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Murphy

04-26-2004 18:50:04




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Can somebody tell me just how you go about checking the engine oil on an old H?
I don't see a dip stick, and can't find an answer in the manual that I have.




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Larry in CO

04-26-2004 18:57:05




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 Re: checking H- engine Oil in reply to Murphy, 04-26-2004 18:50:04  
Look down on the right side of the oil pan (viewed from sitting on the seat). There should be two petcocks. Open the top petcock by turning counterclockwise. If oil runs out, it's full. If no oil, open the bottom petcock. If oil runs out, the level is OK. If no oil, you're at least a quart low. HTH, Larry



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rustyfarmall

04-27-2004 05:11:46




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 Re: Re: checking H- engine Oil in reply to Larry in CO, 04-26-2004 18:57:05  
I prefer to add a quart anytime the oil does not run out the top petcock.



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jal-SD

04-27-2004 06:56:48




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 Re: Re: Re: checking H- engine Oil in reply to rustyfarmall, 04-27-2004 05:11:46  
I'm with Rusty, add a quart if it doesn't run out the top petcock. We farmed 880A with four H's when I was a kid, & I can tell you from experience that an H does not care if its oil is a little over full. Originally, the two petcocks were for kero/diso burners, they all diluted the oil. Each day before you put them to work, you were supposed to drain the lighter diluted oil off the top of the pan down to the level of the bottom petcock & then fill them up to the top one with 30W. IH never bothered to change the pan for X-1 models, although I've seen X-1's with a pipe plug in the bottom petcock hole. I don't know if this was factory or an "after-market" modification. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD)

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Eric NW Iowa

04-27-2004 11:17:47




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: checking H- engine Oil in reply to jal-SD, 04-27-2004 06:56:48  
jal,

How close are you to Sioux Falls as I drive there daily?

I have read on the 'H' website of these petcocks - but my tractor has an actual dipstick. I've posted a pic on this site a while back and had mixed responses on the identification - but I've settled on it being a stage 1 super H. Would the dipstick be a indicator of its identity? The serial # is coated with paint and I haven't had a chance to get the motor or any other casting number yet.

Thanks,
Eric

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farmall kid in pa

04-27-2004 13:43:31




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: checking H- engine Oil in reply to Eric NW Iowa, 04-27-2004 11:17:47  
Eric people will argue with me and say i am wrong but if it is a true H with a dipstick then either it was 1 of the last cople hundred motors made and someone drilled the plug out.(there is a flat plate on the side where a coldplug?not sure if thats the right name correct me if i am wrong. or if the tractor is or came from the south the dipstick may be factor equipment because it may have been on a cotton picker. i know the M's that were used for pickin cotton sometimes had disk brakes.

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samani

04-29-2004 17:53:19




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: checking H- engine Oil in reply to farmall kid in pa, 04-27-2004 13:43:31  
I also just got an H. It has the plugs on the side of the oil pan. When i screwed the top on out oil came out, and when i screwed it back in the oil continued to ooze out. Did I break something or did I screw it to far. Is there a way to fix this?



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farmall kid in pa

04-30-2004 14:45:44




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: checking H- engine Oi in reply to samani, 04-29-2004 17:53:19  
samani when u screwed it out then back in did it stop after about 7 sec. or so. if so u didnt break anything it just takes a sec. for your petcock screw to drain the oil it has in its opening. the reason it has oil IN it is because the petcock is a hollow bolt with another intersecting hole that connects to the first 1 allowing oil out so u can see how high it is



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doc magillicutty

05-03-2004 06:20:16




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: checking H- engin in reply to farmall kid in pa, 04-30-2004 14:45:44  
Thanks to the farmall kid in Pa. I've either ran out of oil or the thing quit leaking. It's strange, I move to Iowa and get tractor advice from Pa. I lived in Dallastown, just outside of York for 27 years. Thanks for the help, you might hear from me again, I have a few more problems I'm working on.



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