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Tom Bond 01-13-2013 19:40:30 98.212.12.115 Report to Moderator	Seeing that there is no anti-freeze in the oil from what I can tell, I think I'm going to start with a fresh oil change and run it hard for an hour or so. This tractor sat for 99.9% of the time in an unheated garage. Then I came along and heated it up for a 1/2 hour or so on a 25° day and shut it off. I'm HOPING just condensation but prepared for more. I'm hoping the bubbles are cavitation but we'll see. I never checked for them when it was hot. If I do need to pull the head, I think I'll give it a try myself. Will the head, rocker ams, valves and all the goodies come off as one unit? Or do the rockers, valves and all have to come off before I pull the head? If not, I'll take the whole head assembly to a machine shop and let them work on it and check for cracks. Thanks again guys! One of many more to come , I'm sure.....Oh yea, I did bring it home today.....The saga begins..... [Reply]   [No Email]
old 01-13-2013 21:11:26 209.86.226.32 Report to Moderator	Re: Tan Colored Oil on Dipstick - Part 2 in reply to Tom Bond, 01-13-2013 19:40:30   Hood off first then the gas tank then the valve cover then the rocker arm assembly etc. If you do not have it pick up an FO-20 I-T manual it will help you a lot. If you need one on one help feel free to e-mail me and if you do I will give you my phone number if you need person to person help which I have done many times. Blew a head gasket on my 841 years ago. It has a loader on it so was not real fun job but did it from start to finish in less then 8 hours but I was younger and in better shape then LOL [Reply]  [No Email]