Drayton Diesel head gasket
By: Tony Hoyland
GREETINGS from Confignon, which is a village of 4000 people 7km from the centre of Geneva, Switzerland. I received a call from a village mate who is a great fan of things mechanical. Much of his retirement is taken up with restoring machinery, including a variety of ageing/ageless agricultural implements.
One item that he's striving to put back into working order requires a new head gasket. He asked me if I would lend a hand via the Internet in trying to find a replacement (in addition to not being a cybernaut, he has no knowledge of English). I am wondering if there is any chance that [you] might know where my friend could turn for help in locating the required head gasket for the tractor in question:
Drayton Diesel Ltd
34R HP75
Serial 7.e.
RPM 2100
West Drayton, Middx, England
On his behalf, I am most grateful for any help you might be able to provide. Thanks in advance.
James Akre, via email
if you have any information to help James please click here
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DieselJD Says:
May, 22nd 2011 at 08:41 am
Hi, The Drayton Diesel 34R was commonly used on the Ramsomes crawlers MG6 and MG40. The cylinder uses a Laminated Aluminium shim for a head gasket. I have done the same job on my 34R. I bought a laminate plate and cut out the required shape. It was a long time ago but I think I bought the laminate shim from these guys.
Stephens Gaskets Ltd.
The Drayton Diesel engine manual describes the shimming sequence to set the correct compression ratio.