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Antifreeze vs Water?

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Chris L

07-15-2002 06:32:02




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Should I use more water then anti freeze or less water more anti frezze? I heard that on old tractors without water pumps to use more water. I have an M with cooling problems. any ideas?




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G Taylor

07-15-2002 18:16:55




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 Re: Antifreeze vs Water? in reply to Chris L, 07-15-2002 06:32:02  
There needs to be some corrosion inhibiter in the system. Hot water is an universal solvent that will remove metals/minerals from one location and plate on elsewhere.



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Chris

07-15-2002 16:47:32




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 Re: Antifreeze vs Water? in reply to Chris L, 07-15-2002 06:32:02  
Thank you all!! I think i will run some radiator flush through and change the fliud.



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Tractorboy

07-15-2002 14:14:33




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 Re: Antifreeze vs Water? in reply to Chris L, 07-15-2002 06:32:02  
My 40 begins to get hot on the gauge but the rad is plenty cool so it is a well known fact they run hotter so keep it flushed good and watch it or you will end up wth a cracked head .



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ChuckW

07-15-2002 14:08:58




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 Re: Antifreeze vs Water? in reply to Chris L, 07-15-2002 06:32:02  
I think the real point is that older systems are syphion type and the later are thermostatically controlled and are the pressure type. The old systems will stay cooler with water or light coolant mixture and the newer system need coolant to avoid boiling as they are running hotter. The new systems have a fraction of the fluid compared to the older systems. Just my 2 cents worth.



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John T

07-15-2002 08:17:04




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 Re: Antifreeze vs Water? in reply to Chris L, 07-15-2002 06:32:02  
Chris, an equally important function of anti freeze besides not freezing, is that it also raises the boiling point and thats important in cars but applies to you as well. Like Clooney, I suggest pre mixing the two and I mix mine one half antifreeze and one half water. Clogged engine block coolant pasages and radiator core blockages contribute to overheating. Have you tried a good engine and radiator flush and cleaning the radiators exterior?? Good Luck Ol John T

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Will P

07-15-2002 08:16:34




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 Re: Antifreeze vs Water? in reply to Chris L, 07-15-2002 06:32:02  
Just my 2 cents. If I run my B with 50/50 it will run at 230 degrees. If I put only water in it, it will run no hotter that 200 degrees. And I work the tractor. And Clooney is right. From what I have heard on this board. Is the M's run hot.

Will P



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Clooney

07-15-2002 06:41:46




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 Re: Antifreeze vs Water? in reply to Chris L, 07-15-2002 06:32:02  
Chris, the more water the better & don't add antifreeze then water, pre mix before dumping it in.
~Is it actually overheating? or does just the gage show hot? If just the gage, that is kind of a known problem on the M.
~Use a thermometer in the top radiator tank & see what the temp is actually running..... ..



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Chris

07-15-2002 07:10:57




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 Re: Re: Antifreeze vs Water? in reply to Clooney, 07-15-2002 06:41:46  
It gets really hot after a while. The gauge is in kind of a bad spot, right buy the manifold dont you think. The guage said 230 but it wasn't boiling. Boiling piont is 212.



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