Re: tractor overheating

Posted by Gerald J. on October 05, 2006 at 22:15:32 from (67.0.102.186):

In Reply to: tractor overheating posted by ron laws on October 05, 2006 at 21:37:30:

You probably need a pressure cap too.

Check the thermostat by putting it a pot of water on the stove. Heat that water and watch for the thermostat to open. I use a thermometer, a meat thermometer works, as does a candy thermometer to check the water temperature. The thermostat should open before the water boils for sure, and it should say a temperature on the thermostat and it ought to be quite a bit open at that temperature. Probably 180 though it could be 160.

Then I check the new one the same way, its too much trouble to change a thermostat and find the new one is faulty.

When you've cleaned it all up put in 50/50 antifreeze and water. That has a higher boiling point than plain water.

Gerald J.

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