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Excessive oil in crankcase
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Posted by Fordson Model F Driver on August 04, 2004 at 20:15:15 from (172.153.242.85):
In Reply to: John Deere B(1949) posted by Dave59634 on August 04, 2004 at 20:00:12:
Is it possible your piston rings are badly worn? If so, (and you are having ignition problems, i.e., a cylinder that skips every now and again) that would allow a lot of unburned fuel to make its way into the crankcase, thereby diluting the oil contained therein. Do a compression check to see if you are within specs. As for remedies, if your proble, is indeed bad rings there is but one remedy: replace the rings. And since this is a fairly complicated operation, you may as well do a complete rebuild while you're at it. A pain in the neck, I know, but you'll likely never have to do it again... Good luck to you, and thanks for keeping the old iron running!
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