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LeeHulcher

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I have a 1946 8N and I know they are famous for oil leaking into the radiator. Mine was fine yesterday and today I have most of my oil in the radiator. Is there anything I can do to fix this issue, or is it a loss. I just got the tractor and I have worked it hard for the last two weeks with no issue. I added oil yesterday and now this. What can I do?
Pls any advice will help a lady in distress.

Thanks Lee
 
It sounds as if you have a cylinder head gasket that is blown or maybe torn and allowing the oil to get in the radiator. Another thing that causes that is a cracked cylinder block. You did put the oil in the crankcase and not in the radiator didn't you?
 
Yes I put the oil in the crankcase not the radiator. I may be female but I am not blonde (Usually) lol.

I am just trying to figure out why this happened when I added the last quart of oil? Wondering if I somehow overfilled it even though the dip stick still said I was still a hair low.

Lee
 
A little info on the Ford N series. 9N made from 1939 to 1942. 2N made form 1942 to 1947. 8N made form 1948 to 1952. Note the model number is the same as the first year they where said to be made but like cars many where made late in the year before so you could have a 1947 made 8N but still called a 1948.

9N had a 3 speed transmission and I-beam, radius rods.
2N had a 3 speed but tube type radius rods
8N had a 4 speed and up dated 3 point with position control and draft where the other 2 only had draft.
Early 8N where front mount distributor but in April or May of 1950 Ford change to the side mount distributor on the 8N
 
"I know they are famous for oil leaking into the radiator"

HUH? An "N" CANNOT "leak" oil into the radiator with the possible exception of a very rare internal crack in the lower block.

If you actually have an "N" and the engine oil is in the radiator, you may was well go to Vegas and see if your rare luck holds!

Which brings up the possibility that you may actually have a newer OHV tractor.

A photo would be helpful!
 
By the way oil in the cooling system can be as simple as your seeing the additives that antifreeze has in it or you could have a head gasket going and your getting combustion byproducts in the coolant
 
Please do not take the post as wrong. I did not mean to imply that you were dumb, or as you say "blonde". Sometimes we do things wrong before we know what we have done, or at least I do.i am sorry if I gave you that impression.
 
Like a neighbor of ours, who was a Doctor. He put oil into an old JD until it ran out of the clutch.
 
Just trying to reason this out; if most of the oil is in the radiator where did the water or anti freeze that should be in the radiator go? It had to go somewhere to make room for all that oil if it is oil. Is the oil on the dip stick milky?
 
It was a blown head gasket and the repair is done and it is back up and running without a single issue. The blown head gasket allowed oil into the water jacket and therefore into the radiator. There was no water in the oil. The oil was replaced and the tractor is waiting for warmer weather and pressure washer from Santa for the final bath. She rolled home 2.5 miles just fine. Thank you all for all the suggestions.

Not bad for 2 gray haired old ladies and some power tools.

Lee
 
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