What part of the valve cover do you think is getting hot? The bottom left side is right by the exhaust manifold and that part of the head does heat up quickly and oil residue can smoke in that area. The thermal gun will tell the story. The only thing that might be a problem is if you installed the thermostat upside down. The larger brass temp bulb should be down. Even then if it is getting hot and the temp gauge worked before it should read hot. One other thing I have seen is caused by folks that like to gob on a lot of RTV sealer. I have seen chunks of it get loose in the cooling system and plug the small bleed opening in the thermostat. Then the air cannot escape out of the block and head when the system if refilled. Then no water can make its way up to the temp gauge or the thermostat in this case you may experience the type of problem you are indicating. This is really not to likely a issue in a Farmall because of the fairly large bypass they have. The water pump will likely get some flow going in the system anyway, at least enough to open the thermostat and purge out the air. Your external engine heater is not to likely causing your problem. Originally the places it connects are plugged anyway. In no way can it flow enough coolant compared to a radiator hose to stop proper cooling.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo filesizes should be less than 300K and Videos, less than 2MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
