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Twigs

01-15-2007 18:19:27

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Hello- new mf65 owner. Just worked my mf65 tractor fairly hard for the 1st time and noticed a lot of steam / condensation near the carboratur. It is zero degrees out right now so I don't know if this is normal or a concern. I thought it could be antifreze and may still be. I am about 1/3 gallon low. The weird part about Anythat is if I fill the radiator to the top it will leak it out when I turn of the tractor.... perhaps related? Any advise is appreciated. On a seperate subject, I bought the tractor for $4,300 is that a fair deal? Has strong hydrolics and clean loader.

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Jerry/MT

01-16-2007 13:51:15

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Re: MF65 Condensation in reply to Twigs, 01-15-2007 18:19:27

the overflow of the radiator is normal if you fill the radiator clear to the top. The space above the core in these tractor radiators is expansion space. It allows a place for the coolant when it gets to operating temperature. Just fill the radiator to the top of the core or it will overflow every time if you fill it to the cap when it gets hot.
Condensation on the carb under cool, high humidity conditions is normal. In fact, carb icing can also occur internally in the carb causing ratty running til the manifold warms up. These conditions can occur at ambient temperatures as high as 50F and are normal. Just let the engine warm a bit and it will clear itself. The "steam" (actually water vapor) is probably formed when the ice/condensate evaporates off as the manifold is heated.

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Aaron Ford

01-15-2007 19:12:27

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Re: MF65 Condensation in reply to Twigs, 01-15-2007 18:19:27

Haven't got mine running yet, so I am not sure.

There is a block drain behind the carb/generator. Is this leaking? Also, the carb is drawing air and tends to get colder due to the velocity change of the air (carb icing). The colder steel will condense moisture out of the warmer air. Your tractor does not have a coolant recovery tank. Therefore when the engine is shut off, circulation through the block and radiator stop. The coolant swells and overcomes the radiator cap. When it cools, the volume returns to normal and coolant has been lost. Two solutions here are to run it at the lower level so that colant isn't ejected, or install a recovery tank.

$4300 is a good price for a working 65 in good condition. I paid $700 but will have more than $5K invested when I am done. Heck, I just went out tonite and bought her a house. Will post pics when assembled. Check out My Progress MF65 posting from last week.

Let's go Mountaineers,

Aaron

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