[AT] The "hood" on the W-4

[Mike Sloane]

On all of my similar tractors, the air cleaner is a tight fit, even with 
the clamp. It takes some gentle tapping to get it off. I also find that 
the mufflers don't really need to be clamped down - their weight holds 
them on just fine, and a little exhaust leak (if I can even detect it) 
doesn't really matter. On the Super M there is stud coming up through 
the hood from the steering shaft support. If I was ever to put a nut on 
it, I would have to remove that to take the hood off.

If your W4 is like my Super M, you open the lower tap on the side of the 
oil pan. If nothing comes out, add oil until it does start to come out - 
then it has the proper amount. The upper tap is for draining off the 
distillate that accumulates past the rings and rises to the top of the 
oil overnight. Since you are not running distillate, you can ignore that 
tap.

Mike

Roy Morgan wrote:
> I told you I'm new to tractors:
> 
> The oil pressure was low an wavering as I shut of the W-4 the other  
> day.  I did find where the filler point is after studying the manual  
> to find the one reference to the thing, dumped in 2-1/2 quarts and all  
> is well now. Got two new filters and oil at TSC, so I'm prepared to  
> put new oil into it.
> 
> But, in the process of looking for where to put oil in, I discovered  
> that the top tin on this thing is held down by spring clamps at the  
> corners, but the air intake and the exhaust pipe keep me from removing  
> the thing altogether.  Maybe my muffler clamp is lower than it should  
> or could be, but I can't move the sheet metal up more than an inch.   
> What's with that?
> 
> Roy
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> Roy Morgan
> k1lky at earthlink.net
> 529 Cobb St.
> Groton NY, 13073
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