Gener Al M A In Ten An Ce - Ford 1310 Operator's Manual

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Pedal shaft
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3-p o i n t l i n kage
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F ron t-whee l d rive k i n g p i n s ( i f so eq u i p ped )
1 . Wi pe away a l l o l d g rease a n d d i rt fro m the l u b r i ­
cation f i tt i ngs to preve nt d i rt o r foreign mate­
rial fro m enteri ng the f i tt i ngs when new g rease
is a p p l ied .
2 . Use a h i gh press u re grease g u n to fo rce i n the
new g rease u nti I clean g rease oozes from the
asse m b l y bei ng l u b ricate d .
3. Wipe away any ex cess g rease .
GE NE R A L M A I N TE N A N CE
COOL IN G SYST E M
The coo l i n g system i n you r F o rd Tractor has been
fi l l ed with one year l i fe antifreeze .
To obta i n max i m u m eff i ciency and se rvice l ife
from the e n g i n e , it m u st o perate at the correct
tem pe ra ture. Th is is d ependent on the coo l i ng
system . The system shou l d be kept f i l led with a
50/50 so l u t i o n of
cl ear wate r .
Chec k i n g Coo l a n t Level :
dai l y or every 1 0 h o u rs. T h i s check shou ld be
made when the e n g i n e is cold .
1 . Remove the rad iator ca p a n d v i su a l l y check the
leve l of the coo l a n t .
W AR N IN G :
erates u n d e r p ressu re which is co ntro l­
led by the rad iator ca p . I t is dan­
gerous to re move the ca p w h i l e the
system i s hot. Always cover the ca p
with a t h i c k c l oth a n d t u rn the ca p
s l owly co u n terclockwise to the f i rst
sto p . Al l ow a l l p ressu re to escape
before rem ov i ng the ca p com p l ete l y .
2. I f t h e coo l a n t level is m o re t h a n 1 - 1 /2 t o 2
i nches (3.8 to 5 cm ) below the botto m of the
f i l ler nec k , ad d
so l ut i o n as necessa ry. I f the cool ing system
a l read y co n ta i n s anti f reeze, a d d o n l y a n t i freeze
so l ut i o n of t h e correCt water/a n t i f reeze m i x t u re .
P l a i n wa ter wi l l d i l u te t h e so l u t i o n a n d wea ken
i ts protect i o n .
perma nent anti f reeze a n d
C h e c k the coo lant l eve l
The coo l i n g system o p­
c l ea n wa ter or a n t i f reeze
IM PORTAN T : A l co h o l -type a n t i f reeze i s not
reco m mended . Do n ot m i x a l co h o l-ty pe so l u ­
t i o n with permanent a n t i f reeze .
3. Keep the rad iator f i n s c l ear of chaff o r d i rt to
a l l ow free passage of a i r .
D ra i n i n g a n d F l u sh i n g the Coo l i n g System :
and f l ush the rad i ator a n d en g i n e b l ock every 1 2
months. R efi l l with a 50/50 m i x t u re of l ong l ife
( F o rd ) a n t i freeze, o r eq u iva l en t , a n d clea r wate r.
To D ra i n t h e Syste m :
1 . R e m ove the rad iator cap a n d o pen t h e d ra i n
va lve at both t h e rad i ator a n d t h e engine b l oc k .
The rad iator d ra i n va l ve is l ocated on the
bottom ri g ht s i d e of the rad i ato r , F ig u re 46.
The e n g i ne b l oc k d r a i n va l ve is l ocat.ed on the
r i g h t s i d e of the front-a x l e s u p port, below the
rad i ator, F i g u re 47.
2 . After the coo l a n t has d ra i ne d , p l ace a water
h ose in the rad iator f i l l e r n eck a n d r u n water
through the system with the e n g i n e ru nn i n g .
Ma ke su re water is f l ow i n g fro m t h e b l o c k
d ra i n va l ve befo re start i n g the e n g i ne. W h e n the
water f l ow i n g fro m the d ra i n va l ve is f ree of
d i sco l o ration and sed i ment, sto p the engine
and re m ove the h ose . A l l ow a l l water to d ra i n
from t h e system t h ro ug h d ra i n va l ves.
Figure 46
Radiator Drain Va lve
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3. C l ose the two d ra i n va l ves a n d s l ow l y refi l l the
system with a 50/50 so l u t io n of pe rmanent
a n t i freeze and c lear water. F i l l u n t i l the coo la nt
level is a p prox i mate l y 1 - 1 /2 to 2 i n ches (3.8 to
Drai n
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