[AT] Super MTA oil pressure- RESOLVED

[D. Day]

Thanks to all who helped during this crisis. A tee has been installed and
oil is now flowing and the motor runs like a top.

And a really big thanks to Ol Rog for his advice!

Dick

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Phil Auten
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 9:52 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: RE: [AT] Super MTA oil pressure


Detergent oil will do that. Sounds to me like the previous owner(s) have
used non-detergent oil in it and the insides are pretty well full of sludge.
The best way to get rid of it is to open up the engine and tear it apart
and have the block hot tanked. This should clean out all the oil galleries
and passages. You can clean the remaining parts yourself with mineral
spirits or kerosene or any good parts washer solvent. When the block
comes back, reassemble. Should be almost as good as an overhaul.
One thing you need to do for sure is to mark everything as to which
cylinder it came from so it can all be put back where it belongs.
That way the parts that have worn in together, stay together.

Phil

At 07:50 AM 03/20/2004, you wrote:
>Nice ramble!  Thanks for taking the time to reply.
>
>Is it possible that running kerosene through the oil system might flush the
>blockage out?  The inside of that engine must be incredibly dirty.  After
>draining the oil and then refilling it with new, I again drained it when I
>worked on the oil filter problem.  The oil that came out of there looked
>like it had not been changed in years! It was as black as the original oil
>was.
>
>Dick

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