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yes, it needs oil in it to work correctly. it is an "Oil Bath Filter" system

and yes, they do need to be cleaned out periodically - you can use the same oil in it as you use in the engine.

Congrats on finally finding that number!!

and yeah, very unusual for that high of a number to be in that location.

number should be where the arrow is pointing.. right next to the starter.

grabbed a screenshot of your picture for clarification purposes...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zqfhrrj6fc1ax ... e.PNG?dl=0

it would seem the original engine was swapped out to an earlier model with no numbers...
that is my best guess anyway.. and I am fairly new to these beasts myself... Billy26F5 would have far more knowledge than I.

if there is no number behind the starter.. then my only guess would be that the original engine was replaced at some point with an older version (before they started stamping the numbers on the engine block itself)

you are looking too far inward... and need to wipe some of the grime off..

the number will be directly behind the starter... like this...

The serial behind the starter was discontinued after 1380939, relocated to the front top RH flange. Clean it well to see the number (I can't read it in the pic). cant read it because, to my eye, there is nothing there.. not even a scratch. perhaps the engine was replaced at some point with an older...

thanks for the info, leeroy.. looking at Agriline, they want over $400 for a new replacement, and from the looks of it, there is no filler neck attached... or did you get a used one? anyway.. quick update.. other half topped up the rad and said it barely took any at all to get it back up to where it...

Nice looking beast. Hopefully nothing too serious.

Good luck with it

Thanks guys.. I will look into finding a place to re-core.. not sure where exactly the coolant went to, but I do know it was not in the oil pan.. which is a good thing, lol the oil - aside from being blacker than night - was fine.. no signs of any contamination We do have a new temp sensor/gauge com...

We are in the USA, so buying from Agriline would involve some pretty serious shipping charges... Need radiator, new filler neck, and should probably get a new cap, too.. while we are at it, for a 1954 Major Diesel Had topped up the radiator couple of weeks ago.. I ran it some - maybe 5-6 hrs.. and t...

if it is shedding fibers, painting is not going to help it much.. it needs a coat of resin to seal it up properly and for strength
then paint it.

Well, pretty sure the temp gauge is definitely dead.. after about 3 - 3.5hrs of running, mostly backhoe work (higher revs) and a little scraping of the driveway, this is what it looked like.. https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/723011339097735256/745448870682558534/dead_temp_gauge.jpg Now to fi...

the adjustability I believe is still there, but yeah, she has a lot of reinforcement in various places due to the loader and backhoe installations. We just got a manual for the front loader yesterday.. not a lot to it, but every little bit of info is useful.. will be scanning it for long term safe k...

mine is like Billy's - has the E27N - 3010B number on it..

ok, now you two have me curious about ours.. light is too far gone to get pictures tonight, but I will take one tomorrow.

so topped up the radiator yesterday... she took between a half gallon and 3/4 gallon before it just stayed in the filler neck. Will keep an eye on things - dont want her to get overheated. Have not run her in a couple of days now.. was seriously sore yesterday after getting those weed trees cleaned ...

Hi Billy26F5 - and thanks for the info! so for the oil pressure, if I get a new line, we should be ok? that would be great! :D Temp gauge - it had been running a little bit, but I didn't really look at it after working for a little while - will have to try to remember to do that. lol We popped the c...

Howdy all! New here. We just picked up a 1954 Fordson New Major with a Sherman F8 Backhoe and a Wagner Iron Works front loader. Overall the old girl is in pretty good shape, but there are still a few minor things that need to be sorted out.. top priority is going to be getting working gauges in her....