Recent content by Dakotacornman

I own a much loved and extremely dependable Allis Chalmers WD45. It is my go to for many jobs, and my dependable back up unit. Has always started easily. Changed oil and went to start, it gave a weak one turn over and then stopped cold. Weird! Battery terminals were cleaned, nothing...

Good morning folks! I have a sweet mid 1960s Ford 4200 with a 3 cylinder diesel engine, same as the others in the 4000 series as I understand. When the starter wants to start, it does, but when it does not, it just sits there. So I purchased a new starter to replace what I have. Two of the...

My Allis Chalmers WD45 was parked in my shed two years back and the pto seal gave up. It has been sitting there since waiting for me to replace that seal and the surrounding ones. As I need it out of the way today, I went to pull it out and one of the wheels refuses to turn. It is out of gear...

Hard to tell how it all works from my shop manual, but the hydraulic tabk and controls are right in front of the seat, well behind although above the crankcase oil.

Bought a nice running Oliver 770 last winter. After putting the battery back in I checked the oil and it was very high and ready for a change. Odd. I drained it and prepped for a change. When checking the other fluids I found the little tank up front looking good, but the hydraulic tank was...

The warning light for low oil pressure has come on for my mid 60s Ford 4200. How do I test the pressure? How would I replace a faulty sender with a gauge if pressure is okay. If not okay, do I change the oil pump? Thanks!