[AT] Int. 184 overhaul - a mystery

[charlie hill]

Mike, I don't remember the circumstances of your rebuild but it might not be 
an uh-oh moment if your only problem was low oil pressure.  I'd be tempted 
to fix that pressure control valve, put the pan back on it and see how she 
runs.

Charlie Hill

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Sloane
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 6:22 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group ; Farmall/IHC mailing list
Subject: [AT] Int. 184 overhaul - a mystery

I promised to keep folks updated on the overhaul of the engine on the
184, and today's work provided an "uh-oh" moment. After removing the
flywheel shield and the steering arm cross member, I was able to drop
the oil pan. As is my habit, the first thing I did was fish around in
the remaining oil to see what lies down there. In this case, there was
only one small spring
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/international_184/spring-found-in-the.html>.
>From my experience with the IH C-60 engines, the only spring that looks
anything like that is the oil pressure control valve spring. By the time
I thought of that, I had already cleaned up for the day, so I will pull
the plug that serves as a cover for the pressure regulator tomorrow and
see what is in there. There is also supposed to be a little metal plug
(IH calls it a valve) at the end of the spring, but I haven't found
that, yet.

Stay tuned for developments...

Mike
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