farmall f-12 cooling fan

cphillips

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I have a 1934 farmall f-12. I restored it last year including a complete engine rebuild. It is used occasionally on the farm a well as parades and such. Last weekend my dad and I were driving tractors in a christmas parade and the farmall was running for about two hours straight during the parade. It has the greasable bearing on the fan and I know that it always slings a little bit of grease out. During the parade, it slung a lot of grease out. I had to really clean it off from the front of the engine and under the hood. I know that they make sealed bearing fans but I have not found one that looks totally original. My question is does anybody have a sealed bearing fan that looks original or does mine just have a seal that is bad or something causing the grease to flow out.
Thanks,
Cole
 
I don"t know about your f-12, but the nine I have do not have a grease fitting on the fan. Instead there is a slotted set screw that you take out and pour in oil. at the back of the shaft should be a cork or felt washer/seal to keep it in. It doesn"t take much oil to keep it well lubed.
 
If you call Rice, equipment, or go to Fordson House, you can get the cork gasket/seal:

11154-V Fan Hub Gasket (Cork)
11155-V Cork Washer

https://www.thefordsonhouse.com/storefront.asp?cat=1
 
I'll call fordson house tomorrow, mine has a zerk for grease on it. I used high temp synthetic grease sparingly but it still flows out. I think it may be the seal you are talking about because it seems to be getting worse the more I run it.
 
It should have a small amount of oil in it, not pumped full of grease. You finally ran it long enough for the grease to warm up and push out.
 

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