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DC Overheating

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Tom Railsback

05-25-2006 20:25:00




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My 1939 DC4 has always put out a little steam when running but today was the worst ever. I started it up and let it set for about 10 minutes while my friend's son and I moved a couple of plowa. I then started to run it back to the shed, a distance of about a mile. It was showing a little steam but by the time I was haalfway to the shed it was boiling so bad I had to shut it down and tow it the rest of the way. Does anyone have any suggestions? I tried to remove the water pump about 12 years ago and got nowhere real fast. It's rusted into the block solidly. My friend is an IH man and he refuses to listen when I try to tell him what my Case manuals say.

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JEE

05-27-2006 05:31:32




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 Re: DC Overheating in reply to Tom Railsback, 05-25-2006 20:25:00  
My case had the same problem a few years back, i put a liquid in it called "water wetter" it realy did solve my problem, my tractor does not have any problems like that at all any more



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Gene Dotson

05-26-2006 06:34:08




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 Re: DC Overheating in reply to Tom Railsback, 05-25-2006 20:25:00  
Tom
Check your magneto timimg. My DC-4 started acting the same way. The magneto timing ketp retarding and getting harder to start and boiled over in a short time. The problem was a broken spring in the impulse coupling which kept letting the magneto retard the spark. John Saeli was able to provide a good spring and coupling and now the tractor is running just fine... Gene



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Herb W

05-26-2006 05:11:56




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 Re: DC Overheating in reply to Tom Railsback, 05-25-2006 20:25:00  
Hey Tom, ole DCTom always sez that is caused by a buildup of gunk towards the back end of the block. Gotta take a sleeve out and clean it out. While you have the front sleeve out you can get the water pump out.



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Mathias NY

05-26-2006 04:26:20




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 Re: DC Overheating in reply to Tom Railsback, 05-25-2006 20:25:00  
Do you have a thermostat or shutters?

I had tried to use a thermostat in my DO, but there was so much gunk in the system that it kept plugging up; so I just removed it. Now I am watching for a set of shutters to put on it instead.



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Walt Davies

05-25-2006 22:03:04




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 Re: DC Overheating in reply to Tom Railsback, 05-25-2006 20:25:00  
I forgot look for bubbles in the system you could have blown a head gasket. Walt



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Walt Davies

05-25-2006 22:01:33




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 Re: DC Overheating in reply to Tom Railsback, 05-25-2006 20:25:00  
Tom, Take the radiator cap off and fill it to the top then run the engine and see if there is water movement it should look like a river flowing from the back to the front of the radiator. If no movement then check for blockage in the system and of course the water pump.
I put in a new radiator in my LA and it heated right up. I found where a mouse had built a nest in it while I was getiing it ready to put in. I had little mice floating all over the place and the nesting was being drawn down into the tubes. Boy what a mess. Those little rats are fast building nest.
Walt

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oliver fan

05-25-2006 20:33:01




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 Re: DC Overheating in reply to Tom Railsback, 05-25-2006 20:25:00  
Take the radiator out and have it cleaned. I had the same problem with my Silver King several years ago. A good radiator cleaning was all it needed.



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Camboted

05-27-2006 18:58:37




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 Re: DC Overheating in reply to oliver fan, 05-25-2006 20:33:01  
I agree, 10:1 its a plugged radiator.



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