Massey Ferguson 165 Hard Start - Adjusting the Valves and Replacing the Head Gasket 

Is it just me, these videos seem super crystal clear and enhanced contrast. It’s nice. Just an example of attention to detail

Love your videos. One thing I always did after opening up an engine was as final step was change the oil regardless of how old the oil was. Junk can easily get down inside. Love to see more of the tractor

You should probably change the stud that the nut was cross-threaded on. When changing out a head for any reason it's always a good idea to actually replace your head bolts or studs since they have already been stretched and barring that the next best thing is to run a thread chaser "tap or die" to make sure your threads are clean and you can torque them down evenly.

Cool tractor. Enjoy all your videos. The 6.5 caught my attention as I have a 97 K3500 crew cab long bed, but I've enjoyed all of your content. Nice job 👌

Awesome. I found your channel while researching / learning about 6.5 turbo diesels. I have a new to me a few months ago, 1994 C3500 6.5 turbo diesel 5 speed crew cab dually . But I have plans on buying a used tractor at some point. Would like to see more about the tractor. Love your channel. Very informative. Keep up the great work.

Got to see more on this tractor! Awesome video. I love your ability to just go and tackle these things. They seem intimidating and you just push forward and get it done! That’s awesome!

Collecting tractors is an addition. Watch the rabbit hole. Lol. I have 13. Love the videos. I wouldn’t bother with loader on your 165. The backhoe got you covered. Look at getting a skid steer you’ll never go back. Keep up the good work.

Great job, I figured the valve adjustment only being 2 or 3 thousands of an inch off is not going to make that big of a difference Glad you kept going to find the problem, To me it looked like the head gasket was melted perhaps someone in the past ran out of coolant

15:24 IT'S ALIIIIVE! These old Massey Ferguson tractors are the best. If taken care of, they will last generations. I'm presently restoring/refurbishing an old MF290. Hoping to upload some videos as I go along.

Nice video Waldo. The MF sounds great now. You have a lot of patience to do that rebuild. Well done. And now there’s snap your fingers mechanic work. I’m looking forward to seeing the MF and Dino working in action.

Someone overdosing with ether will blow a gasket like that. Too much ether will literally lift the head off the block.

Just happened this summer to a friend in the U.k. crossed the starter whilst in gear crushed by own tractor. Two helicopters one land ambulance one paramedic three fire engines + police and then some bods from health and safety ,hospital for six months came out just before Christmas.Now on road to recovery as they say danger never takes a day off.

Not sure how i ended up here but i had a good time. Really hope i can escape the city and have a tractor one day, until then I'll play FS22

Great videos, i like videos like this because i am born and rased in farm. My father still farmig but i work in earth moving company. I an driving cat 950gc loader and cat 316F excavator. Greetings from finland! 🇫🇮

Beauty of a tractor ❤

Absolutely fantastic video keep up the great work man

“If she’s not red, keep her in the shed If she’s blue, she won’t do” - Old Irish Proverb

love the new videos thanks

Good job 👍

Best tractor.

Put 80 ft lounds on the head studs. I did on mine, no problem.

Great video

Just about to say put a loader on but u all ready said it 😂

great job, get it fixed now rather than major repair later

Hey waldo ! Ive got an mf 165 multipower and my problem is that it puts out alot of smoke, looks like a steam angine, and is a littlebit slow/weak. Could this be the fuel injectors that are "clogged" ? great video, If i find the time I will go thru mine this winter !

Was the loader ever on it? I thought I saw it in the background on one of your later videos it actually reminds me of a 70hp tractor I'm looking at buying that has a loader that isn't currently mounted. I'd like to see it shown in a video I bet it would be cool to have when you do need it it's a perfect size for a loader tractor I think.

Nice traktor

Hi Waldo I have a 1967 MF 165 54 horse power

The 65 and 165 are Massey best tractors. Ether is major no no for starting cold tractors. Could be water got in the exhaust sitting outside. The front axles don't like wheel weights just to let you know

Cheap modern head gaskets for these older tractors seem to be poor quality, I also recommend using a small wire wheel to clean head studs in situ either on a drill or air die grinder before re-assembling

ROPS not required in the USA?

Did you change damaged head gasget neither saw nor hear from it, and also i have been told you must change it when it opens , whether damaged or not , is it true

Hi Waldo, would you know the socket size for the main pulley.? I have a Messy Ferguson 165 Multipower A-212 perkins diesel that i will need to access timing cover to remove leaking injector pump.

Using cheap non standard parts doesn’t help unless they are OEM which parts which would be manufactured as original equipment 🇬🇧🇮🇪

adjust the gap on the valve stem not on the push rod adjustment

Make more videos!

Porque un tractor igualito al tuyo avienta aceite por el escape esta reparado en general todo aque se debe y solucion

How many hp is a 203 engine?

Waldo, Not telling a man what to do, but please don't stand in front of the tire when working/starting tractor! It's too easy to knock it into a gear when mounting or getting off, causing it to lunge forward ! Just trying to help.....

203 Perkins is gay,212 is macho man broh 😂😂😂

Sell me that tracter I am from Belize

Fergusons just dont change much lol i have a massey Ferguson 240 and it looks exactly the same its an2003 model

Great job Waldo ! Thanks for taking us along on this repair . You are doing good videos !

Very good informative video, did you use any sealant on the new headgasket.

Yes excellent video thank you , yes I have Perkins 4.108 and 4.203 great engines the 4.108 has covered over 200 K trouble free miles , I think you are correct with the stud issue related to valve clearance settings changing, hope all well now , look forward to next video I always watch out for

I am checking into buying a MF165 the concern is the guy told me you have to use ether to start it. What should compression be on those tractors? If I was to test it. Thanks

Your tractor has a gross engine horsepower of 58.3 so it would be handy to have another smaller tractor with around 20 hp it can do an awful lot of work and be half the cost or less operating than your Massey Ferguson. Also on our farm we always keep at least one tractor that is above the hundred horsepower.

fantastic vid , i have spent hours driving a MF 165 , they are great tractors

I know it's a pain but you need to get the engine hot and retorque that cylinder head while hot. Perkins heads need to be retorqued after they get hot.

This video may save my tractor. I have a water leak that all attempts to plug have failed. While watching your video, the water is coming from the same place your leak was. In the next couple of weeks, I will be tearing down my Massey 165 from the top to determine if I have a head gasket problem or a cracked head issue. It will be my first major tractor fix since buying this 20 years ago. I expect your video will help me through it and hopefully end up with only a gasket repair as yours was. I will report back but I wanted to say thank you for putting this out there - it gives me hope for a good result. Thank you

Your videos help out with Father's old tractor. But still I more videos for massey ferguson 165.thank you so much.

My go to video as I had the exact same head gasket blow out between cylinders 3-4 on my Massey 165. Great advice on cleaning the stud threads as I had 4 stud holes blocked with carbon around 2 cylinders from a previous rebuild that made lifting the head off a 4 hour headache.

For bigger tractor get Massey Ferguson 265. For smaller tractor get a Ferguson TO-35.

Hmm, have you thought of a Patrron account for us to help support your channel? Maybe provide those who subscribe and pay earlier access?

I’m not trying to be a keyboard expert but it looks to me like you’re putting too much drag on feeler gauges. There should be drag, but very little. I’m sure it doesn’t matter for this engine because the tolerance is a range. Just an observation.

Great Job. Ever thought of getting a ski steer? It may be a little hard on the grass, but would do well on your property.

Blimey that's a bit of a British classic!!

Need to branch out to 2 cylinder deere tractors

Great video. Love the tractor content

Excellent video.👍🏼

Love it. Thx

Great video!

Good job 👏

Excellent video Waldo! I would have done essentially the same thing as you! Very entertaining and relaxing watching you because I have been there and also because everyone has their own way of doing things. I will be anxious for a new video from you!

Informative as usual Waldo. Thanks

Good evening mr cool guy 😎 My late father worked for Massey Ferguson tractor 🚜 parts devision in Trafford Park Manchester England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 after world war 2 It was one of the biggest warehouse for tractor parts 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Just found your channel. Wish I had found it earlier... Having a great binge on them catching up from the very first. Great videos, really enjoying them way down here in the South Island of NZ. Well produced, not too long and I love that you include your learning mistakes as well. Lots of MFs out here in NZ. Spent quite a bit of time on a MF 135 driving for a major NZ food production company. Our ones were Multipowers which double the number of ratios (16?) Quite fast for them time on the road. Keep up the great work! Love the variety of things you work on! You are a bit like one of our guys who produces great videos called Marty T where he fixes cheap and abandoned machinery - look him up if you haven't found him. A kindred spirit to you!

How much for a trakter like that

The 4.203 seen here was a much smoother running and torquey engine than the later 4.212. I think the Coventry built ones changed from 203 to 212 around 1968 if not sooner.

I have a Massey 150 that I suspect has a blown head gasket. I’ll be tackling that project soon and your video is immensely helpful!

This tractor brings back many memories. I have grow up in a farm and grow up in a MF 178 Multipower. I started to drive tractor when I was 6 years old. This tractor are greate tractors. Solid and dependable.

How is the repair holding up after this time? Did you check the block and cylinder head for warping with a straight edge? I have the same tractor in a backhoe frame.

How many hp?

Okay, I have the same tractor and 203, but replacing the head as it is cracked. How do you know top dead center when setting the valve lifters?

Hey, Waldo. Do you know a Rachel Gingell? Are y'all related? Cause you all are really good with tractors.

so why measure the push rod gap and not the valve to rocker arm gap? if pivot point is not exactly centered, the gap will not be correct at the valve stem.

Waldo how does one adjust the brakes on a MF65, it had a differential change, now the brakes do not have free play, they are too tight, there is not play, brake wont return after pressing

Please, More videos about your work with these machines.

Looks if you were turning the locknut the wrong way

Hi Waldo, I love the music that you play on your videos.

You seem to be a nice guy an you did a great job! Very nice Video!

great job waldo

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