questions on my '41H

Posted by awutay on July 31, 2005 at 19:29:55 from (12.76.128.133):

I"m just getting my 1941 H back together after doing a whole
bunch of work on it (rear axle gaskets, new radiator, carb, belts,
etc) and need some advice on a few items

1) the water pump seal where the shaft couples to the fan was
replaced. It didn"t leak sitting stationary, but it drips a little bit
when running. I need to crank down the nut, but getting to it is
a real issue. Does anyone know what size wrench fits the nut?
unless someone has a magic trick, I"m going to bend a cheap
wrench to get there)

2) while running, the engine puffs blue smoke in bursts. it"ll be
good for a few seconds, then poof, then everything settles
down. I"ve never had an engine run like this. Blue smoke means
oil, but I"m just dialing in the carb, so is it a related issue?

3) when I had the radiator cleaned, I also needed a new gasket
for the cap but was told it was unavailable. So I made my own.
However, I didn"t have a thick enough gasket when I fired up the
tractor to seal the cap. Strangely, the water temp gauge never
came up until after i shut the engine off, and even then the
needle just started to climb into the bottom of the white arc. I
ran the engine at power for over a half hour, keeping a handheld
IR gun on the engine and cooling system and everything was
very cool. There was also no boil off of the radiator coolant. If I
add radiator cap gaskets in order to seal the cap tight, am I
going the wrong way, or should I leave the system
unpressurized?

Follow Ups:

• Re: questions on my '41H Theman 10:58:43 08/02/05 (0)
• Re: questions on my '41H Marv 20:06:15 07/31/05 (0)
• Re: questions on my '41H CNKS 19:45:37 07/31/05 (1)
  • Re: questions on my '41H awutay 19:33:53 08/01/05 (0)

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