Posted by charles todd on January 12, 2009 at 19:31:04 from (205.242.95.141):
I checked my oil the other day before start up and was about 3 qts low. Got to looking and found nothing unusual, weeping valve cover, weeping oil pan, ect... Projects for another day before painting. I put in 3 qts of Castrol Tection HD and went to "root raking".
I came back to the shop to replace a broken brake spring (got 3 off a parts tractor, have you priced an IH spring?). I noticed an oil slick on the ground. Investigation led to the oil pan. I thought, "dang, pan gasket"... Would ya believe all the bolts were loose??? Every one of them. So out came the torque wrench and I got them all tight. Cleaned the pan and removed the flywheel cover. Actually I thought the rear main was going out. Ran it out for a few hours, not a drop from the pan or rear main.
I think one of ya sabatoged my 504 :lol: Anyone ever have this happen?
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