clueless on my Farmall super A

When you get the manual, park yourself beside the tractor, read the manual until you know the difference between all controls, read the lub section, just plain read the whole book. Find out how to identify every part of this tractor. As it stands right now, you are not capable of discussion. You confused and twisted most items everyone has told you, and for my money, most them did a good job.

I looked at this thread two days ago, decided it was a lost cause. What you need most is learn your terminology, and learn how to identify the various parts of the tractor. Bear in mind I'm not calling you stupid, but your making everyone else look stupid, and these guys aren't stupid. You've got some of the best minds on here that deal with these little tractors.

To add oil, look at the pipe that attaches to the top of the engine. That pipe goes into the top of the valve cover. You pour the oil into the top of the valve cover (via this pipe) and it works its way down to the bottom of the engine, the oil pan.

To change the oil, undo the bolt holding on the canister cover. Remove the canister and replace the oil filter. Then remove the oil pan drain plug, drain out the old oil. Replace the drain plug. Pull the oil filler cap out and pour in five quarts of oil. Oil should run out of the upper pet cock used to check the oil (pet cock in left side of the oil pan). If oil is running out the pet cock, close it. You're ready to go.

NOTE: The canister assembly has a rubber O-ring that seals the canister to the canister base. You might need to replace this O-ring. Take a pointed object, dig out the rubber ring. Replace with a new rubber ring. Ring usually comes with the new filter.

Your filler is the cap that was pointed out in a picture down below. IF you peek down under the hood, you will see that it goes into the valve cover, which is at the very top of the engine.

It will take about five quarts for a fill.

The aircleaner, the other thing with the taller pipe that comes up through the hood, is on the left side of the engine, and has a cup on the bottom of it. The cup comes off by loosening the large thumbscrew on the band that holds it in place. empty the cup, clean it out and refill it to the line. It won't take a whole pint of oil.

You said it doesn't have a filter in it? Please put one in. NAPA stocks a Wix filter that will fit. Maybe somebody will chime in with the number. To replace it, remove the bolt from the top of the filter housing/cover (you have a picture of that, too). It's longer than the cover is tall, and should have a copper washer/crush gasket at the top when you remove it. Then the cover will lift right away. The new filter should come with a rubber gasket. This goes in the round slot you'll see when you remove the cover. I'd suggest you take your pen knife or something else sharp and make sure that the old gasket is not still in that slot. (If you try to put in a new gasket on top an old one, you're almost guaranteed a leak.) Then put the new gasket in place, put the filter in the center hole loosely, tip the cover back into place so that its bottom edge rests on that gasket, replace your bolt and snug it down.