.
Tom
 

Thank you Tom. I found a diagram (drawing) of the pump on line showing the pump parts. I will read your instructions with the drawing.

Again, thanks.
 
Look down on tractor tales , I just told floldford how to do this last
night...with pics!
Sam
 

samn40 - since this last post I replaced a steering fluid line and took out the radiator to repair a leak and 20 years of neglect. I was given the tractor (MF 165) by my father-in-law. I have not got to the injector pump. I found a parts dealer in Donna, Tx, just over 100 miles from me. They have the O rings and gaskets in stock.
You stated you posted pictures for this undertaking. I am having a hard time finding the post to floldford. I tried searching several ways but no luck. Can you repost it for me?
 

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