Well, I'm trying to help out a neighbor get their 600 Ford running after it has sat for a long while and vandalized. There was water in the transmission and it looks as if I will need to flush the tranny to remove the congealed tranny lubricant and I need to know if the lift system uses the tranny lubricant and what type of filtration is used to keep the pump from being destroyed? I've ordered the right shifter boot because there seems to be many different boots with different specs and its broken rubber was the leakage problem and drained the messy lube and will remove the top shifter cover to get at the insides to see how bad once the boot arrives and then begin the flushing process to clean it all up. It looks like removing the pump is essential. What I need to know is if there is something that I need to pay special attention to like any filter screen as there seems to be no replaceable filter. I also found a lot of sludge in the engine screen/drain plug and will probably end up pulling the pan and cleaning it as well. This 600 Ford is very simple and it'll take some money and effort to get everything right before I even think about cranking it. Help me out if you can? I've ordered a new starter because the old one has disappeared along with a replacement spin-on conversion oil filter. It already has a single-wire alternator thankfully. A complete exhaust system is needed as rust has taken its toll, but luckily the manifold is intact and might only need gaskets, but getting it running is first. This poor baby has been left out in the weather, but the crankshaft turns so it's not stuck. It surely needs some care and a roof over its head for change.
BTW, what type of gear lube and how much should this 600 need? Looking forward to hearing from my forum buddies since collectively you are much better than anything found in any parts manual unless it is an advanced piece of machinery, but not this old Ford 600.
BTW, what type of gear lube and how much should this 600 need? Looking forward to hearing from my forum buddies since collectively you are much better than anything found in any parts manual unless it is an advanced piece of machinery, but not this old Ford 600.