I normally post on the red belly board, thats what I collect. My main usin tractor on the farm, is 451 Massey Ferguson. 4wd FEL, With 2500 hours. My dad (bless his heart, he's getting old). Borrowed it one day this week to do some clipping. Managed to knock the oil filter off, and ran it plum dry on oil. He's not even sure how long he ran it. It does run, and doesn't sound like its tappin or knocen. What do you do with it? Keep it and chance it? Sell it , and let people know what happened? Trade it in? I can't decide.
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Tony in Mass.
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How about.... buy a new filter... pour in some new oil... and see what happens??? I've seen engines seize tight, cool off, get more oil- and run again for years... just don't make a habit of doing this. BTW, some 'right' filters are too long to be safe, shorter ones are less of a hazard in mowing jobs like this... so are old fashioned canisters, pain that they are...
miner09
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- Location
- Pattonville Texas
Like Tony said see how it runs. May not be a problem. If it has a issue then sell if
you don't want to rebuild engine.
you don't want to rebuild engine.
ptfarmer
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- Location
- San Antonio, Tx
Put a new oil filter on it, put oil in it, start it up, and see what the oil pressure gauge tells you.
ptfarmer
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- Location
- San Antonio, Tx
It all depends on the amount of damage, a re-man as long as its readily available "should" get you up, and running the quickest.
Tony in Mass.
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About 55 cents worth of RTV sealer.
Now, in the start of the post- 'it had not tapping or knocking'... so you put on a new filter and fresh oil and 'now' it is completely shot?? Depends how much ambition you got.
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