Tractor

Last fill up 300mi @ 15gals= 20mpg Ive seen 350mi before filling up a few times. 1990 SE

Hey thanks for the advise Im draining everything right now. I thought I heard some valve rattle so Im draining the engine oil as well. Ill let you know what happens on my way to work 2morrow.

Hey guys New owner here, been through Troopers and Rovers and now the Pathy. I have the clutch noise, sometimes on a down shift it might even sound a little like a gear grinding. If you rev it up to 2500rpm in neutral and depress the clutch you can hear it whirrrrrr and hum. So Im thinking throwout bearing as well...right?!??! I had an 89 Trooper that actually had the spring holder for the clutch pressure plate break, everything else was fine. It was the same kinda thing/sounds, kinda like the clutch is not fully disengaging the gears. So I noticed it driving it home from the purchase and called the PrevOwner who just sold it to me and said "whats up?" The good thing is I bought it from an aquiantence that I have known for 10 years so Ive known this truck for 10 years. He's the original owner and is a dealer service kind of guy. He's trustworthy and meticulous so I have confidence that he's on the up and up. When I asked him about it he said its been doing ti for 10 years off and on, Sometimes it wont do it for a year, although we also chuckled that we know theres something trashing about in there. He has all the service records from day one and has reported it to the dealer several tiimes but they have never been able to sort it out. I felt better knowing that it just may be a quirky personality issue of the car and I just have to get used to the new sounds and vibes. I guess my question is..... Has anybody else had this, is it common to Pathy? Its a 1990, 160k with the orig clutch The PO sez he babys the clutch(his dad was truck driver so he was taught right) Hope this story helps ease some other minds, as long as its not false hope. Cheers