L35 loss of power

[jasrking]

Hi guys,
Let a neighbor borrow my L35..he called me to say it would not move..he noticed it creeping up past the midway point on the temperature gauge and shut it down..when I got there I noticed a burnt smell.but could not find the source....the tractor will barely climb over a lump of dirt now...sometimes you can get it up to speed..but i do not have gears 7 and 8 and all the other gears are low on power...then it started to overheat on me..I shut it down...looked at the coolant level (should have done this the first time around)...and noticed no coolant in the resevoir..but a layer of oil...I am assuming the head gasket is blown...but I am wondering if that would cause such a loss in power or am I also looking at a burnt clutch??
Thanks for any help you can provide

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Fill it with anti freeze and water and run it with the cap off and look for bubbles and to see if the temp stabilizes.

It's rather uncommon for these to put oil in the water, normally it goes the other direction.

If you've lost your upper gears you most likely have a fried clutch disk.
also check the hydraulic fluid levels, as a low fluid level will make all sorts of weird things happen.