D Nickerson
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I'll try to keep this brief. I finally brought it in for some needed work. One of the things I did was pull the bottom engine plate off to inspect the rod bearings. I could have sworn I started hearing a slight knock last year. With the plate off I could reach up and check 1 of the rods for play. I had to take the sump tube off to check the others. It seemed fine, so I cleaned the sump tube, put a little lock tite on it assembled everything and ran it to test for leaks(one of the things I did was water pump). Well the water pump was a bad casting(coolant leaking through the metal). So I took it back apart while I wait for another. This morning I was out putzing around with it and pulled the dipstick out. I was stunned. The oil is still new. It should be black after running it. It's not pumping oil. What the heck did I do? Yes the sump tube is installed right(cutout at bottom). I didn't use any gasket sealer, so there's no chance of plugged holes. I can't see that it needs priming. The sump tube by the way is the size of 3/4" pipe, and when I use locktight it's not a ton of it, so I can't see that the hole is plugged up. I'm lost. I can't believe it's a coincidence that the pump quit working. I can't loose this tractor. I searched both JD 1050 and Yanmar for this problem and can't find anything. Does anyone have ANY clue about this?
Doug
Doug