>Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:32:43 -0700
>To: wtrrtw@yahoo.com
>From: a Wallace <wallaces@superaje.com>
>Subject: Valve cover gasket
>Cc: triumphtr2@direcway.com
>
>Russ wrote:
>"I removed the valve cover to set valves and the gasket is junk. I seem
>to recall from many years and two TR4s ago that a particular Ford tractor
>gasket set would fit 4s. I know the story of the supposed tractor
>herritage of the 3/4 engine but not sure about the gaskets. So can I run
>to the local generic auto parts store and pick up a gasket for an ???? or
>do I need to order one from a TR specific dealer?
>>Anyone have a part number?"
>===================================
>First it was Ferguson, not a Ford! This is very important, like having
>someone say to you "Nice MG Mister!", it kind of, well, you know....
>a) As "FT" mentions the best solution is available from Justin Wagner.
>b) You could get the gasket from a Massey Ferguson dealer; the one you
>need is for a Ferguson TEA20.
>c) Depending where you are, it may be hard to get as tractors with that
>engine were imported to the US for only a very short time, after which
>they started making them in a US factory with a different engine. The one
>with the engine similar to a TR continued to be imported to Canada.
>d) You would be a lot farther ahead to get the gasket from a LBC supplier;
>M-F parts are expensive.
>e) As most TEA20 owners are asking "I know the TEA engine is the same as
>on a TR; where can I get parts?" I made the following page on my tractor
>website:
>
>www.geocities.com/wallaces_23/fergie_TR
>
>Best regards,
>Jim Wallace
>'60 TR3a
>'51 TEA20
>'52 TEA20
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