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Converting tractor with shutters to thermostat

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Carl

11-02-1999 16:55:02




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The previous owner of my My 1952 A removed the shutters. The tractor seems to run O.K. without them but it does foul a lot of plugs I suspect because it is running cold. Can a thermostat be installed in the water line?




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Steve

11-04-1999 08:53:08




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 Re: converting tractor with shutters to thermostat in reply to Carl, 11-02-1999 16:55:02  
We farmed with A's and B's for 25 years and I don't ever remember a time when we HAD to close the shutters(most of them we COULDN'T close) even in -40 weather in NE. The only times we fouled plugs was when fuel system needed attention and when the engine was ready for rings and/or a rebuild.



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Theman

11-03-1999 08:31:01




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 Re: converting tractor with shutters to thermostat in reply to Carl, 11-02-1999 16:55:02  
I would perform an experiment by covering part of the radiator with cardboard or something similar until the engine temperature comes up to a (higher) normal level and stays there. If the plugs are clean you in fact have a temperature problem. If not, look elsewhere. If you are determined to add a thermostat, you should add a pump too. You can do without a bypass hose by drilling one or perhaps two 3/16" holes in the flange of the thermostat and situating it so the water has to cross the pellet before going through the hole(s) you drilled. Water is moving through the engine slowly and won't boil before the thermostat opens at its normal temperature setting.

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JDGnut

11-02-1999 18:10:16




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 Re: converting tractor with shutters to thermostat in reply to Carl, 11-02-1999 16:55:02  
Carl, if you design a housing to hold the thermostats in that will fix part of the problem, but I think you will need to have water pump on the lower water pipe. You will need this to get the water flow or I think it is going to over heat before it opens the thermostats. (Maybe not, but think that without the pump the thermostat will cause too big of a restriction.) Basicaly set it up like a numbered series tractor (like a 60). If you are fouling plugs, maybe you need to look at you igition system or a different plug. Well just an idea. Later.
JDGnut

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Tom Stinson

11-03-1999 06:38:44




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 Re: Re: converting tractor with shutters to thermostat in reply to JDGnut, 11-02-1999 18:10:16  
There has to be water flow or the hot water from the engine will not get to the thermostat bulb in time to open it and keep the engine from frying. That is why there is a bypass hose or relief hole in or around thermostats and water pumps on other engines.
Without a pump pushing hot water past the thermostat, the engine will get very hot and the thermostat will remain cool in it's location, and not open. Like the fellow above says, you must have a water pump, convection will take an eternity to open the thermostat. You might try restricting water flow with a valve of some sort until the motor warms, then manually open it, before you take off.
Tom S.

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