hey all
slowly getting this beast of a machine back to 100%
It sat for 15 years and when I bought it I could see multiple stages of repairs of people trying to fix the tractor....main issue ended up being the power steering pump was aerating the hydraulic system which would overflow like mad. Ive solved all that and drove the tractor the 5 miles from my fathers metal shop to my property where Ill be building a house. I did overheat to about 215 degrees, thermostat got stuck. cooled and knocked on housing and back to 160degrees.
regrettably I had put in a conventional 20w50 in the engine before the trip. I replaced that with a straight rotella diesel 30wt. ive noticed the engine oil pressure on startup is around 50 psi. once at operating temperature the pressure gauge will be at 20 and below.
Ive also noticed that when I got the tractor someone had added an oil temp sender, I removed that and in its place is where I hooked up the mechanical pressure gauge line. Im pretty sure this is after the filter in the flow...should pressure gauge be in between pump and filter?
Im hoping that I didnt damage anything during the drive using the wrong oil with the pedal to the floor...she went about 30 mph and it was great.
So I attempted to remove the oil pan..had a jack set up loosened the front engine mount bolts and removed the pan bolts. It seems that it should come down without separating the front axle like you have to with the 5000s.
The pan didnt budge. wrapped on it with a board and sledge and nothing. I read a post where someone said they chiseled it down but i was hesitant and didnt have a chisel...then came to think that if the gauge sender location is in the wrong spot, and to save some time and headache, then the filter may be causing the low pressure. So I replaced the pan bolts and mounts. Installed a new filter and the 30 weight again and the pressure seemed higher and more responsive but when warm still went down to below 20 but would raise with the engine to around 40 psi. Tomorrow, Im going to move the gauge plug in location to one of the other ports inline with the pump flow and see if that helps....the engine does sound different when hot but I cant trust that its a bad sound.
should i just increase the weigh of oil im using?
does anyone know is there clearance to pull the pan down on top of the engine mounts on a 5500?
and second....how does it come off? pry it? yes i know its heavy
thanks
sorry for the story
top circle previous temp sender/where i hooked pressure line
bottom circle where I think I should hook pressure, looks like someone plugged it previously
slowly getting this beast of a machine back to 100%
It sat for 15 years and when I bought it I could see multiple stages of repairs of people trying to fix the tractor....main issue ended up being the power steering pump was aerating the hydraulic system which would overflow like mad. Ive solved all that and drove the tractor the 5 miles from my fathers metal shop to my property where Ill be building a house. I did overheat to about 215 degrees, thermostat got stuck. cooled and knocked on housing and back to 160degrees.
regrettably I had put in a conventional 20w50 in the engine before the trip. I replaced that with a straight rotella diesel 30wt. ive noticed the engine oil pressure on startup is around 50 psi. once at operating temperature the pressure gauge will be at 20 and below.
Ive also noticed that when I got the tractor someone had added an oil temp sender, I removed that and in its place is where I hooked up the mechanical pressure gauge line. Im pretty sure this is after the filter in the flow...should pressure gauge be in between pump and filter?
Im hoping that I didnt damage anything during the drive using the wrong oil with the pedal to the floor...she went about 30 mph and it was great.
So I attempted to remove the oil pan..had a jack set up loosened the front engine mount bolts and removed the pan bolts. It seems that it should come down without separating the front axle like you have to with the 5000s.
The pan didnt budge. wrapped on it with a board and sledge and nothing. I read a post where someone said they chiseled it down but i was hesitant and didnt have a chisel...then came to think that if the gauge sender location is in the wrong spot, and to save some time and headache, then the filter may be causing the low pressure. So I replaced the pan bolts and mounts. Installed a new filter and the 30 weight again and the pressure seemed higher and more responsive but when warm still went down to below 20 but would raise with the engine to around 40 psi. Tomorrow, Im going to move the gauge plug in location to one of the other ports inline with the pump flow and see if that helps....the engine does sound different when hot but I cant trust that its a bad sound.
should i just increase the weigh of oil im using?
does anyone know is there clearance to pull the pan down on top of the engine mounts on a 5500?
and second....how does it come off? pry it? yes i know its heavy
thanks
sorry for the story
top circle previous temp sender/where i hooked pressure line
bottom circle where I think I should hook pressure, looks like someone plugged it previously