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'57 Major Oil Problem
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:38 pm
by bluecraig0776
Hi folks. Firstly I apologise for not being on here for months! Anyway, I started old Major up yesterday after being stood for three months. Fired up no problem, however after ten minutes I noticed the exhaust side was covered in oil. Could this be down to 'breathing' problems do you think?
I'm going to get it into the shed and completely strip & rebuild the engine. New pistons, liners etc etc .
Just thought I'd pop in and say hello and tell you whats happened LOL
Re: '57 Major Oil Problem
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:56 pm
by Nick
where was the oil coming from?
Re: '57 Major Oil Problem
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:46 pm
by bluecraig0776
Seemed to be coming out exhaust
Re: '57 Major Oil Problem
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:17 am
by BearCreek Majors
Sounds like it may be unburned fuel, was it running rough, smoking bad?
Pat
Re: '57 Major Oil Problem
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:57 am
by Dandy Dave
I think you need to take it out and work it. If you idle these tractors around, oil will start to slip past the rings. Put a medium load on it for a few hours, something like pulling a disk harrow, and it will clean up. Dandy Dave!
Re: '57 Major Oil Problem
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:06 pm
by bluecraig0776
Thanks for your replies, I will work it for a few hours and see what happens but i plan to do a rebuild anyway.
Re: '57 Major Oil Problem
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:50 pm
by River
Aye,stick it on a slurry pump if you can, they were built to work,seen early ones on threshing mills for weeks on end.