Allan in NE you may be right.

In our conversation and looking at his tractor, he told me the cup on bottom of breather was full of oil when he got the Super A. He dumped it and kept an eye on it to make sure it didn't happen again. Decided it must be a fluky leak. I did get him straightened out on just how an oil bath breather functions.

Upon leaving I got thinking there probably are a lot of guys born since 1960, don't know what an oil bath breather is. The 140 we have here, when Sandy bought it it had no oil in breather. I just wonder how many old Farmalls are out there with no oil in breather. It could be some of us old farm boys have to anticipate the questions.

I took the oil cup off breather and low a layer of slush. It had sealed air flow off completely. I cleaned it and filled with new oil, tractor fired right up. I expect the excessive amount of water coming down at tractor allowed the diesel to suck it right in.

He saw me out there and came over. He said those taps were a poor way to check oil. His family had tractors when he was a kid, in fact he owned a tractor that wouldn't go. He said they all had dip sticks. I let him ridicule my Farmall for awhile. When I considered I'd had enough, I suggested his family and he probably had dip sticks on the seat as well as in the block. His only problem with my tractor, he only opened tap about 1/2 turn. He never did get oil to come out, he just add the 3 quarts as he figured that is all it would hold.

To me, paper element filters are more or less of a recent thing. Since you mention it and in thinking about it, my word! They've been around for 45 years now!

None the less, I think I'm gonna always be old fashioned, 'cause I just like old stuff. :>(

Yes, those old oil baths worked just fine.

Allan

Wouldn't have believed it 20 years ago...but now, sheesh....seems to become more true every day! Just hope by the time I'm twice my current age that I have time to finish the breakfast dishes before it's time to make supper!

One of the most satisfing things about these forums for me has been to help some guy with his tractor back 5 years ago, and to see him giving that same advice to someone else today. Lots of those guys were just novice back then. Some of these guys really want to learn. I find this is particularly true with letter series tractors. They are probably one of the last real collector tractors. Once you get into factory power steering, factory 3 point, factory IPTO, those tractors will be commercial work tractors for years to come yet.

Take me for example, I've been away for couple of days. I see some questions on here today I would normally get involved in. I am not going to as they have been well answered for the most part. I predict letter series Farmalls will be around long after you and I are gone. Some of these young guys are only in their 20's. Heck their grand children could mow our graves with a letter series Farmall with Woods mower 100 years from now. We may as well dish it out as our knowledge will do little good at the root end of the grass. Our carcass maybe.