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Water in the transmission, hydraulics...one cause

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2Fordsmike

01-14-2001 11:02:09




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This forum often has questions about water in the transmission, hydrualics and/or rearend. Rainwater is often suspected and, I suppose, could be the cause. But I always suspect that the cause is condensation. I know this from experience. Now, in the most recent issue of the Two Cylinder magazine, a JD pro-restorer Gary Uken writes about this topic as a part of an article. "People are often astounded as to how much water can accumulate in housings just from condensation. Extreme temperature fluctuations, freezing, and high humididty conditions are all factors in condensatiion accumulation," Gary writes. Gary tells how he loosens the drain plugs on his tractors to drain accummulated moisture once a year. "Water is heavier than oil..." he reminds. He goes on to tell about an unstyled A JD that he got in cold weather. "The rear wheels wouldn't turn..I thought something had broken or the brakes where stuck." Then he tells that "after two days of sitting in the warm shop, I drained five gallons of water out of it--and there was still some ice inside the transmission." Back to my own experince: I had a friend who got a late A to restore and slid it home on icy roads because it was locked up. He too warmed it, and drained off gallons of water. With our old, precious Fords, I think we should change the rear-end oils every few years if we suspect they have loaded up with some water. Appreciate any other viewes or comments. Mike-Iowa

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Dave 50 8N

01-14-2001 21:44:09




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 Re: Water in the transmission, hydraulics...one cause in reply to 2Fordsmike, 01-14-2001 11:02:09  
I think Dave #1 put an allen screw in his plug to drain the water out. That sounds like a good idear. He even had a pix.



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stump puller

01-14-2001 15:12:21




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 Re: Water in the transmission, hydraulics...one cause in reply to 2Fordsmike, 01-14-2001 11:02:09  
I THINK THAT IS CORRECT. I DONT THINK I HAVE ANY BAD SEALS OR PLACES FOR THE WATER TO GET IN, BUT MY FLUID LOOKS MILKY. DRAINING THE WATER SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. HAVE FUN.



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