Posted by Mtjohnso on January 11, 2022 at 15:47:31 from (174.204.72.180):
This is generic question about oil leaks in tractors. I have a Farmall Super A that has an oil leak in what appears to be a frost plug, but is a metal plug that closes a machine hole for the cam shaft. The plug goes in the machined hole and the dome of the plug is tapped in to seal the plug. I have replaced the plug twice. When I rebuilt the engine the original plug was not leaking. I put in a new plug and smacked it hard using a 1/2 inch extension as the piece of metal up against the dome. Well it leaked. So I split the tractor and did it again using the Aviation Gasket liquid on the plug before smacking it again. I am now ready to split the tractor again to fix the leak that is still there. Yes I did clean the hole out good both times. Before I do that I thought about using some type of oil seal material to seal the leak. But that seems a little dangerous in that I might seal up an oil passage on the crank or the valve train. Has anyone ever used a commercial product to fix an oil leak and did it work? Did grandpa have a solution that would fix this? I am not opposed to splitting the tractor. Tractor is in the shop and the tear down has started, was just wonder what everyones experience has been on this.
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