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Post by CoalHeat » Mon. Aug. 29, 2011 10:23 pm

Gear oil is nasty. What's the deal with it that makes it smell so foul? When I bought my 2N it was full of gear oil and water. You could smell it from 15 feet away. I drained it all out (3 drain plugs) and refilled it with the correct mineral lube that the N series tractors use.

 
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Post by SMITTY » Mon. Aug. 29, 2011 10:27 pm

Oooh yeah, gotta love gear oil! Great on a first date from what I remember! :woot: Heeeey laaadieeeeeezzzz! :lol:

Haven't come across anything that new yet, but I've seen some without any needle at all! Whatever setting it had at the factory was cast in place, I guess. Those get the drill ... but that's always a gamble. And yeah, every single piece of equipment I have ever worked on needed more fuel before it leaves my garage. The EPA don't care if you melt the piston! :x

I remember the Honda carb cleaner ... back when it was actually GOOD, and actually CLEANED the damn carbs ... with methylene chloride. Let me tell you ... get that *censored* in your eyes & you'll be rinsing it out with mace to dull the pain! :lol: Then you can't see for the rest of the day - but that trained me to wear safety glasses. Stuff used to instantly strip paint too, until it succumbed to tree-hugger mania along with everything else. :roll:

 
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Post by Rob R. » Mon. Aug. 29, 2011 10:28 pm

Sulphur/phosphorus compounds are used for extreme pressure protection. I imagine the sulphur is what makes it stink.

 
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Post by SMITTY » Mon. Aug. 29, 2011 10:30 pm

Hmmm sulphur ..... could explain the attraction of some the types of ladies I used to hook up with .... :gee:


 
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Post by CoalHeat » Mon. Aug. 29, 2011 10:31 pm

I was trying to think of a reply but you beat me to it.

 
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Post by SMITTY » Mon. Aug. 29, 2011 10:39 pm

:mrgreen: :angel:

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Tue. Aug. 30, 2011 9:45 pm

Wood'nCoal wrote:Gear oil is nasty. What's the deal with it that makes it smell so foul?
Sulfur?

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