Posted by sgtbull on September 19, 2009 at 05:43:32 from (163.191.228.254):
I've been restoring tractors for almost 25 years now, and as of late have noticed a new quirk. Few years ago I rebuilt a '40 H completely. New pistons, rings, sleeves, etc and a professionally rebuilt head. I've noticed that when I first start the tractor up, I get a slight misting of water droplets. Not white smoke and not unburned fuel, but it does leave little black specks all over the place. It doesn't have any water in the crankcase or creamy oil, and my water level isn't going down. Now, I've restored three different tractors in the last year, (two cubs and a B), and all of them exhibit similar characteristics. Has anyone else seen this? I could see ONE headgasket maybe having a leak after assembly, but 4? I usually use an aviation grade head sealant and out of 35 tractors I've redone, I've had NO head gasket leaks. Interstingly enough, I have 4 JD two cylinders, and none of them show the same spray, even though they use the same fuel. I'm using 89 octane w/ 10 ethanol...which is about all you can get around here in the midwest it seems.
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