FordManiac
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OK so yesterday i serviced my new to me 1989 Ford 2810. Changed oil/filter, coolant, fuel filter/water separator, 2 new air filters, transmission oil, hydraulic oil / filter etc. The engine oil looked ok, fuel filter looked decent but the fuel separator was full of very black fuel with small particles of something in it and it was totally nasty looking, transmission oil was milky white, hydraulic oil was very dark color, coolant looked great, and outer filter was dirty but inner was very clean. Tractor has 440 original hours so some of the stuff was first time being done. Fuel separator had never been apart but fuel filter had been replaced. Air filters were original cause they were made in 1988. So overall nothing terribly bad except fuel separator looked very rough and transmission apparently had some condensation in it. Anyway i had ran tractor before service and it cranked and ran ok but loped at idle a little and always has some light smoke coming from the exhaust. Now the lope is totally gone and the black smoke seems to be a little better but it still smokes some all the time where my other Fords seem to almost stop once your going (unless you load up the engine). Should i be concerned with the light amount of black smoke? What could cause this? I know this tractor has not ran much in years and when it did it was not used long just by the hours on the tach. Also there is a small amount of oil residue below the manifold so not sure what that is about. Oil around the head gasket too so I may need to replace some seals due to limited use. Overall the tractor looks about new and is in amazing condition. All original tires except for one front was replaced, all pedals show very very little wear and theres hardly any rattle can paint on this tractor. Everything is original except he's painted the muffler a silver color at some point in time. It is an original muffler though or OEM as it says Ford on the side.
Update:
The above was from a early post this weekend but wanted to update this info to include a picture. This tractor is an amazing find especially for the price. I've spent the last 30-36 months looking but have finally found the ONE. I am Ford tractor crazy and working on building my collection. Next is a low hour 4610 SU Series II. More to follow.
Update:
The above was from a early post this weekend but wanted to update this info to include a picture. This tractor is an amazing find especially for the price. I've spent the last 30-36 months looking but have finally found the ONE. I am Ford tractor crazy and working on building my collection. Next is a low hour 4610 SU Series II. More to follow.
