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EricG.NH
08-27-1999 09:39:01
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Re: A couple of novice questions about a ?53 Ford 8N. in reply to Paul, 08-27-1999 08:47:57
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The tranny, hydraulic, and differential sumps, are all connected through holes in the cases. Fill/drain one, you fill/drain them all. There are three drain plugs for each section, two biggies and on smallie, underneath. One fill, by the shift. Lift up or down doesn't matter much, less than one pint out of 5 gallons.
Foamy/milky is water. Couple possible sources. Condensation. Leak. Likely leak is the rubber boot that sits over the shifter, if it's missing. Water can definately cause grief, big and small. Something could definately be rusted. Something could also be broke. Don't know where you live, but water freezes pretty solid up here in NH, in the winter. So does any water in the tractor. Ice expands, things crack! I wouldn't worry about the value of the oil. Change it! As a matter of fact, if the tractor's been sitting that long, change ALL the fluids. After that, standard hydraulics debug starts by openning the right side inspection cover, adn operating the lift. Watch the action of the control rod and look for oil leaks dripping from above, where the piston and cylinder are, and below in the oil behind the pump look for disturbance in the oil. Leaks above, cylinder, piston. Disturbance below, pump leak. Recommended procedure is to drain off some of the hydraulic oil to just expose the safety relief valve on the pump. Then operate the lift again and see if it leaks. Cruise the archive for more info and buy a manual if you haven't yet.
Eric
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