[Farmall] Int. 184 overhaul - a mystery

[Roberto Rivero]

But if that spring is in the oil pan, could that engine be running withou
oil pressure ??!!

Lets wait   to see what you find .

Good Luck

2010/12/13 Bobby Guilbeau <bobbyguilbeau at att.net>

> Looks like the oil pump spring Mike.  Hopefully the oil pump itself is not
> damaged
>
> Bobby Guilbeau
>
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> Sloane
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 5:23 PM
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> Subject: [Farmall] 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.ht
> ml>.
>  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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