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Loss of power/oil problems WD

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jakebah

05-12-2005 06:16:43




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Ok. My fault without a doubt but what to do now. Three weeks ago I went to check the oil. Looked like a milk shake! Got to looking and noticed the muffler had been pushed over and rain must have went in the manifold. I had ran it for about two hours in this condition. I change the oil and hoped for the best. I now have low oil pressure and loss of power. Where do I go next? I really like my WD but am not sure if I should put the bucks in to rebuild.

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wdtom

05-12-2005 17:52:10




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 Re: Loss of power/oil problems WD in reply to jakebah, 05-12-2005 06:16:43  
It could be the freeze plugs in the head under the rocker arm shaft. Remove valve cover and see if there is a pin hole in one. Could be a bit of more pure water/antifreeze here if it is leaking too.



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old

05-12-2005 08:15:27




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 Re: Loss of power/oil problems WD in reply to jakebah, 05-12-2005 06:16:43  
Texas is right, could have a head problem. Also your low oil preassure could be a filter problem, some filters don't work as well as others. Before I would jump in to the engine I'd do a compression check and a good old complete tune up. If you did get some rain water in to it you may also have a couple of bad plugs now and i8t never hurts to do a tune up, which in my book also means a cap and rotor.

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Texas Denny

05-12-2005 08:07:37




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 Re: Loss of power/oil problems WD in reply to jakebah, 05-12-2005 06:16:43  
Jake, sorry to hear about the problem. Water can of course get introduced into the engine through the muffler if the tractor is left in the rain. But I don't think you could get enough to change the oil to a milk shake. And though water will dilute the oil, it still has lubricating quality.

I'm thinking you have another problem. That is that antifreeze is getting into the crankcase from the radiator. Lots of things can cause this - head gasket failure, cracked head, cracked block, failed seals at the bottom of the sleeves. Any of these can introduce the cups of fluid necessary to make a milk shake. And Anti-freeze is abrasive and very bad for the lubrication quality of the oil. You may be able to smell the milk shake and detect the smell of antifreeze. And you should see a loss of radiator fluid.

Rebuilding a WD is not so very expensive. I've seen complete rebuilding kits as low as $395. With gaskets, the cost would be less than $500. But you need to identify the cause of the milk shake and that may mean additional expense. I just am not satisfied that enough water can get into the block from the muffler unless it was that way for an extended time.

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