cub low on oil pressure

Posted by scott on August 18, 2000 at 06:08:49 from (208.169.106.249):

i have a '52 cub that i have been starting to use again. it has been on our farm for its whole life, and was unfortunately neglected about the past 10-15 years while i wasnt living there. i really couldnt tell when the last time the oil was changed in it, but i know it was at least 10 years. so when i changed the oil, it was very sludgy. also, the drain pipe coming off from the filter housing was filled with oil that was the consistancy of grease. i had to take a long screwdriver up the pipe to get the oil to drain out. i put a new radiator on it, and it starts up and runs initially very well with good oil pressure. however, after about 15-20 min running it at an idle, the oil pressure drops almost down into the red. i had changed the oil last fall and have only run the cub for 3 or 4 hours since then, and already the oil on the dipstick is almost jet black. are these two things related? should i put some kind of treatment in the oil to help clean things out? i would appreciate any suggestions you could give me. thanks.

Follow Ups:

• Re: cub low on oil pressure Eric 06:07:29 10/20/03 (0)
• Re: cub low on oil pressure p 06:33:50 08/18/00 (2)
  • Re: Re: cub low on oil pressure scott 06:31:54 08/21/00 (0)
  • Re: Re: cub low on oil pressure Tom Coughlin 05:39:04 08/19/00 (0)

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