[AT] Slight Oil Leak

Jason dejoodster at gmail.com
Wed Aug 29 12:27:00 PDT 2007


Some gaskets need retorquing,after they've gone through a heat cycle,
especially for older equipment. I'd retorque the head bolts and see. If it
doesn't hold, then replace the head gasket. Also make sure there's nothing
plugging the exhaust.

Jason

On 8/29/07, LeRoy Price III <leroy_price3 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have a tractor that was restored and was fine last year.  However, when
> starting it this year I noticed that oil started to leak slightly after
> running 10 minutes or so from the bottom of the manifold.  I tighten them
> a
> bit and it got a little better but now its also leaking along the head
> where
> it meets the block.  There may be 15 hours or so on the rebuild.  Whats
> going on?
>
> LeRoy
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Booking a flight? Know when to buy with airfare predictions on MSN Travel.
> http://travel.msn.com/Articles/aboutfarecast.aspx&ocid=T001MSN25A07001
>
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>




More information about the AT mailing list