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I was given a 504 diesel that has been parked in the woods for several years. Besides the regular engine maintenance I want to drain the transmission. I have the owners manual and it says it takes 17 gallons but it does not cover, or I missed it, checking the level and draining. If there appears to be not water is it safe to reuse the old fluid and top it off with IH Hy-Tran?
 
(quoted from post at 09:45:25 11/12/15) Does it run after being out there that long?
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I can turn the engine over by hand so it is not frozen. The rest is unknown so far.
 
i dont think it holds 17 gallons my book says 13 .page 130 has the lubrication check points number 25 page 133 has the
level plug location if i remember it is a 1/8 pipe plug on a hyd. fitting on the left side can check if i go down to
the other farm today
 
If it were me, I would crack the drain plug and see what comes out. Assuming some water, let that out and top off until you figure out what you got.
 
I agree, that would be what I prefer to do, but my experience with cracking drain plugs is mostly bad. It would be nice to have drain plugs that are deep and hollow so that when it is unscrewed there is a small hole in the side to allow drainage without completely unscrewing the plug. Or something like that.
 
Just loosen the drain plug a couple of threads and wait -if there is water,it will seep around the threads.A little patience is the key ! Mark
 
Thanks for all the advice. I'm going see what I can find this weekend as soon as it warms up a bit. We are supposed to see our first frost Saturday morning.
 
I got a little bit done today but no fire. I changed the engine oil and filter, drained the old fuel, added a little fresh fuel and drained that, pulled the fuel filter and hoses off, cleaned the filter housing good and blew out the hoses, reassembled with new filter, added fresh fuel, loosen the fuel line at the injector pump until fresh fuel ran clear. I loosened the injector lines at the injector to check for fuel. I got two of them to come loose enough to see fuel coming out. With the line loosened I saw a weak pulse of fuel as the engine turned. The glow plugs work and I preheated for one minute. I tried to start several times but got nothing that sounded like a hit. How do you recon I should proceed?
 

Hello. If you would like to shed of it ,I will be honored to come and pick it up. As I near retirement age I would love a project.
 
(quoted from post at 14:00:32 11/14/15) I got a little bit done today but no fire. I changed the engine oil and filter, drained the old fuel, added a little fresh fuel and drained that, pulled the fuel filter and hoses off, cleaned the filter housing good and blew out the hoses, reassembled with new filter, added fresh fuel, loosen the fuel line at the injector pump until fresh fuel ran clear. I loosened the injector lines at the injector to check for fuel. I got two of them to come loose enough to see fuel coming out. With the line loosened I saw a weak pulse of fuel as the engine turned. The glow plugs work and I preheated for one minute. I tried to start several times but got nothing that sounded like a hit. How do you recon I should proceed?
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I think a compression check is order.
 
This tractor is a b#$&% to get all the air out. But I did and WE HAVE FIRE!!!

It is running smooth hitting on all cylinders, oil pressure came up (have got add a guage), hydraulic work (with no implements), and clutch and transmision is not frozen. Now that I know it runs I will proceed to clean and put it in proper order. A good weekend!!!
 
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