R John Deere

[Anonymous-0]

I have a problem, or a concern with my R John Deere, It has oil in the radiator..The tractor starts like a charm and runs great and also seems to have plenty of power, but I am concerned about the oil in the water. Anyone have any answers for me??? Lee

 

[Pete76NY]

Headgasket

 

[Pop Pop]

I would say it is probably a better than average chance that a crack has opened up in the head. I have my father's '53 R and the only problem we ever had with it was cracked the head once or twice pulling a 4-16 plow in heavy muck. Just a guess. What have you been doing with it?

 

[Anonymous-0]

Thanks for the reply about the R john Deere, I havent done anything with it yet.. I bought the tractor a little over a year ago,Ive done a few things to it to make it run better, I dont use it for anything just nice to have it around and listen to it run once in awhile. When I get done with my other projects I probably will tear it down and try to figure out what is the problem.. Thanks for the info..

 

[BushogPapa]

At least you are not getting engine oil into the transmission..!
Those "R"'s are simply amazing, as far as sheer POWER is involved (at Factory Settings)...!!!

Ron..