Verticaltrx
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- Joined
- Dec 30, 2009
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- 1,908
- Location
- VA
- Tractor
- Kubota B3200/L2501/SVL65-2/U35-4, IH 454/656, Ford NAA, Case 1845C/480E/450C LGP
I shut off my '53 NAA this evening for a couple minutes and when I went to restart it the solenoid just clicked. Tractor had only been run a couple minutes (backing load of corn in the barn) so it wasn't hot or anything. Tried to restart it a couple more times and same thing. Then held the starter button and herd a very slight humming in the starter and the wires began to get hot, as if it were trying to turn over but couldn't. Decided to try to roll start it and went down a good hill trying it in every gear, but the rear tires would just lock up every time I let out the clutch. That's when I decided the motor must have somehow locked up.
Not sure what happened as it has been running perfectly, full of oil, and was reading about 5-10psi hot idle oil pressure, and 35psi hot at 1500rpms last time I used it. Only odd thing the tractor has ever done was it would lose oil pressure when going downhill on any decent slope, as soon as you turned across the hill or leveled out oil pressure would come back. Going uphill it would keep oil pressure. Not sure if something was funny about the oil pickup and it finally let go or what. This tractor could have 2000hrs on it or 20,000 for all I know. It has been 'rebuilt' at least once, and who ever did it didn't do a good job. My first project was replacing the rear main oil seal as the P/O put it in backwards. So who knows what is going on in there. Any ideas on what could have happen all the sudden would be great.
Not sure what happened as it has been running perfectly, full of oil, and was reading about 5-10psi hot idle oil pressure, and 35psi hot at 1500rpms last time I used it. Only odd thing the tractor has ever done was it would lose oil pressure when going downhill on any decent slope, as soon as you turned across the hill or leveled out oil pressure would come back. Going uphill it would keep oil pressure. Not sure if something was funny about the oil pickup and it finally let go or what. This tractor could have 2000hrs on it or 20,000 for all I know. It has been 'rebuilt' at least once, and who ever did it didn't do a good job. My first project was replacing the rear main oil seal as the P/O put it in backwards. So who knows what is going on in there. Any ideas on what could have happen all the sudden would be great.