How to set the timing for a 3000 ford diesel tractor

Here is a forum that may help you set the timing.

https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ford&th=411307

Sorry we have no way to look that up unless you have the VIN number, the just Google the VIN for year and month built and lots of other info.

Repair your vehicle right away. Just click on the link I attach

https://www.reliable-store.com/products/ford-tractor-2000-3000-4000-service-repair-workshop-manual-download

Put it back in the middle hole of the short link.

take the injector to a specialist diesel repair shop as all you will need is the tip for the injector and not the body
Regardless of the make of the engine , injectors were made by few manufacturers so the range of injector tips fits just about all makes

On the floor pan next to the gear shiftier you will see a raised
BOLT, unscrew and you will find a screen filter inside, take filter out and clean with diesel fuel, replace filter. You can add the hydraulic
fluid there as well. NOTE: Purchase a owners manual on ebay they are important to have, and will more than pay themselves.

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I personally have a 1974 Ford 3000 diesel, and have had trouble with the rear hydraulics. I believe that you likely have the wrong weight oil in the reservoir. It sounds like it is too heavy, so when it is cool, it is too thick to cycle through as quickly as it needs to and you have slow reacting lift arms. By the time the tractor warms up the oil thins out and cycles more quickly. Try draining the rear reserve and using a lighter weight oil. If that doesn't solve the trouble then I would check the filters to see if they are intact.

Go to tractorbynet.com forums section, post the problem and you will get a excellent reply.

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