Robin Veerman
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Kinda funny that these are same model same year tractors. Personally a drip here and there doesn’t bother me. It’s actually a subtle reminder to check oil levels regularly, which isn’t a bad thing…
HYDRAULIC DRAIN PLUG LEAK - '04 BX23
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newbury
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I had a '66 Valiant slant 6 that had a drip, here, there, anywhere. Didn't worry about changing the oil, just replenishingKinda funny that these are same model same year tractors. Personally a drip here and there doesn’t bother me. It’s actually a subtle reminder to check oil levels regularly, which isn’t a bad thing…
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Kinda funny that these are same model same year tractors. Personally a drip here and there doesn’t bother me. It’s actually a subtle reminder to check oil levels regularly, which isn’t a bad thing…
Too many to be a coincidence. I'd think that maybe they tried something as a change and it didn't work. My guess is that they tried to mold a washer and an o ring together - oh, I see something about that previously. Not sure what their version looks like but that is not something that works well.
That would save a few pennies over machining the surfaces flat and then adding a soft copper washer - which is the way sumps have been sealed for about half a century without leaking.
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