Mission Creek
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Wow, been awhile since I have posted on here, almost 10 years to be exact. Recently moved back to home Minnesota and have been reconnected with all our ford tractors on the farm. One tractor that has been sitting awhile is our Ford 4000 3 cyl gas loader tractor. Been sitting a long time. Was overheating, could smell and see it too by how hot the muffler and engine was getting. Smoke would appear from the exhaust manifold and was leaking antifreeze as well. Water pump was leaking on the block side, replaced with new pump and seals. Fixed part of problem. Took for a drive and seemed to overheat a little and the smoke would still appear. Looks like oil is leaking from the front of valve cover and burning on the manifold. Also pops really really loud after you shut off. Should I be able to replace valve cover seal and all should be well or is this a sign of bigger problems? Any idea if the overheat issue is coming from something else? Thanks all!