[AT] update on jd 70 diesel

[Howard Weeks]

I have had one of the 70Ds for a long time.
IF the seal between the motor and transmission is bad, it will pump the 
motor oil into the transmission.
If my memory hasn't completely failed, it is the crank seal on the 
clutch end of the crank.

Howard in GA

On 04/25/2014 11:11 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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