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Hazelton, Kansas | Drfarm,
What I'm about to say is NOT NAT approved, but falls into the "what do you have to lose?" category.
I had an otherwise good running old 466 in a SA tractor. '86 vintage, so even with new tires, it would probably hurry it to bring $2k at an auction. Money maker, in other words. It started losing about 2 qts of coolant a day, pulling 8 or so trips to town per day during harvest. Valve cover and dipstick showed lots of condensation, so I assumed it was the o-rings at the bottom of the sleeves. Didn't check the cooler.
On Dirtpoor's recommendation, I pulled the top radiator hose, threw in two bottles of regular old Bars leak, refilled the rad, and drove it like I stole it for about 30 minutes. Then changed the oil and filter, and repeated the oil change a couple of days later.
It's now two years later, and the engine still doesn't use oil and drives as good as ever. Condensation and coolant loss are gone.
Having said this, it will probably have 2 gallons of coolant in the pan when I start it this spring.
This is not an endorsement or recommendation...just a story.
FWIW
MDS
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dt 466 engine
