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Larry Miller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: NWIL Points: 900	Post Options Post Reply Quote Larry Miller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Is this Oil Pressure OK ? Posted: 22 Nov 2009 at 9:19pm
	Got a D 17 at a sale and don't know the history. Changed oil and filter. Installed new oil pressure gage. Running at half throttle the gage shows just above the small square on left side of gage. The needle is in the normal box but just barely. Think this will lead to problems ?? Thanks, Larry Miller

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Charlie (NC) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Coastal NC Points: 942	Post Options Post Reply Quote Charlie (NC) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 6:26am
	as long as it's in the normal range it should be ok. Did you notice the pressure before the oil change? Did it drop after the change? What grade oil did you put in it?

John_SWPA Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 21 Oct 2009 Location: Burgettstown,PA Points: 148	Post Options Post Reply Quote John_SWPA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 7:02am
	does the pressure drop after you get the engine hot? That's when you start having problems.
	John- "If I can't fix it, I'll fix it so no one can."

Charlie (NC) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Coastal NC Points: 942	Post Options Post Reply Quote Charlie (NC) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 8:36am
	Good point John!

Jack(Ky) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Ky Points: 1153	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack(Ky) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 5:33pm
	Sometimes it is just the oil when it drops after warm up. The real problem is wear but a good grade of oil like Rotella will not break down as bad as a lot of the car type oils. I ran my D14 with a wore out engine for many years and I used many types of oil and the Rotella held pressure better than anything I ever tried. If it is the older bypass type system make sure you have the tube in the filter and make sure you have the filter with the stuffing in it. Wix changed design on their filters for a little while and they didn't work right on the older engines. The new Wix number is 57011 or NAPA 7011 or Carquest 87011.JP Edited by Jack(Ky) - 23 Nov 2009 at 5:41pm

Larry Miller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: NWIL Points: 900	Post Options Post Reply Quote Larry Miller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2009 at 9:45pm
	Could only read pressure after oil change - broken gage when I got it - put in 10 30 & filter - have not done any work with it yet so operating temp has not been in play yet. I will watch it and not worry much unless it goes down out of normal range. Thanks for input. Larry Miller

Charlie (NC) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Coastal NC Points: 942	Post Options Post Reply Quote Charlie (NC) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Nov 2009 at 6:34am
	You might want to try straight 40 wt or if you live where it gets cold maybe 20 w50.

LloydCentWi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Wisconsin Points: 300	Post Options Post Reply Quote LloydCentWi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Nov 2009 at 6:49am
	I normally use straight 30W oil in my gas tractors. They don't get run in the winter other than sometimes the D19D because of the loader to pile snow if it gets that bad. I use Rotella in my D19D.

gary ny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: verona ny Points: 361	Post Options Post Reply Quote gary ny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Nov 2009 at 8:08am
	I have found that alot of the new oil guages give a lower reading than the old ones .I went through 3 of them on a john deere m for a customer that showed just a slight reading but ever test I did should everything was working as it should .The dealer said thats normal .An old AC dealer said the same thing

Jeff Z. NY Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Points: 7326	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jeff Z. NY Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Nov 2009 at 8:11am
	When it comes to these old engines any oil pressure is good pressure. I have a B that runs 5 lbs and it has been like that for years.

Charlie (NC) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Coastal NC Points: 942	Post Options Post Reply Quote Charlie (NC) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Nov 2009 at 8:23am
	This discussion reminded me of my dad's old '53 Dodge 3/4 ton that I wish I had kept. It had a habit of running hot but it didn't have a temp guage or maybe the temp guage just didn't work. Anyway, when I got old enough to drive daddy told me "just watch the oil guage, if the pressure drops it's running hot". Everything I've ever read in the manuals for our old AC stuff says anything in the normal range is enough oil pressure. However, haveing it up in the middle of the range might be a good thing if she starts to run hot.

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