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AllisFreak MN 
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Posted: 11 Apr 2010 at 9:43pm |
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I have a question for you all. My WD oil pressure gauge takes forever to register any pressure at all. It has been this way for a few years now. I tried three different gauges but they all are the same. It runs fine, does not knock or tick, there is no antifreeze in the oil, it runs cool, doesn't burn oil, does not smoke or anything like that. I took the oil gauge off today while the engine was idling and there was just a slow drip of oil that came out of the hole, is that how it should be? There is oil getting pumped up to the filter. What is the deal??
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ToddSin NY
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Posted: 11 Apr 2010 at 9:47pm |
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Plugged oil galley to the gauge?
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Gerald J.
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Posted: 11 Apr 2010 at 11:30pm |
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Which filter? Pleated paper or wad of cloth?
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Posted: 12 Apr 2010 at 4:40am |
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Is the stand pipe in the filter?
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Glockhead SWMI
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Posted: 12 Apr 2010 at 11:20am |
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Check to make sure the pipe is not bottomed out in the filter mount also.
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AllisFreak MN
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Posted: 12 Apr 2010 at 6:23pm |
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Filter is the wad of cloth type, the pipe is there, I will have to check the oil galley to the gauge. Should oil pour out of that galley when the engine is running with the gauge removed?
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AllisFreak MN
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Posted: 13 Apr 2010 at 5:46pm |
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GlockHead; you were right. The standpipe was pushed down cutting off the flow to the oil gauge. You are a genius! Thanks.
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Jeff Z. NY
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Posted: 13 Apr 2010 at 5:53pm |
Glad to hear you got it fixed.
Make sure on some filters you but to remove the wooden dowl they put in the filter for shipping to keep the hole in the filter for the stand pipe open.
PS: Any oil pressure on a WD is good oil pressure. LOL
I have one that has been running 5 to 6 lbs for the last 15 years.
They refuse to die.
Edited by Jeff Z. NY - 13 Apr 2010 at 5:54pm
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Glockhead SWMI
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Posted: 13 Apr 2010 at 7:57pm |
Glad I could help. It isn't often I can add much around here as I do not have the wealth of experience some of the others do. I had some oil problems on my wd 45 a couple years ago and learned the ins and outs of the wd oil system.
Jeff, I know what you mean. I didn't think my 45 would make it through last years plowing. It did and plowed again this year. Smokes, rattles and has low pressure but keeps on going.
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Posted: 13 Apr 2010 at 8:02pm |
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All of those tractors of that era seem tough as nails. Hard to break them, and they run almost no matter what. I've often wondered if the ones AC built after the D series were the same.
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AllisFreak MN
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Posted: 14 Apr 2010 at 9:41pm |
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Thanks to you all for the advice. You are right, WD's are some tough old buzzards.
AllisFreak
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