just got sick

No oil in the radiator that i can tell. just some nice green antifreeze in the bottom of the pan. I have no idea how long it has been there, just bought the tractor and it looked like it had a new head on it. What do i do refill with oil and see what happens.

i recently changed the freeze plug on the back of the block and cleaned the passage out. wonder if there is a hole there. it was pretty clogged and rusty.

No steam from the exhaust or any indication of a leak. Gas tank down for repair so i cant run it right now.

Oh i'm just sick,sick .sick

Leave the drain plug out of the pan and set a container under the drain and see if more anti-freeze comes out and how much. A few days will tell the story. No antifreeze coming out, go to church Sunday and praise the Lord.

If it is only a small amount that comes out, put about three heaping tablespoons of pepper in the radiator and drive it until the engine is good and warm. The pepper will work its way into leaking areas and seal them up as good as (or better than) any stop-leak that I’ve tried. Plus my radiator man actually blesses using pepper since it cooks out a lot easier than other products.

If that doesn’t fix it, well…let me just wish you good luck.

I was thinking that it could leak at the sleeve being wet sleeves. . I realy was hopeing i wouldn't have to tear the engine apart. I've been into this thing since day one and hopeing to stay out of the engine.

this tractor had antifreeze in it when i bought it. and after taking the fan assembly off and top hose housing i put new coolant in it.

freeze plug was weeping and after removal the passage was cruddy and rusty. I applied a water hose and backwashed it out the freezeplug hole.

so far, new bearing,seals in steering,final drives,transmission,brake bands,battery,rear tires,sediment bowl,hoses,rad cap,paint,draw bar,welding cracks in metal,new woodruff keys, freezeplug, carb kit, gear oil,motor oil,filter,assorted peices, and havn't done an ounce of work with it yet.

now ya know why i'm sick. still need rear rock shafts and brackets and rod to the front rackshaft to lift and lower rear arms.

It is common for the neoprene orings in the block to harden up. fixing them is not hard but does require disassembly of the engine. To be sure it is the problem, remove the pan and just look for antifreez leaks at the base of the cylinders.

(just costs a pan gasket)
JimN

just to see if it would start and checked the tranny and brakes.probably just ran for 5 minutes.

i'm getting sicker. will it clog the radiator if i put in some sealer?like stopleak.

what would you recomend if it was your tractor?

Been a while since i tore into an engine block.

I did run the tractor when i bought it, but could the antifreeze sit in the bottom and not be pulled and mixed with oil?

Just trying to figure out if the block is bad or not. Engine sounds good and strong. hav'nt done a compression check. need the gauge first. thanks