[AT] Another mystery--My Farmall H

[Robert L. Holtzer]

Possibly condensate, John?  Do you run it often/long enough to get the oil 
warm?  Is the crankcase venting clear?  I try to change oil annually but 
doubt this would be your problem.

Bob Holtzer

At 04:42 PM 11/22/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>OK, I give up!  My reliable old Farmall H is getting water in the oil and 
>I can't figure how it is getting in.   About every 6 months I can loosen 
>the oil drain plug and get about 1/4 cup of water out.  The water I drain 
>out doesn't have any antifreeze in it so it must not be coming from the 
>cooling system.  I always keep the exhaust pipe covered and can't see how 
>it could be running down the pipe and into the manifold.  The engine oil 
>is pretty black ( change it regularly every 2 years!  :)  ) but not 
>milky.  One time when I had the pan off I thought I detected a little 
>water up around the rear main bearing cap--or that vicinity.  Maybe just 
>thrown up there from the oil.  The tractor lives outside.      Any ideas 
>for me??   John
>
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