[AT] Older Tractor Question

[Bo Hinch]

I would NOT bet on a bad pump , first thing I would do is look for the
unloader / relief valve . If it is not seating properly , you would loose
the fluid ( drains back into reservoir ) and when starting after sitting
overnight or several days , the pump is having a hard time repriming itself
. That happens quit a lot more often than folks give it credit for ,
especially if the unloader/relief valve is HIGHER than the pump . Been
there and done that .

On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 7:55 AM, Richard Fink Sr <rfinksr at verizon.net>
wrote:

> Greg not tractor related but i had a problem like your father an older
> Plymouth after all the nothing is wrong my brother inlaw an i decided we
> had changed all that would cause problem. This was back in 60s so we
> talked it over and tried the impel route and quickest. Replaced head
> gasket about 2 hour job on old flat head , problem solved.
> R Fink
> PA
>
> On 1/29/2016 10:12 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
> > I would like to thank those who replied to my question. I am thinking
> > the pump is the problem. I don't know how to get the red power site;
> > however, a few months ago Red Power magazine had an article about
> > rebuilding the area where the pump is. Unfortunately, I was busy at the
> > time and did not read the whole article and do not remember their reason
> > for the rebuild although I do remember they put in a new pump. Also I
> > have "temporally" misplaced the article and it would take me several
> > hours to find it again. The part that makes me mad is that my cousin
> > took his to the dealer and several hundred dollars later they found
> > nothing. The replies I got on this list tell me far more than the dealer
> > know (I think all they did was change filters and put in all new oil).
> > They want to be warm and toasty, so they never tried leaving it out in
> > the cold overnight and trying it in the morning. A bad thing is that
> > over the past 20 years our IH dealer has went way downhill as far as
> > service knowledge goes. That is one reason why this list is so great.
> > P.S. years ago my dad had a car that would not start in cold weather.
> > Three times he had it in to the GM dealer and they found nothing.
> > Finally my dad said "of course its going to start in your 70 degree shop
> > even after sitting all night. Try leaving it out in the back lot and
> > then try it in the morning." They took his advice and found the problem
> > in less than a minute, it was a sticking choke. Thanks again to all.
> >            Greg Hass
> >
> >    Another P.S. backing up the pump theory is the fact that all three
> > tractors had just over 5000 hours on them suggesting that is the pump
> > life. Most other problems would be more random as far as hours before
> > problem occurred.
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