Ford 2000

[bodo]

We use an old Ford 2000 with a belt pulley on it to drive our mill for rolling oats and beans.

Just recently she has been putting some oil out through the exhaust which runs down the manifold.

Does anyone know if this is the start of something terminal?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[FonterraFarmer]

We use an old Ford 2000 with a belt pulley on it to drive our mill for rolling oats and beans.

Just recently she has been putting some oil out through the exhaust which runs down the manifold.

Does anyone know if this is the start of something terminal?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

My 4000 started doing the same thing a few weeks back, I know it has worn valve guides, as it smokes up worse than a TS3 on start up, so when I get time, the heads coming off, new valves ,guides, head planed and injectors serviced, quite honestly to be expected when its only done 15,000 hours or so.

 

[yellowbelly]

^^ +1
If valve guides are worn you usually find oil dripping out of the breather pipe too.

 

[Kenham]

Nothing terminal, sounds like the bores are glazed it needs a days hard work .

 

[Thomas5060]

Our 3000 done that then we replaced head gasket and that cured it

 

[bodo]

Thanks for the advice, sounds like the head needs to come off so I can assess what needs doing!

 

[Mur Huwcun]

If it's coming out of exhaust give her some hard work for an hour or two to burn the carbon out first

 

[bodo]

Will do, I have some topping to do which should fit the bill

 

[REStracTORATION]

Put a trailer on or a heavy load behind take it for a good run out and make it work topping mite not do it,
you have to get the engine to pull down under load.

 

[Kenham]

I would not be disturbing the head unless as a last resort, it needs work, hard work. I sounds like its stood there at a fast tickover and glazed the bores, hard work will do it the world of good. On the big old Caterpillars D8's etc when on scraper box work constant running at the same revs would do the same thing. The answer in the handbook was to throw a handful of Vim down the air intake, this done a fine job of deglazing, change the oil after and job done.

 

[Flat 10]

I would not be disturbing the head unless as a last resort, it needs work, hard work. I sounds like its stood there at a fast tickover and glazed the bores, hard work will do it the world of good. On the big old Caterpillars D8's etc when on scraper box work constant running at the same revs would do the same thing. The answer in the handbook was to throw a handful of Vim down the air intake, this done a fine job of deglazing, change the oil after and job done.

@John 1594 has done this......

 

[John 1594]

@John 1594 has done this......

Worked a treat as well!!!

In all fairness the ford is probably wore out given its age, they were never long, long lasting engines by any means

give it a birthday, parts are readily available and cheap enough, wouldnt be much to send head off for full works and drop a set of pistons, rings and shells in set of freshly honed bores

 

[bodo]

Some good advice there!

I will give it some hard work and see what happens, but longer term I think I owe it a rebuild as it's been a reliable tractor

 

[Kenham]

Or you could just keep topping it up of course

 

[Mursal]

If you want to take the exhaust manifold off, you just might just see if the oil is coming down the valve stems?
It has been known for people to put valve stem oil seals on the exhaust valves to reduce this, without taking the head off.
Don't go mad stripping ...............

 

[tomlad]

vim ?
carborundum ?

 

[GrassChopper]

Could be either valve guides or seals, last time I rebuilt a head on my Dad's A series we stuck seals on all the valves rather than just inlets, dont know if this relates to ford 2000s though