Re: No Spare Tractor?!?

Posted by Owen Aaland on April 26, 2007 at 17:40:35 from (65.161.86.75):

In Reply to: Re: No Spare Tractor?!? posted by K.B.-826 on April 26, 2007 at 17:02:10:

If you have to run an engine that is leaking coolant into the oil be sure to get rid of the antifreeze in the cooling system and run only water. You can drain the water off before starting the engine. Antifreeze will mix with the oil and destroy the lubricating ability of the oil and is more likely to damage an engine.

If the sleeve has been eroded completely through so that the coolant is coming through the sleeve wall, antifreeze will soon cause the piston to score. This can also happen when coolant gets picked up from the bottom of the sleeve with o-rings leaking. A scored piston can come apart and do major damage. I had one where a piece of piston skirt got between the rod and block and pushed a hole in the side of the block.

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