I am in the final stretches of restoring my 1950 MD for RPRU this summer, and I had a setback this evening when my radiator dumped itself on my garage floor immediately after stopped the engine.
This was the first time I ran the tractor with a thermostat in (new from the CNH dealer). I was impressed with how fast it warmed up and how well it ran on diesel when I switched it over. I drover it around the yard some and let it idle for 10 minutes. The water temp guage was in the middle of "run" the entire time.
I switched the engine to gas for 5-10 seconds before shutting it off, then I switched the lever to the diesel side (as to not warp the starting valves). As I was dismounting I heard what sounded like a bucket of water being poured on the floor and I saw it was my antifreeze coming from my radiator area. It was a mess....
Tomorrow morning I will remove the radiator and check to see exactly where it came from, but for now I would like to gain more of an understanding of what could have caused this.
I was given the radiator from a friend who had it checked over and resoldered by an experienced radiator shop. He was going to put it on his M but his shop burnt down and he lost everything.
I will post again tomorrow on what I find. If you have any ideas or suggestions I'd be glad to hear them.
This was the first time I ran the tractor with a thermostat in (new from the CNH dealer). I was impressed with how fast it warmed up and how well it ran on diesel when I switched it over. I drover it around the yard some and let it idle for 10 minutes. The water temp guage was in the middle of "run" the entire time.
I switched the engine to gas for 5-10 seconds before shutting it off, then I switched the lever to the diesel side (as to not warp the starting valves). As I was dismounting I heard what sounded like a bucket of water being poured on the floor and I saw it was my antifreeze coming from my radiator area. It was a mess....
Tomorrow morning I will remove the radiator and check to see exactly where it came from, but for now I would like to gain more of an understanding of what could have caused this.
I was given the radiator from a friend who had it checked over and resoldered by an experienced radiator shop. He was going to put it on his M but his shop burnt down and he lost everything.
I will post again tomorrow on what I find. If you have any ideas or suggestions I'd be glad to hear them.