MF205 Tractor Won't Start please help

   / MF205 Tractor Won't Start please help
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#21  
Thanks for the help! I'm ordering the head gasket, but like you said, finding parts for this thing is a nightmare. Hopefully the head is good cuz I can't find one anywhere for any price. I was surprised how well the insides looked for an older tractor.
 
   / MF205 Tractor Won't Start please help #22  
There is also a Toyosha 1.1L diesel engine that is a 3 cylinder so make sure someone is not trying to pass off the 3 cylinder head gasket on you.
 
   / MF205 Tractor Won't Start please help
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#23  
Yep, ordered the 88mm 2-cylinder gasket. Finding parts for this thing is not only difficult due to it's apparent rarity, but for whatever ungodly reason Massey Ferguson has three different models numbered 205...a 60's industrial model, my 205 compact and a combine 205....makes searching for parts a real headache.
 
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#24  
Just wanted to report that I installed the new head gasket, put all the pieces where they belong and lil' red is back in business! It took me a little while to get the air bled from the fuel system, but once I did it fired up.

[video]http://1drv.ms/1NN8T9Z[/video]
 
   / MF205 Tractor Won't Start please help #25  
That's great that it was only the head gasket! Tractor on!
 
   / MF205 Tractor Won't Start please help #26  
More than likely the head gasket (even though it may look good) is the usually main culprit followed by a cracked cylinder, or a cracked head. Since it sat between uses it doesn't take much of a leak over time to fill a cylinder, since you don't appear to have coolant in the oil pan you may if you already haven't drained the engine oil, any coolant will usually come out first since it's heavier than oil. A engine machine shop that specializes in diesel engines "should" be able to pressure test the head, and block, or you can have them checked it for cracks by having them magnifluxed. If you didn't have any overheating problems the head gasket would be the most likely. Most head, and block cracks are usually from overheating (or freeze if the coolant is weak). For the news you may not want to hear is finding parts maybe difficult since the tractor was built by Toyosha, they also made tractors for Duetz-Allis, Simplicity, Allis Chalmers, and under their own brand Hinomoto, but have since quit making tractors for years. The MF head gasket part number is 3281473M1, the other gaskets you can make yourself.

Nailed it.... Nice job KS!
 

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