How much trouble am I in

[Rcolsen]

We started the old A the other day, when it was below freezing. Don"t worrie there is plenty of anti-freeze in the coolant. THe oil bath had some water in it and was frozen so the tractor could hardley breath. It must have created a vacum and pulled oil out of the engine case. Now I have oil coming out of every thing, including the intake manifold...even after the oil bath is off. How much damage has been done?

 

[DONMYEIL]

Other than making smoke should not be a problem. Make sure there is oil pressure and no water in the crankcase.Run it and the oil should go away.Also check where the oil came out of the intake could have a leaking gasket.

 

[Dave H]

I am sure you have the level in the crankcase correct and doesn"t appear diluted at present?

 

[johns48jdb]

you sure you didn't have water in the oil and it frozen the oil pump up. there is a hole in the bottom of the air intake housing that is stopped up. you may have to do a lot to get to it, but any water that gets into the intake shouold drain out this hole. you may have to take a drill and bit to get it open. its at the very bottom of the hosing. a sharp pointed knife might locate it for you.

 

[Greenday]

If the air cleaner was frozen where the tractor couldn't get air it should have choked itself to the point of killing the engine!

 

[alabamafrog]

When I first started my 47 A it smoked like crazy and blew tiny black specks 20 feet high out the exhaust and rained black all over everything it would run and drive but was very low on power. I found out that a rat nest mixed with dirt dobbers nests was packed very tight in the intake at the bottom of the stack. It must have been sucking air through the crank case breather tube and sucked engine oil in with it. After clearing out the intake and running her a little she cleared up and ran fine with no more trouble or smoking.