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Ethan Chamberlain 01-10-2013 21:12:09 64.89.219.217 Report to Moderator	Hello I"m looking at a 1566 ih, and I"m not very familiar with this generation of red tractors. On the rear of the tractor, it has a fill tube that is similar in design to what John Deere had from the mid 70"s to the late 80"s. But everybody is telling me that a 1566"s rear end is filled and checked through a dipstick hole under the floor of the cab. So what am I looking at on this 1566? It has an old pop can for a cap right now, and if I do wind up bringing it home, I would like to find the correct cap for it. Does anybody know what I"m referring to? Thanks [Reply]   [No Email]
mkirsch 01-11-2013 06:31:54 64.80.110.74 Report to Moderator	Re: 1566 ih rear end fill tube in reply to Ethan Chamberlain, 01-10-2013 21:12:09   Where is the fill tube? You sure it's for transmission lube, and not an auxiliary fuel tank? 2-1/2" seems more like a fuel fill. If it's truly the aftermarket one, your best shot is to find another tractor with the same aftermarket fill tube in a junkyard, and buy the cap. There may be a fuel cap or radiator cap that fits, though, but that'll be a matter of measuring and trial-and-error. The factory fill/check is in the floor of the cab, right under the park lock handle. You may have to lift the floor mat to find it. Some cabs have a flip-up panel or a flap cut in the floor mat right there. [Reply]  [No Email]
Owen Aaland 01-10-2013 21:37:59 216.47.33.89 Report to Moderator	Re: 1566 ih rear end fill tube in reply to Ethan Chamberlain, 01-10-2013 21:12:09   Two possibilities. If the fill tube is attached to the three point hitch top link bracket it is an after market part to make it easier to add oil, especially on tractors with cabs. The other possibility is that it has a hitch cover from an 86 series tractor. In that case there should also be a small hole for the dipstick tube. Both of these would be in the hitch cover and not the upper link attaching plate. [Reply]  [No Email]
Ethan Chamberlain 01-11-2013 05:14:37 64.89.219.217 Report to Moderator	Re: 1566 ih rear end fill tube in reply to Owen Aaland, 01-10-2013 21:37:59   It's a bigger tube then a dipstick tube, I would say around a two or two and a half inch tube. It doesn't have threads at all. Where would I find a cap for an aftermarket add on? [Reply]  [No Email]
scotc 01-13-2013 18:58:45 75.234.210.135 Report to Moderator	Re: 1566 ih rear end fill tube in reply to Ethan Chamberlain, 01-11-2013 05:14:37   Check someplace that carries truck parts. Sounds like it originally had a rubber plug similar to the one on the engine dipstick. [Reply]  [No Email]
IH4386 01-11-2013 18:40:39 68.191.167.254 Report to Moderator	Re: 1566 ih rear end fill tube in reply to Ethan Chamberlain, 01-11-2013 05:14:37   Is ther a petcock valve on the housing to the left or right of the tube where it goes to housing? [Reply]  [No Email]