[AJD] Mike's B - crankcase

[Dave Mayfield]

Not surprising at all, pull the cover off the top that covers the connecting
rods, right there at your feet when you are on the tractor. Then reseal the
cover. Someone may have taken it off once, and now it's leaking water into
the crankcase.

When I got my B, I too drained the oil out. What I got was 10% oil, 50%
water and 40% gasoline. Turns out the float in my carb was cracked and
leaking, in fact my B would not even turn over when I first got it home. I
thought the battery was just bad, when I hit the starter it would turn then
hit the compression stroke and stop. Turns out the cylinders were full of
gas.

Any B I touch from now on gets the carb checked very well.

J. Dave Mayfield
www.w9wrl.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert M. Massengale" <ltcmikem at ktc.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailinglist"
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Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 11:19 AM
Subject: [AJD] Mike's B - crankcase


> As I work toward getting the B ready to start I figured it would be a good
idea to
> change the engine oil.  When I pulled the drain plug I was horrified at
the grey
> colored muck and at least a gallon of water that came out of the
crankcase. Then
> pulled the oil filter and got volumes more of that nasty grey sludge and
more water.
> The mess that came out filled a 5 gal paint bucket to within 4" of the
top.  Nothing
> came out that even resembled oil, in texture or color.  I thought at first
the block or
> head must be cracked, but the water is clear and the water in the radiator
is
> antifreeze green.  Don advised me that it's not unusual for old tractors
to get water
> in the crankcase, so that eased my concern some.  However, I've got to get
that
> stuff out of the crankcase.  I sure can't run the engine with that mess in
there.  I
> picked up five gallons of diesel after church with the intention of
putting that in the
> crankcase and letting it sit/soak.  Then after a day or so rocking the B
forward &
> back to get a sloshing action going to help loosen and break up the sludge
to help it
> drain out.
>
> Would appreciate any guidance the list can offer me on this.  What about
the
> transmission and differential fluids... should I anticipate the same
problem in those
> areas?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Mike
> Robert M. Massengale
> Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
>
>
>
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