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TO 30 Overheating

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Butch Castle

04-13-2003 17:24:43




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I got my Fergie about 2 months ago, and like a dotting father began to replace a belt here and a wire there. I might add that is was in pretty good shape already. Today I put it through it's first heavy workout with a finish mower and in 70+ deg. weather. And it overheated. Boiled out all the antifreeze, and made me fear for it's health. The waterpump sound terrible, and the gas was making terrible noises in the tank. I came to this site, and was about ready to order a new water pump. I checked all the good recommendations and went to check them on my tractor. But what I found was not in any of them.
I grabbed the fan blades and turned them, and found hardly any resistance. The belt seemed snug, by automobile standards, but offered little resistance to turning the fan. I them observed that the pulley on the alternator, it has been altered to 12v, was narrower than the fan and crankshaft pulleys. The belt fit perfect on the alternator but was small for the other 2 pulleys. I tightened the belt, much tighter than I would on a auto for fear of distroying the water pump bearings, and my overheating problem was solved. For a permanent fix, I am considering replacing the pulley on the alternator with one closer to the width of the ones on the fan and crank, and going to a wider belt. I believe this would allow for less tension on the belt. Love the site and hope maybe my experience can help someone else.
BC

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Phil (VA)

04-14-2003 12:01:25




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 Re: TO 30 Overheating in reply to Butch Castle, 04-13-2003 17:24:43  
Whether by replacing the belt, or whatever is necessary, make sure you solve the overheating problem before you take it back out for any hard work. And keep an eye out to make sure you don't have any oil in your coolant or more likely any coolant in your oil. The reason I say this is that these engines are great, but their one weakness over the years is developing cracks in the block, usually due to overheating. Solve the problem, refill the coolant, then after you run it hard the next time let it cool down and open the oil pan drain slightly and see if you get any water or coolant. Also, you might smell the exhaust while it is running and after it warms up good, which might give you a tip (sweet moisture). Hopefully, you don't have this problem, but since it overheated you should check.

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Butch

04-14-2003 18:28:39




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 Re: Re: TO 30 Overheating in reply to Phil (VA), 04-14-2003 12:01:25  
Thanks for the tip Phil. So far so good. The oil level has stayed level and clean. Temp has stayed below 200. And the water pump quit making noise. I finally found mention of the narrow pulley under the 12 volt conversion elsewhere on the site. I think I need to replace the alternator pulley, I don't like haveing the belts as tight as they are. Also I see the belt starting to fray on the edges. Hate to mess up now, I'm really getting attached to the tractor, although I've worked on it every weekend that I have owned it.
BC

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ToKruys

04-14-2003 03:50:50




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 Re: TO 30 Overheating in reply to Butch Castle, 04-13-2003 17:24:43  
I couldn't agree with you more - this is a GREAT site. I try to check it every day. I praise the volunters that keep it up.

Tom K.



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