[AJD] Mike's B - crankcase

[Robert M. Massengale]

Frank -

I learned to respect your advice a long time ago... I'm not going there... not going 
there... not going.  Fortunately I have a tractor buddy and she has small hands so 
we're diving in through the top.  BTW, my tractor buddy is my 15 yo daughter who is 
seven months out from an unrestricted drivers license and whose world starts and 
stops with dreams of a late 40's to early 50's pickup truck.  Told her the B would be 
a good project for us to learn to work together on... and we weren't even going to 
look at pickups until the B was up and running.

Mike
Robert M. Massengale
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

> Mike:
> inside that is the oil pump...............yes it does make a bigger
> hole but you must still take off the top cover and when you get into
> the top you can take ALL the oil lines loose before you take out the
> pump................don't go there unless you really have
> to..........don't go there unless you really have to............don't
> go there unless you really have to!
> 
> Frank
> gremaux at tein.net
> Central Montana
> http://www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert M. Massengale" <ltcmikem at ktc.com>
> To: "Antique John Deere mailinglist" 
> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 9:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Mike's B - crankcase
> 
> 
> > Duane, Bill, Ron, Don, Terry and Dave,
> >
> > Thank you all for your suggestions and guidance on flushing the
> > crankcase. I've trimmed your individual responses as the thread was
> > getting too long to get through Spencer's filters.  As anxious as I
> > am to pour some gas in the tank and turn that flywheel, I'm going to
> > hold off and do a good cleaning of the crankcase.
> >
> > I was caught off guard when I finally realized the "crankcase cover"
> > everyone was talking about removing to get at the muck and sludge
> > was on top of the crankcase. I expected to be going at this from the
> > bottom of the engine.  I had tentatively identified my entry point
> > as the round 6½" and 4½" covers (one on top of the other) just
> > forward of the drain plug and oil filter.  What's above these
> > covers? It looks like if I removed them it would make a much bigger
> > hole to push the muck through than the drain plug hole.
> >
> > Thanks again for all this great help.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Robert M. Masengale
> > Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
> >
> >> 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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