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Its only harmless if purchased by someone wanting to use his digger on the road.
not if someone nicks a jcb changes the plates and sells to some unsuspecting customer .
any one selling ids should be jailed as they are as bad as the scum that nicks the machines

crap? :shock: maybe your getting confused with lister but the ph2 in thwaites 4000 started on the flywheel /crankshaft. the gear box sat at the front timing gear end. I can also remember key starting ph2's as well. I find your comment insulting. if I was wrong then correct me by all means. but I am ...

As far as I can remember all ph2s started on the crank. I would have thought a cam start would be harder as 1 turn would need to turn the crank twice.

I will have a guess at track marshall

I was looking at these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400611455738?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
yours sounds better value . is the crank seal included. how much would post to Ireland be? and would you have a water pump to suit?

Great photos

I was going to do the advised pressure test but though its easy enough to remove the liners so just go for it. i pulled them out today, seals were fine but the liners have holes in them. so its £415 for a rebuild kit. I cant work out how the rad and water jacket has filled with oil though. :think: :...

Thanks for the advise agrimax

here's my attempt.

hello chaps. I recently purchased an old 3c 11 with the Leyland 4. 98nt engine. it was just above the scrap value and just intended to do a bit of landscaping . its working fine (after a bit of work) but the engine is filling with water and the rad is filling with oil. is this just a simple head gas...