Perkins 1004-T engine for Bob Rooks

Transit · Mar 9, 2011

Well Bob, here is the pages from the Perkins engine manual.

Notice that 6-10 make up the fill cup to the reservoir to lubricate the oil pump. The oil reservior is shown and unnamed.

On the next page, item 7 is the pump housing also shown are the pump shaft and seals.

My question after reading the 704 manual, that says to use a Calcium Grease to lube the water pump seal and then finding the reservoir empty. Is the reservoir empty because no one added the grease or is the grease no longer used? What to do? The answer is that the antifreeze has lube in it and the grease is not needed. So why the reservoir? It would cost more to re-engineer the engine than it is worth.

banjodunn · Mar 10, 2011

G'day Transit don't mean to butt in but in your first pic items 5 _ 10 are actually the engine oil filler for the sump

Jon

Transit · Mar 10, 2011

banjodunn said:
G'day Transit don't mean to butt in but in your first pic items 5 _ 10 are actually the engine oil filler for the sump

Jon

Really? The books describe the engine oil fill point as being on top of the valve train cover. I have had the cap off and there was no sign of any oil having passed through this point. I can test that by adding some coolant through that point, it should end up in the sump with the oil.

I have not reached the point to change the oil as yet. Maybe drain the oil and run water into the cap behind the water pump? If the water passes down to the oil drain in the sump that will show it to be an alternate fill. If the water stays at the water pump it will eventually evaporate and no harm done. I do not know what oil or fuel would do if trapped behind the water pump behind seals. I’ll have to ask around more about the fill point.