Posted by jasonteem on February 02, 2017 at 11:26:48 from (87.55.48.177):
In Reply to: Filling the radiator posted by jasonteem on January 30, 2017 at 14:43:39:
Well... I got my courage up (I am not much of a mechanic) and came home after work and began taking stuff apart to remove the thermostat. I also removed the temp. gauge. Unfortunately, the temp. gauge is sitting very fast in the block. It will simply not come out. I remove the flange for the thermostat and...imagine my surprise when I found that THERE WAS NONE. Also, the block is completely full of coolant. This is both good and bad, because I was afraid the thermostat was stuck and there was air in the block, etc. That is apparently not the case. This means either the tractor overheated due to me trying to plough in third gear low (which someone told me was actually fourth gear) and therefore also the reason it stalled and lugged or...the water pump impeller is broken. Any thoughts on this new development. I really appreciate you folks that write in and help. I am also following your advice...slowly. Should I now...
A. Drive the tractor as it is without a thermostat and pull a plow in the appropriate gear (2nd low) and see if it overheats? This must mean the water pump is bad, right?
B. Install a thermostat first.
C. Do something entirely different.
When I look in the radiator fill cap while the tractor is running, it is hard to see if the fluid is running or just jiggling due to the vibration of the tractor. So I am not really able to trouble shoot the water pump this way. What should I do????
Boiling blues :cry:
PS Thank you tractor guru. You calm me and give me courage to try and try again.
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