Before I Do This

I know I'm picky and all that, but some things just strike me as being wrong. I'm running into a lot of "Farmer Engeenering" on this old tractor.

Anyway, I'm replacin' all the heater hoses that the prior owner had on this oil cooler. Needless to say, they sprung a leak. :>)

The oulets on the cooler are pointing up and the hoses were "looped" over and then down to their inlet pipes at the lower left of the radiator.

Shouldn't the hinges and latch assembly of the cooler be reversed and the cooler assembly "flipped", so that the cooler pipes are on the other side and pointing down with the cooler opening from right to left?

Anybody out there own one of these old dogs?

Allan

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I think you are talking about the forward and reverse pressure relief valves. They, along with the two steel pressure lines are located just inside that left cover plate.

I'm gonna pull that plate and take a look; local red shop says that they are hard on the seals on the valves you're talking about.

If it is anything more complicated than that, tho, she is up on the trailer and headed fer town.

I just can't see how it is anything very serious; it absolutely bellers in reverse, both hi and low.

Thanks for your help,

Allan

I think those hose loops are there to allow for a less rigid connection to the oil cooler. I know that my Fords are the same way, and the coolers are a bit fragile on them, and sensitive to vibration. If the lines were mounted to stiffly, the cooler might just crack and fail over time due to vibration and hose flexing..... With the long hoses, the soft hose does the flexing and leaves the cooler without load. Dunno for sure if I'm right, but it's an idea..... So you're taking this old gal down to bare metal too? She's gonna look as shiny as the rest of the herd? Ah well, I guess it'll keep you out of trouble this winter. Have fun.

Rod

Those hoses do indeed have that big "loop" to em?

Okay, if that's the way they go, that's the way they shall be. :>)

Thanks,

Allan