986 advice

Posted by DJL on July 06, 2006 at 22:29:57 from (70.105.65.205):

Hi guys, need a little advice of what to look for:
In 1980 my dad bought an International 986 brand new. I was too young to remember, but dad always complained of that tractor not being right from the get go. He said it never shifted very good (he traded an open station 966 in for it, to get the 86 series cab. Wish I had that tractor back)
Always seemed to grind into gear even at an idle and no longer how long you kept the clutch pushed in. The bigger issue, is he said it never carried much oil pressure on the gauge. He had the sending unit checked and dealer said everything was normal. He had it checked out several times before warranty went out and dealer still assured him everything was normal. We still have the tractor. It's only got 2300 hours on it, and never any hard work. Dad went to no-till corn in 1983, so all it really did was pull a small disk before plating soybeans. Occasionaly pulled a small square hay baler and moved big round bales but that's it. The tractor hasn't been overworked at all!
Several years ago, dad noticed that the engine would "clatter"some at first start up, and the pressure gauge was slow in coming up to the 1/4 level, at first sign of clatter dad would rev the engine a bit and the clatter would go away, and gauge would come up a bit faster.
Well, I notice it still carries very low oil pressure (about a 1/4 on the gauge and almost in the red when warmed up)Still seems to have the first start up clatter issue. Dad has always used correct viscosity archer oil in it and regular oil changes. The question is: Where do I start. Cosmetically the tractor isn't great. The AC hasn't worked for years so cab is needing foam kit. All the metal is straight, and a good waxing would go along ways. I'd like to get this tractor looking/running good, but not sure how much money I want to throw at it, if something major is wrong with the motor. Also, the TA has never been changed, but i do know for sure that Dad and I both in ignorance used that TA for a jake brake in road gear quite a bit, so I'm concerned about that. Maybe I'm worrying too much, but help me out guys. This tractor isn't going to work for a living, as the farm's in CRP now, but I do want a mechanically sound, and fine looking tractor that I can rely on to run a batwing and do other things with. With only 2300 hours on it, I'd hope to have alot of life left. By the way, the tractor doesn't use oil, and only a little gray smoke at first start up. What do I check, do I run it as is, or is she gonna blow on me?
Thanks
DJL

Replies:

• Re: 986 advice K.B.-826 16:42:01 07/07/06 (0)
• Re: 986 advice Allan In NE 04:00:48 07/07/06 (1)
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