[AT] Fram Filter C-1151PB and changing 3pt Backhoe Fluid

[william.neff.powell at comcast.net]

I believe it takes a long time for the water to settle out. Plus on my backhoe there is no drain plug at the bottom of the tank. (Maybe I should put one in) The tank is mostly rectangular but the bottom is a wedge. The filter attaches about halfway up the wedge. 

My Allis HD6G has a bunch of water in its system... I pulled the plug after about 3 months of inactivity... It was cold out... White oil came out, numbing my hand, lost about 4 gallons of fluid before I could get the plug back in! Not a great day... Was thinking that I will fabricate a plug with a petcock so I can see if water will come out from time to time....

But, again, I have heard that heating the oil will speed up the separation. My father the engineer that specialized in vacuum technology wanted to fabricate a process that he used on the machines he manufactured. The oil would be heated and then pumped into a vacuum vessel, the vacuum would suck the water out.... It would work, but I'm not keen about heating oil in an enclosed tank... Just going to heat the oil in a safe open place where I can't trip and plunge my hand into it.... Maybe weld a small outlet valve on the bottom of the bucket to let the water out if it settles on the bottom. 

To get the oil out I will pump clean in, save the contaminated stuff coming out and keep removing the water until it runs clean.


Regards,

Will Powell (PA)
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Doug Tallman <dtallman at accnorwalk.com>
> 
> I've got an IH T-340 with the same problem. My thoughts are to let it
> set and let the water separate to the bottom. Take the drain plug out
> and drain until the oil shows up and refill. it Use it a little and then
> try it again. Probably won't get it all but it sure couldn't hurt to
> try. Doug Tallman
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> CEE VILL wrote:
> > Will,
> >
> > My mind has been toying with an idea.  I will offer it as a question.  What 
> would happen if you added some amount of dry gas (methanol) to to the system 
> (perhaps one 12 oz. bottle) then run the system and warm it up, working all 
> cylinders.  My thinking is the alcohol would cause the water to emulsify with 
> the oil.  When you then drained and purged the system it might bring the 
> contaminant out with the oil.  
> >
> > Charlie V.
> >
> >
> >   
> 
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