Posted by Majorman on June 15, 2023 at 23:32:33 from (86.134.80.206):
In Reply to: Fordson Major posted by Meadowbrook Farms on June 15, 2023 at 19:39:45:
Water in the rear axle is pretty common, it is usually caused by condensation. You can try cracking the drain plug a little and see what comes out. If it is easier to find, Ford changed the oil spec in the rear axle and gearbox to 20/30W or Universal oil back in 1959, for all their Major range from 1952. You may find that she is nosier but it will do no harm, there is a lot of oil in there though. The rear axle oil level is on the dipstick near the gear lever on the left, the transmission level is on the side of the filler.
You could be getting oil transfer from gearbox to rear axle visa the seal in the main output gear or the PTO housing. This again is common and some people, me included, just transfer it back using a pipe from the trailer pipe, back to the gearbox.
As far as water blowing out of the radiator it may be that you are over filling a bit, they are not usually a pressurised radiator although it could be. When new, here in England, only the petrol or the petrol/kerosene versions had a pressure rad cap although some of the diesel ones did too. Check for blockage in the fins of the radiator or give the system a good flushing out with a hose.
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