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That sounds like a good idea. I am not sure if I add through that level plug hole that it would get drained though.
That was my thinking too. What happened to this site? The last few times I tried to log back in it said something like, “ctoa may have been compromised in an effort to steal your personal or financial information”.
There was no connection from the oil filter. I pulled the breather and the drain plug. It looked like water and diesel came out. I poured some 15w/40 through to clean it up and replaced the plug. I added 4 oz, but the only thing that looked like a level plug was in front of the primer pump. It was a banjo bolt with an open tube. I took the bolt out and ran a wire down in it, no liquid. I waited an hour and it was still dry inside. Is this the right level plug and did I add enough oil?
I finally tore the cylinder apart just to see. The seals were ruptured in one spot. It’s a shame that I had the old style and Affordable said there aren’t kits for them. The new cylinder did not bolt up right, but I cut and welded the mounting bracket to make it work. The brakes went south on me after that, but I finally got them functioning. Now, it’s winter so I don’t know how much work I can get done on it or to it. I did get a bright set of headlights installed.
Thanks, it did lock down. I want to change the oil in the pump next. I saw the breather, but the drain wasn’t directly below it. The was some sort of bolt or holding plate at the bottom, but it was more forward toward the radiator.
Last night I watched a YouTube on a compression test of an old 3 cyl Kubota and he got 400 psi on them. So maybe my gauge is right.
Piper, thanks. I just ordered a new fuel filter and a new hydraulic suction strainer, so I’ve got more maintenance anyway. Eventually, I may even get to do some work
I went by the manual for 200 series tractors from that harner farms link, which said 6.5L (6.86 qts). I believe it may have gone out the breather and I will have to drain off some.
I want to say that it blows a bluish smoke when it bogs. It definitely put out some bluish smoke when I accelerated it from idle yesterday, then the oil flow. My truck will smoke white on first start up & blow some black smoke when I push on it on the road, so that’s what I compare the smoke color to. I guess it would look bluish/grayish depending on characterization.
I did not get to mess with the injection pump oil. I got my compression tester and am not sure I did it right or if the gauge is right. I pulled the stop back and wire tied it off tight. This should have kept fuel out of the cylinder, right? Each cylinder went between 140-200 psi on the 1st stroke, which seems good. But, then checking max psi at 4 to 6 strokes, the cylinders ranged from 400-460 psi. At 22:1 ratio, it should max at about 320 psi. This has me puzzled. I tested through the glow plug ports.
Then I really screwed up. I changed the oil and filter. I added 6.25 oz of engine restore and 15 oz of motorkote. Then I put in the 6.8 quarts of oil that the manual called for on oil capacity. I let it idle for nearly an hour and then ran the throttle pretty high. It blew oil all ove the ground before I noticed it. I immediately shut it down, but couldn’t tell where it poured from. It appeared to be from somewhere towards the back. I let it sit and my brother checked it a half hour later and said it was still over full on the dipstick. What a day!
