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    Ford NH 1520 It's the HST filter!

    I posted here about a friend's 1520 blowing the hydraulic filter seal. Well, I just went to look at it myself and it turns out it is the Hydrostatic Transmission filter. I downloaded a plumbing parts diagram and see that it is routed to the cooler and can't imagine there is supposed to be a...
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    Ford 1520 blowing Hydr Filter Seal

    I've got a good friend with an 87? Ford 1520. 3 times in the last 2 weeks he has blown the gasket rubber out of the hydraulic filter, and the filter has been replaced twice. I'm a 30+ yr mechanic and I'm betting there is some kind of restriction or stuck bypass but I have not gotten a manual yet...
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    Blowing Hydr Filter Seal

    I've got a good friend with an 87? Ford 1520. 3 times in the last 2 weeks he has blown the gasket rubber out of the hydraulic filter, and the filter has been replaced twice. I'm a 30+ yr mechanic and I'm betting there is some kind of restriction or stuck bypass but I have not gotten a manual yet...
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