Hello, all, new forum member here. I have searched all over the internet, and cannot find what I am looking for. I have a MF130 with the Perkins A4-107 motor. I am looking for a valve cover gasket, also called a rocker cover gasket. I purchased one off of ebay that was listed for a Perkins 4.107, but the heads must be a different size because the one I received was about a quarter inch too narrow and about a half inch too short. I cannot find one anywhere. I knew when I got the tractor that parts were going to be not so easy to get, but I needed a tractor, and I always seem to gravitate towards weird, one off projects.
If I can't get one that is already made, does anyone know where I can get 1/4 inch thick gasket material so I can make one? The thickest gasket material I can find is 1/8 inch, which I purchased from my local NAPA. I currently have two gaskets made from the 1/8 inch material with blue RTV between them on the tractor now, curing. I just hate that I will not know if it will work or not until I put the tank back on, re-attach fuel lines, prime the pump back up, and get it fired off. If it works, then great, if not, then I will have to disassemble everything again.
SO, if i can find a properly made gasket before I put it all back together, then i will scrap what i have made and put the new one on, and that will be that.
If I can't get one that is already made, does anyone know where I can get 1/4 inch thick gasket material so I can make one? The thickest gasket material I can find is 1/8 inch, which I purchased from my local NAPA. I currently have two gaskets made from the 1/8 inch material with blue RTV between them on the tractor now, curing. I just hate that I will not know if it will work or not until I put the tank back on, re-attach fuel lines, prime the pump back up, and get it fired off. If it works, then great, if not, then I will have to disassemble everything again.
SO, if i can find a properly made gasket before I put it all back together, then i will scrap what i have made and put the new one on, and that will be that.