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'53 New Major?

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Lynn Patrick

09-30-2023 08:58:12

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I bought this site unseen on an on-line auction. It's supposed to be a '53 but I can find no serial number. Runs good, tires are good & tin is very straight, but almost no paint left. Plan is to take the one dent out (yes, there's only 1!) & paint it pretty.

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Now for some questions:

1. The bottom half of the pump is always wet w/fuel, but I have not yet figured out where it's coming from! I had it off, dismantled it, cleaned everything & resealed it w/copper spray but it made no difference. What's my next step?

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2. What does the "T" handle do? It's a wire cable that goes all the way to the engine front to what looks to me like the thermostat housing?? What does it do?

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3. The right rear axle looks really strange! It's been cut off w/a cutting torch & is much longer. The rim is mounted on the inside making removal almost impossible!

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As always - thanks for all the help!

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Lynn Patrick

10-03-2023 08:41:01

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 08:58:12

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So where can I get the proper fittings or fuel line? I just pulled the line off again because it will not seal & the threads are quite messed up already.

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Lynn Patrick

10-02-2023 11:21:24

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 08:58:12

Thanks for the heads up!

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Lynn Patrick

10-02-2023 10:51:59

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 08:58:12

OK! Time for me to eat some crow!
1. I finally have traced the pump leak to a bad fitting on the inlet line, so will get a new line next time I'm in town.

2. That "T" handle I said went to the thermostat part of the head - I finally gave it a GOOD pull to see what it did. It pulled out w/only a short piece of rusty wire on it. It probably was the fuel shut-off on the original engine. (I was told to shut the throttle all the way down to kill the engine.) What I called a wire cable is simply the temp gauge coupling.

I also found what may explain an engine replacement. A welded-up hole on the pan right up against the block makes me wonder if the original engine may have rejected a piston thru the side just above there.

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DanielW

10-02-2023 11:19:26

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 10-02-2023 10:51:59

I could be going from memory, but I think the fittings on that pump might be BSP (British Standard Pipe) or BPP (British Parallel Pipe) rather than the NPT or other sizes you might find at typical North American stores. I could be wrong about that, however. Worth checking though: The threads of British pipe and NPT are very, very similar - close enough to seem like they'll go together, but they won't seal properly, and you'll strip them trying to thread one into the other.

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Lynn Patrick

10-01-2023 13:26:34

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 08:58:12

So I'm curious - how does M26U translate to October 26 1953?

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Majorman

10-02-2023 00:03:07

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 10-01-2023 13:26:34

Ford used a code for month, date and year. M = October, 26 = the date and U = the year, 1953. This was unchanged until 1963 when they went to year/month/date.

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Lynn Patrick

09-30-2023 14:20:50

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 08:58:12

Wish I knew half what you guys know about these Majors! I just checked again & there are no numbers in either place, stamped ot raised, but on the other side below/behind the injector pump is E1ADDN6015 w/T2 kind of below it. Does that help any?

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Majorman

10-01-2023 01:42:48

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 14:20:50

No, that is just the moulding number and will be the same on most Majors with that engine. It seems that no-one transferred the number when they put a new block or engine into her, however the casting numbers like the one you found are on all the cast parts. They will be on the front axle, rear axle, lift (possibly under the seat), so that will give you the dates on all the main parts. Engine wise, there was little change between 1954 and 1962, and after that it was only things like the pump and cylinder block. All the main parts are interchangeable back to 1952 with few exceptions.

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Emiel

09-30-2023 12:05:44

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 08:58:12

Hi,

I think I see a mk2 engine. if Im right your engine has been changed in the past and the serial number might be unusefull for dating the tractor

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Lynn Patrick

09-30-2023 09:52:06

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 08:58:12

Thanks Majorman. I can find no number anywhere! Nothing above the gen-dynamo, & no plate near the battery area, only some holes where one may have once been!

The T handle enters just behind where the top radiator hose connects to the head.

The # by the clutch is M26U????? ?

Thanks again!

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Majorman

09-30-2023 13:53:12

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 09:52:06

M26U is October 26 1953 but as Emiel says, a closer look shows a modified engine with no ribs dowwn the block so it could be an exchange engine or new block fitted at some time.

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These are the early Major serial number positions and where the engine casting code can be found.

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Majorman

09-30-2023 09:22:15

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Lynn Patrick, 09-30-2023 08:58:12

Certainly an early one so 1953 could be right. The serial number will be on the flange behind the starter and, possibly, on a flat plate on the battery fire wall up near the bonnet hinge.

Axle looks strange, should be knock-in wheel studs, never seen one like that. As for the 'T' handle, could be the engine stop was my first thought.

If you look on all the cast parts there will be a casting code like A24B. The easiest one to find is near the clutch pedal pivot on the selector plate. If you post it we can tell you the day, month and year. Usually about six months before you got it over there due to shipping. The one on the engine is above the dynamo, under the manifold with another on the cylinder head near the manifold.

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Majorman

09-30-2023 09:25:32

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Re: '53 New Major? in reply to Majorman, 09-30-2023 09:22:15

Leak on the pump is from the weep hole on the pump body, I would suspect. A new pump is available and reasonably priced.

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