Oil Drain Plug Problems

[nondem]

I've changed the oil on my tractor prolly 5 times in the year+ I've owned her.
The last time - I couldn't get the screen on the plug to slide in over the pickup - it kept getting hung on one side. The screen and plug itself were in bad shape and needed replacement so I put it back w/o the screen and bought a new one to keep around till the next oil change.

The new one does the same thing! So I did some investigating and it looks like the pickup is slightly offset enough to keep the screen from sliding up it.

I applied gentle pressure to try to move it back where it's "supposed" to be but it's solid in the current position. There is no looseness at all in any direction.

So for now - I put the new one in w/o the screen.

The oil pressure is VERY good on this tractor from what I'm reading. It only drops below 20lbs if it's hot and at idle.

How would it have gotten bent? It's only slightly out of alignment and I've had the plug out several times and it always went right back in w/o drama.
I guess I could have not noticed the misalignment before but it seems odd.
SHould I risk using more force to get it bent to the right position?

 

[G6 at Snook, TX]

Others may disagree, but if you are getting good oil pressure with the pickup in the position it is in you should leave it and work around it. If that means removing the screen or trimming it, so be it. As far as I can tell, you would be inviting much more trouble by fooling with the pickup tube.

I have one observation: you must use your n a whole lot to change the oil five times in a year.

 

[Dell (WA)]

nondem........Ford owners manual specifies oil change every 200hrs or once a year in the fall.

Me, I'd trim the screen. The sheetmetal suck'em-up needs support or it will metal fatigue, loose prime and wipe out yer crankshaft bearings ......Dell

 

[nondem]

Thanks! I tend to agree with your idea.

The multi-oil changes have been in an effort to get the funk that I put in it when unseizing it out. Also, to help with the volume of sediment I found in the oil pan that I cant reach w/my finger.. I use detergent oil and change it and the filter when it gets dirty.

I suspect the rate of changes will drastically reduce now that it's staying clean longer.

 

[souNdguy]

oil pan bent any?

In any case.. that screen is easy to deform.. bend it a bit and start the plug at an angle.. it should slide up..I have one that needs slight angle to start.

soundguy

 

[nondem]

(quoted from post at 11:03:53 08/11/09) oil pan bent any?

In any case.. that screen is easy to deform.. bend it a bit and start the plug at an angle.. it should slide up..I have one that needs slight angle to start.

soundguy

I don't think so but I'll double check - this tractor shows no sign of ever having a FEL. The radius arms are bowed though. I'll try the bend trick and failing that I'll try trimming it short enough to fit - it does slide part-way on.

Thanks again guys.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I had almost the same experience. My Dad had a 9N for 30 years and gave it to me. I started to learn alot about these tractors and discovered it was missing the screen on the oil drain plug. Purchased a new plug and found it would not go in so I forced the pickup over and installed the new plug. Fired it up and the engine knocked like crazy. Pulled the plug, bent the pickup back and trimmed off the screen. Has been running fine since. Seems the oil pick tube runs very close to the crank shaft. 38 years without the screen and no issue.