I HAVE JUST BROUGHT A 1959 massey Ferguson. 35x with a perkins 4 cylinder diesel engine. The taco is not working no cable!! Cant see where the cable should be attached to engine/fuel pump!! Can anyone advise, cant see in workshop manual which has 400+ pages.
rev counter cable where to connect?
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BobG_in_VA
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Not sure about the Perkins diesels, but the Continental engine models connected to the back of the generator and up to the tach....BobG in VA
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Does it still have the original generator or has it been replaced?
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On the 3 cylinder Perkins diesel the tach runs off the back of the camshaft above the bell housing. If it has a 4 cylinder diesel it's a Standard Diesel Company 23C 4 cylinder diesel engine then it's probably also not a 35X.
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While probably not relevant to this diesel powered MF , I noticed that there are aftermarket alternators available that have a tach/speedo ( tractormeter) drive on the back. I'd love to get one for my Ferguson TO-35 so I could hook up the original cable, but at around $200 I'll have to at least wait until the present alternator goes bad . ( 38 years and counting !)