Posted by Coytee on April 05, 2009 at 11:26:45 from (207.65.105.185):
My brother in law has an International 866. We've found that it has a slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww leak of coolant into the oil pan. My understanding is, this can mean a cracked head or perhaps a bad seal on the sleeves.
I've done nothing yet to try to dig further into it. I WILL add that last fall when this was discovered, we changed fluids and watched it... I was able to cut SEVERAL fields with absolutely ZERO indicaction of any loss of coolant.
Today, with the tractor having sat idle since maybe November, I now see my coolant is lower and my oil is higher.
I am going to change fluids again and keep eye on it as i cut a field BUT... I'm trying to get educated on doing a resleeve job.
I'm not a mechanic BUT I am very mechanically inclined... probably already have all the tools I'd need unless there is a special tool needed to pull the sleeve.
Is this something a backyard mechanic can do (under the presumption a re-sleeve will in fact, cure the problem)
If it's not the sleeve then that might suggest it's a cracked head? I'm presuming I'll have to have the heads off anyway so that might just be a good time to send it out to be checked. (?)
I've never done this... I'm not intimidated by it at all... engine is pretty easy to get to... I've got an industrial backhoe (mine) that I can use if I need to hoist anything.
Heck...to tell the truth, I thought about yanking the entire engine out and putting it on a stand so I could redo the entire engine... then keep realizing it's not MY machine to spend money on!!
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - An Old-Time Tractor Demonstration - by Kim Pratt. Sam was born in rural Kansas in 1926. His dad was a hard-working farmer and the children worked hard everyday to help ends meet. In the rural area he grew up in, the highlight of the week was Saturday when many people took a break from their work to go to town. It was on one such Saturday in the early 1940's when Sam was 16 years old that he ended up in Dennison, Kansas to watch a demonstration of a new tractor being put on by a local dealer. It was an Allis-Chalmers tractor dealership,
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Variable pulley for case 1530 skid loader
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
