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chris sweetland

06-15-2005 17:44:31




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my fergie to 20 is gettin a little too hot i am going to drain the radiator and fill it with fresh fluid i want to add a temp gauge should i go with an oil temp or water temp or both? also it has over heated is there anything i should do before running it again or just go about my busnes with it? thanks, chris




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Rod in Smiths Falls, ON,

06-16-2005 16:03:20




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 Re: hot tractor in reply to chris sweetland, 06-15-2005 17:44:31  
Mine was overheating a lot last year at this time until I washed the seeds and dust out of the radiator. The thing was plugged from hogging long grass around the edges of fields.

Just let 'er rip with a garden hose, check the fluids afterward, and see how she works.



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Chuck (CA)

06-15-2005 21:47:08




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 Re: hot tractor in reply to chris sweetland, 06-15-2005 17:44:31  
Those Continental engines were kinda notorious for cracking when overheated. Definitely put a guage on it, change your thermostat and check your oil for a milky color.

Chuck



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06-15-2005 20:25:31




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 Re: hot tractor in reply to chris sweetland, 06-15-2005 17:44:31  
Sounds like you should flush the cooling system. Goes a long ways in keeping them cool, and these old tractors get a lot of crude built up in them and don't cool as they should. I'd drain the system, then fill it with white vineagar and fire it up and let it get good and warm. Shut it off and let it cool, drain that and then if you can pull the block drain and hook up a hose to it and flush the system back wards with the cap off. Go in have a beer or 2 and just let it flow for and hour or so. Then let that all drain and refill with a 50/50 mix of water/ antifreeze

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frankiee

06-15-2005 18:16:09




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 Re: hot tractor in reply to chris sweetland, 06-15-2005 17:44:31  
Gauges are nice and sounds like they are now necessary to monitor your engines heat.
The coolant temperature will be the important one. Oil temp is nice but I would put an oil pressure gauge on if I was going to put another gauge on with the coolant temp gauge.
I would put in 50/50 ethel glycol and water for maximum cooling ability and rust retardant.
Before I started it I would wind it over with out the coil wire in so it would not start. ( pull the fuel stop if it is a diesel)just to prelube the engine

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chris sweetland

06-16-2005 13:59:59




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 Re: hot tractor in reply to frankiee, 06-15-2005 18:16:09  
what should the temp be around? also what do i use to flush the radiator?



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frankiee

06-16-2005 15:58:13




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 Re: hot tractor in reply to chris sweetland, 06-16-2005 13:59:59  
Ask at the parts counter for radiator flush and proceed as the directions on the box say.
The temp should be around 170F but I have no specs for your tractor. A new thermostat would be an idea if you are into the cooling system.
I have never had very much trust in old thermostats so I change them when I get the chance.
When you drain the rad try to watch what comes out. If there is signs of rust and corrosion then post again to the board

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