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rick a

10-14-2002 18:20:52

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I am having a problem with overheating while under heavy workload on my '50 8n. Problem occurs when bush hogging for about half and hour. I bought the tractor about 6 weeks ago and have not really gotten into the rebuild process yet. Could be as simple as a bad radiator?

I have blown out the fins with air to remove dirt (A LOT), have about a 70% glycol/water mix in it and am running in about 40 degrees outdoor temps here in Wisconsin. The coolant is running through the radiator as best i can see but it is clearly boiling at overheating. Tractor runs fine other than a slight miss at low idle once in awhile.

Where do I begin to try to figure out the cause? Reading other posts it seems like there are a lot of causes to the problem....I just don't know where to start.

Rick

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Dave OH

10-14-2002 21:43:18

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Re: overheating in reply to rick a, 10-14-2002 18:20:52

Now you know why a picture is worth a thousand words. Dave OH

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P.S.--- Dave OH

10-14-2002 21:46:00

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Re: Re: overheating in reply to Dave OH, 10-14-2002 21:43:18

Also remember to flush and back-flush the block when you take the hoses off.
Dave OH

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8N Radiator dirty pics. link

10-14-2002 18:34:29

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Re: overheating in reply to rick a, 10-14-2002 18:20:52

Rick, Your radiator is probably plugged up. 50 years of crud and gook on the inside. Try disconnecting the bottom radiator hose and running a garden hose full open in the radiator neck (with engine off). If water ain't comming out about as fast as it is going in you will need to get your radiator rodded out at the local radiator shop. Good luck, Allen (;^)

Dirty radiator pics.

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Allen in Oregon

10-14-2002 18:31:41

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Re: overheating in reply to rick a, 10-14-2002 18:20:52

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Before we blame the radiator, what about a new thermostat ?............TimK

10-15-2002 07:13:19

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Re: Re: overheating in reply to Allen in Oregon, 10-14-2002 18:31:41

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rick a

10-15-2002 20:32:42

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Re: Re: Re: overheating in reply to Before we blame the radiator, what about a new thermostat ?............TimK, 10-15-2002 07:13:19

okay, I removed the bottom hose and flushed the radiator from the cap with a garden hose....it was coming out the bottom as fast as it was going in. The fan belt is tight and running well. I did not take the top hose off or check the thermostat. Would the thermostat be the problem if the coolant was truly boiling over? I would think that if the stat was bad it would blow through at a lower temp.....this stuff was really hot when it ran over.

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