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[Justin0924]

Oil ring might be stuck on one cylinder
Is there an additive I can try and how to use if there is.
This was the cylinder rusted stuck tractor has been running for 2 years now

This post was edited by Justin0924 on 10/28/2023 at 08:43 am.

 

[rustred]

what is actully happening here. using oil, smoking , low compression.??? if its been this way for 2 years probably tear down time . have u
checked the compression? give some history here of this unit why u think that.

 

[Justin0924]

(quoted from post at 08:51:39 10/28/23) what is actully happening here. using oil, smoking , low compression.??? if its been this way for 2 years probably tear down time . have u
checked the compression? give some history here of this unit why u think that.

Motor was stuck when got it got it free runs great on all cylinders but after a while the cylinder the was rusted stuck after about 3 months of occasional use it will canon foul the plug on that cylinder

 

[Chester5731]

I would dump in a can of Seafoam. I have had excellent results with it for oil consumption if it s due to stuck rings.

 

[caterpillar guy]

If you could get a helicoil in a pipe thread version you could also just drill for the helicoil then tap and use a regular pipe plug like it had. OR even a straight thread and a newer oil pan plug to seal it. Have to be careful of running a tap to deep could hith the inside of the water jacket and make a real mess with it by damaging the inside of the water jacket or even the outside by maybe pulling the side out of the block if turned to much after it touched the inside of the jacket.

 

[rustred]

the rings are seized in the piston grooves. not a very good chance of getting them free. rust is tougher than steel. sure u can try them
things in a can but no guarantee on that. best is to get it hot even if you have to cover the rad to keep the temp over 200 degree's but not
boiling. and work it hard for a few hrs. then if that dont work tear it down or just keep using it as is. there used to be an oil called
valvoline years ago and some people would use that stuff, maybe its still around i dont know. check the compression on all 6 and see where
this cylinder fits it. 5 puffs per cylinder with throttle open and record numbers.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Mist the seafoam into the intake, as much as it will ingest without stalling. That's your best chance of having it do anything. In the fuel it's too diluted and in the oil it's just in the oil.

If you've been running it for 2 years and the ring hasn't come loose, it's unlikely that it will without pulling the piston and digging it out. Assuming a ring is stuck.

This post was edited by BarnyardEngineering on 10/29/2023 at 08:47 am.

 

[dhermesc]

I agree with assessment that it is probably tear down time.


Getting an engine unstuck doesn't cure any issues that it already had and creates many that are often overlooked because the engine is running. Except for a death of hte user most people don't park a
perfectly good running tractor for years. If a piston (or pistons) was stuck you have to consider what it took to get it stuck - usually rust. The rings will also rust and fill the groove they are
seated in with rust. I don't know of a good way to get that rust out of the rings except removing the piston. Very good chance these solidly seated rings have worn grooves into the piston wall or the
rust that had seized the piston has left pits in the piston wall along with the rust being ground into the piston walls scarring them even more. I look at any engine that has gotten stuck due to water
(or coolant) as living on borrowed time. If the engine is only being used lightly the lower power and excessive oil usage is just something you do to avoid the expense of an overhaul. But if you are
using the tractor hard you can either get used to it being down on power and using a LOT of oil or you can do it right and tear it down.