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Elk Farmer

12-28-2006 12:30:31




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On my 1940 H after I shut it down I see a little oil seeping inbetween the head and the block in front of the engine. Could this be a bad head gasket? The engine runs great and there is no oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil. Would a re-torque fix the problem?
Thanks Carl from Michigan




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Tom Windsir

12-28-2006 21:06:59




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 Re: H seeping oil in reply to Elk Farmer, 12-28-2006 12:30:31  
Carl

Nice to hear from you again. Glad your machine is up and working good. As the others say here, I think you have a minor problem that can be fixed rather easily as they suggest.

Hope all is well with you.

TW



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D Slater

12-28-2006 17:50:40




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 Re: H seeping oil in reply to Elk Farmer, 12-28-2006 12:30:31  
If it is leaking oil from under head most times its from run back oil from rocker arm area going down push rod holes on way to pan and seaping out, most times on right side. I usualy find someone has reused headgasket when it happens. Pressure passage to rocker arms is near center of block and to right or camshaft side of block. If leaking there i don't think it would make it to front of block to come out. As another poster said make sure oil is not coming from higher up and running down.

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Janicholson

12-28-2006 16:44:58




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 Re: H seeping oil in reply to Elk Farmer, 12-28-2006 12:30:31  
If retorquing does not repair the weap, I would spray clean the area real well with Brake Kleen, or Lectro Motive spray degreaser, wire brush it again, and apply a double coating of super glue to the area (regular, not jel) and let it set up for an hour. Another solution might be to take a break off blade from one of those thin utility knives (3/8 wide blade) and drive the blade into the gasket as a wedge, seperating the gasket and making it "thicker" at that point. If it all won"t go in use a dremel tool to grind off the excess. Another solution would be to go inside the head and see if a finger of #2 permatex on a cleaned surface might stop the leak. Just some easy solutions that might work. JimN

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gene bender

12-28-2006 14:30:57




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 Re: H seeping oil in reply to Elk Farmer, 12-28-2006 12:30:31  
Maybe they didnt do a good job of cementing the head gasket.



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MattofVinings

12-28-2006 12:55:34




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 Re: H seeping oil in reply to Elk Farmer, 12-28-2006 12:30:31  
Are you sure it isn't the rocker cover gasket? Reason I ask is that OHV pushrod engines have no oil pressure to the cylinder head, yes, there's some dripping flow thru the pushrods, but nothing like a SOHC or DOHC where there are pressure-fed cam bearings or hydraulic lifters inside the actual head. Just oil drainback thru the head gasket.



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Janicholson

12-28-2006 16:34:57




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 Re: H seeping oil in reply to MattofVinings, 12-28-2006 12:55:34  
I respectfully disagree.
Many engines with mechanical lifters/tappets and rocker arm shafts have pressure to the head. Quite often a drilled passage through a rocker stand, or bolt hole into rocker stand. In this case, you are correct in discounting the probability of pressure related fault at that location. JimN



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alaskan

12-28-2006 12:40:09




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 Re: H seeping oil in reply to Elk Farmer, 12-28-2006 12:30:31  
That sounds about right. Torque to specs again to check. I know it's a relatively new gasket - doesn't mean it's flawless of course, and your head could be just a tad warped. Haven't seen many working antique tractors that didn't seep from somewhere or other. I remember your pictures. That's a real pretty one.



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