Got one fixed and then,,,,

besides all that other....nice fix on the T-stat

    Thanks SteveM,,,,

  Hey Dave,,,,,when I first fired the 149 up after the rebuild,I installed a new Fram C159 and since the filter did not have that many hours on it,,,I left it in there as I was gonna run the engine for a couple of hours to help clean up some of the milky oil. Then dump that oil and put fresh oil in it along with a new Fram C-159,,,,,
   I'm really puzzled with the low oil pressure now since it carried lots more before it blew the freeze plug and got a little hot on me,,,????  I use Pennzoil 10W30 both times.

Pennzoil?????? WTF???? only ones that use that stuff is kids, and that's only cuz they give them stickers to put on their bedroom walls! just as well puts a used filter on it, yer putting used oil in it! PfffffT!

             

""Pennzoil?????? WTF???? only ones that use that stuff is kids, and that's only cuz they give them stickers to put on their bedroom walls! just as well puts a used filter on it, yer putting used oil in it! PfffffT!""      OUCH,,,OUCH,,,,OUCH,,,,,,OK,,,Shameless,,,I GIVE,,,I Give,,,,,but you know,,,I coulda went to the Dollar Store and,,,,and,,,got some of their Elephant oil if thet woulda suited you a tad better,,,,,,,,but their can don't even list the weight of the oil so you don't even know what you gettin

     Chit Darrel,,,I'm just glad he likes me a little ,,,,,,,,can you imagine if he didn't,,,???  chit,,  I would have to go to sleep standin up alla the time,,,

    Anybody got a clue whats happenin with the lower than normal oil pressure on the D14,,???
 Gonna scrounge around ,,see if  I got a spare gauge I can try,,,DAMNG  I is worried some,,,,,

Joe, I insist. Do an oil sample test. Or drop the pan and check the last bearing to get oil. You can also lose pressure from the cam bearings. Do something, just don't run it anymore until you find out the problem. Why couldn't you pull the filter, take out the stem and put a master gauge in it's place and see what happens. Haven't done it but seems feasible. 

that tube is pressed in the housing,, needs to be good an tight...

   Good Mornin Good Buddy,,,,,!!!!
   Well,,you know,,,I sometimes get accused of bein thrifty,,,er frugal,,,,Ummm,,,,cheap too,,,,,!!! but I was just tryin to use oil to flush out the milky water/oil gook outa the engine 'fore I put some "GOOD" oil like,,,,,,Pennzoil,,,or somethin like that,,,may even try some Havoline,,,,, ('member that?)
  

Joe, you should make more of those. I bet they would sell! Nice work, that is a damn good weld!

AJ wrote: Joe, you should make more of those. I bet they would sell! Nice work, that is a damn good weld!

2x

      Hey Ted,,,I'm goin to Wally World here in a minute and I'm gonna look for some of thet Shell Rotella and give it a whirl,,,,,
     Hey Thanks AJ,,,,,I did the stringer and hot pass with my old Lincoln and Hobart 7013 while rolling the housing on a CS rod. It being S/40 carbon steel,,,it oughta last a hundred years,,at least better than the pot metal one,,,,,
    Hey Stan,,,yeah,,the engine is still "breaking in"  as it barely has 9 hours run time on it,, is why I'm so dang picky with it. Fingers crossed on the results with new oil (again)
     THANKS for all the kind words,,,,,,,,

JayIN wrote: My Dad farmed for over 50 years and always used Pennzoil. He NEVER had to have an engine overhauled. Guess what I've used for 40plus years?

They all meet the spec they are certified at. Older engines weren't so picky. With these newer engines you have to be certain the oil meets the manufacturer's specification. I ignore the Jiffy Lube places when they tell me I have to return for a change in 3000 miles. That's 1970s thinking. Either that or they use dirt cheap oil.

    Hey Guys,,,I think I got her solved,,,,!!!
    I have been a Pennzoil man for many many years and so far had not seen a reason to change,,,,until I read Don(MO)'s post on the zinc no longer being added in today's Pennzoil,,,I guess I just hadn't taken the time to actually "READ" what is NOT in their oil anymore. I see where this thread has generated another somewhat contentious thread bout lubricating oils and I want to add my .02 here and maybe on the other thread as well.
    Back when I was still getting paid for workin,,,I initiated a grass roots, In House, survey to "Standardize all the Lubricating Oils Used in the Refinery" There were several different divisions and seemed like every division used different viscosity,, grade and even different Brands of lube oils in their various rotating equipment, that were identical to others in other units,,!! Talk bout a CF,,,usually some pumphouse would run out on a weekend and NOBODY else had that same oil available,,,and when I got caught on Weekend Duty,,with that mess,,we had to dump a compressor reservoir so as not to mix the different lubes,,,and I decided we would no longer fight that battle.
   I worked with the techies from Mobile, Royal Purple and Pennzoil and after several weeks of studies and proposals,, we switched the entire refinery lube stocks to Pennzoil, primarily based on availability, Cost, with the zinc additive also being a consideration. All the Compressors were changed to Dexron II, which,,after some complaints and concerns  from the different Mfgrs about the Dexron II in THEIR compressors,,,finally agreed that Dexron II WAS a viable replacement....
 Long story short,,(yeah right),,as Don(mo) states,, the zinc in Pennzoil was for the older pre 1975(?) engines with the flat tappet camshafts and I had not realized that they no longer had the zinc in their oil, which is good to know when you have some of the older machinery that needs the zinc in their lubricating oils. I will continue to use the Pennzoil in my newer vehicles that DO NOT require the zinc,,,,,Ya hear thet Shameless,,,,?
  SO,,,,while at Walmart, the other day, I did some reading and ,,,,,,I brought home some,,,,,,,,,,,,Rotella in 15W 40 for the D14,,,,,,
  I had plumbed up a 0-60 pressure gauge right off the oil filter housing, and added the Rotella and put a spark in it and the  gauge went to 35# and gradually came down to,,,,,,,,,,,,28# after engine was at operating temp,,,,I'm a HAPPY CAMPER again,,,,,,then I switched back to the old gauge,,,and it only goes to just under the "O" so thet gauge is findin itself a new home,,,,,,,
 Many " THANKS",,Guys,,, for all the help,,,and the kind words,,,,   

Whew, glad you have that problem fixed. Now when Shameless dumps 4 feet of snow on you, it'll be ready to move it. Off subject, a little, does that D 14 backhoe have the forward reverse shuttle shift on the big handle, or do you have to shift it to reverse in the transmission. ...? Darrel

  Hey Darrel,,,yeah,,it being an Industrial D14,,,it has the shuttle shift on the left side and I'll tell you,,,it sure is a handy thing to not have to shift the transmission,,,just move it forward or backards,,,,
   No problem Leon,,I just appreciate all comments and suggestions,,,,thas how I learn,,