[AT] update on jd 70 diesel

[Cecil R Bearden]

My first thought was that the ol was being pumped into the clutch 
housing, due to a bad seal.
Cecil in OKla


On 4/25/2014 10:11 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
> First off on the oil, I was  probably to general on the amount we put
> in. My brother was pouring from a 5 gallon pail so when he said 5 quarts
> of oil it could have been 5 or 15 quarts, who knows. No one was home but
> the guy he bought it from was out today. He put some more oil in it and
> started it, and same as before, it was gone in a couple of minutes. He
> tried to check the transmission but was unable to get the plug out with
> the wrenches he had. We tried last night with channel locks but also
> couldn't get the plug out. I tried to get my brother to go over to the
> shed tonight with the right wrenches but he said he stopped payment on
> the check and it was going to be the dealers problem to fix it. Never
> mind that it is a 50 year old tractor and you can't expect it to be
> perfect although this is a serious problem. I could right a book about
> my brothers way of thinking, but I wouldn't go there. Anyway, the dealer
> called a mechanic that used to work for him in another town but is now
> on his own. What I say now has went from the mechanic to the dealer, to
> my brother, to me, and now to the list so I can't say how accurate it
> is. I don't quite understand,but the mechanic said according to the book
> the oil goes from the pump to some main seal and then to the engine and
> if the seal is bad it will pump it into the transmission or the rear
> end. What I don't get is why would there be that kind of a seal in
> between if it goes bad why would all the engine oil get pumped out of
> the crankcase. I have seen many seals go bad in my lifetime ; but I have
> never had one that would let oil disappear that fast, so I must be
> missing something. As it now stands, the dealer is going to pick up the
> tractor and haul it to that mechanic some 70 miles away and have him see
> what he can  find and just go from their.
>              Greg Hass
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