BarnyardEngineering
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- Location
- Rochester, NY
I took advantage of the warm weather to go out to the barn and start up the "toys." The Super H was unusually cantankerous, flooded, which was ironic because the gas tank was also empty.
After I had it running for a few minutes, I see oil dripping out on the cardboard, bigtime. It was coming from around the base of the oil filter canister. The oil filter canister gasket had compressed and failed.
It's been a few years since the oil was changed, as I don't use the tractor much, like 1 hour a year. So the gasket was old, but I've seen much older that didn't leak.
New gasket, and no more leak. I'll be changing the oil in the spring, even though the oil out of the petcock was as clear as the day I put it in...
After I had it running for a few minutes, I see oil dripping out on the cardboard, bigtime. It was coming from around the base of the oil filter canister. The oil filter canister gasket had compressed and failed.
It's been a few years since the oil was changed, as I don't use the tractor much, like 1 hour a year. So the gasket was old, but I've seen much older that didn't leak.
New gasket, and no more leak. I'll be changing the oil in the spring, even though the oil out of the petcock was as clear as the day I put it in...