OrganicRecreations
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hello everyone, first time posting, but have read a lot of the threads on here, big help. so, heres a little background....i got the tractor last spring, its a 1949 ferguson to20 with a davis front loader, and a rear blade. over the summer i did a bunch of work to get it working a bit better, which included replacing the radiator (had leaks, when youd fix one, another would popup) and the thermostat and temp gauge. when its warm, works great tractor comes up to temp and then the needle drops when the thermostat opens, and does that until it evens out and doesnt fluctuate as much. now that it has started getting cold, 20s 30s, i go to use it to clear some snow from the road, and i watch the temp gauge staying on cold, and it seems to increase to warm and drop down to cold and doesnt really even out, the needle spends more time in the cold area than it does the operating temp. tried driving it for a while and never warmed up to balance at operating temp. something tells me to try putting some cardboard to cover the radiator with, not the entire thing of course, but i was curious,, is there another solution to this? or is there something wrong? what to you think guys? thanks!
-danny
-danny