High idle and oil leak questions.

[RH]

I have two questions that are foxing me a bit!

When the FSM has been working fairly hard,...hammer mill or a heavy harrowing, I find she has a higher idle afterwards.
When she's cooled down and re-started, it's back to normal.
It's not over-heating it seems.
Any ideas?

Also, there was no breather -bolt in the top of the gear-box, so I made one, as oil was seeping out around the base of the steering box.
It's made no difference,...oil still weeping out between gear-box and steering box.
Does it just need the seal, or do you think it's still pressuring up somehow?

Thanks for your time and advice!

Richard.

[henk]

Richard,

The oil is coming out of:
1 Under the high/low unit. Renew the gasket and use silicone gasket.
2 Under the steering house. Renew the gasket and use silicone gasket.
3 Oil seal on the H/L lever. Renew oil seal.
4 Back end of the steering house. Renew the gasket and use silicone gasket between sims.
5 Outgoing steering shaft of the steering house. Renew oil seal. This will be grease cord / hemp tallow.

Make things very dry. Than try to locate the leak.