Oil Pan Removal/Farmall B 1944

[Bullseye1968]

Hi everyone, new guy here on this forum and I’m sure this has probably been asked somewhere on here so bear with me.

I have a 1944 Farmall B cultivision I purchased last year. I got it reasonable not running and brought her back to life and use it quite often as she had a loader that has proved invaluable around my little mini farm.

I noticed a milky oil recently and suspected a head gasket issue so I drained the oil and took off the oil pan for a cleaning and a better look.

When I removed the small cover on the bell housing at the rear of oil pan to remove those last bolts, I came across what looked like blown in insulation.

Now my gut tells me it’s a mouse nest but I wanted to verify if by chance that was something Farmall did to reduce heat inside that area. I know it’s a crazy question but I wanted to see what you all thought.

Thanks in advance
Bullseye

[Jim Becker]

IH did put a strip of felt along the top edge of the cast version of that cover. But what you have is a mouse nest. There was a cover on the hand hole at the bottom of the bell housing that discouraged mice from moving in.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Plus your milky engine oil could be condensation if you do not work it hard enough and long enough to get all the oil good and hot on a regular basis.

[Dusty B]

Bumble bee nest!? They love spots like that!!