JC, I don't have an answer, only an assumption... Sounds like somebody swapped engines and for some reason, capped off where the filter should be. My '30 has a canister for the oil filter which extends to directly under the carb. Like Bruce, the number on the block says Z1290600. Maybe the following will help.Good Luck, Chuck Make : Harry Ferguson Inc. Model : TE20 - TO20 Category : 2 plow, 24 hp at belt Engine : Continental Z-120 engine 23,9hp - 4 cyl - 81mm x 95mm - Gas (119.7ci) Standard engine 23,9hp - 4 cyl - 80mm x 92mm - Gas/kerosene (TEA20-80) Standard engine 28,2hp - 4 cyl - 85mm x 92mm - Gas/kerosene (TEA20-85) Standard engine 26,0hp - 4 cyl - 80,96mm x 101,6mm - Diesel (209.2ci) Serial number : TE20 (1946) : 1 - 315; (1947) : 316 - 20894; (1948) : 20895 - 77772; (1949) : 77773 - 116461; (1950) : 116462 - 167836; (1951) : 167837 - 241335; (1952) : 241336 - 310779; (1953) : 310780 - 367998; ( 1954) : 367999- 428092; (1955) : 428093 - 488578; (1956) : 488579 - 517651; TO20 (1948) : 1 - 1807; (1949) : 1808 - 14659; (1950) : 14660 - 39162; (1951) : 39163 - 60000 Notes : The TE (Tractor England) was built in England by Standard Motor Co. for export and the TO (Tractor Oversea) was built in USA in Detroit. TE20 with higher serial number than 200,001 = 12 volts. TE20 also known as GREY MENACE.
TE-20 Continental Z-120 petrol 1946-48 TO-20 Continental Z-120 Detroit Built 1948-51 TEA-20 Standard (STD) Petrol 1947-56 TEB-20 Narrow w/Continental 1946-48 TEC-20 Narrow w/Standard 1948-56 TED-20 STD V.O vaporized oil 1949-56 TEE-20 STD V.O Narrow 1946-56 TEF-20 STD Diesel 1951-56 TEH-20 STD Zero octane engine 1950-56 TEJ-20 STD Zero Octane Narrow 1950-65 TEK-20 STD Petrol Vinyard 1952-56 TEL-20 STD V.O. Vinyard 1952-56 TEM-20 STD Zero Octane Vinyard 1952-56 TEP-20 STD Petrol Industrial 1952-56 TER-20 STD V.O. Industrial 1952-56 TES-20 STD Lamp Oil Industrial 1952-56 TET-20 STD Diesel Industrial 1952-56
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