Well, I am guessing (and hoping)the o-rings. I think the previous owner just used the tractor in the summer as a rake tractor in the hay field. He probably ran water in it during the summer and then drained it after haying season and it sat empty over the winter. Then, I think it just sat for two or three years after the fellow retired before he had his ranch sale. So the seals probably had plenty of time to dry and detriorate. When I got it, I put antifreeze in it. I understand that antifreeze will get places and leak where water will not. So, it may not have leaked water but now just setting most of the time, it leaks antifreeze into the oil. I will try a radiator stop leak first and see what happens.
I had to replace the transmission oil. It had enough water in it that it froze up last winter. Looks like the old tractor might have been rode hard and put away wet (as they say) by the previous owner. Fortunately, the sheet metal is in good shape (although not a bit of paint on it). I would like to bring the old girl back to life and get her painted up. She was our main (and big tractor) on the ranch when I was growing up. The other tractor was a 1941 Farmall A, which I also have.
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