GM, hope everybody is doing well. I did do some searching around this; but thought I would throw it out here. I have ~75 hrs on the tractor and originally noticed the temp would go up to the 1st mark and drop to cold and would fluctuate a bit; but never getting up to 1st mark. I don't have a way to manually check the temp; but the engine was luke warm to the touch after running at higher rpms for ~1hr tilling.
The engine was so cool that you could take the radiator cap off, no steam or boiling over happened.
The dealer sent mechanic down and replaced the thermostat. At this point the temp was reading at the 1st mark or bit higher, since then appeared to hold it there while flail mowing. Last weekend hooked the tiller up and noticed it did the same thing dropping down to cold. I then hooked the mower back up to do some mowing and it was back up to around 1st mark and holding. I tried AC on/off with no difference.
One question I have for y'all is where is your normal temp running, I was wondering if it shouldn't be closer to the mid mark. I talked with the dealer and he is doing some researching and going to get back to me. I did see the posts about troubleshooting temp sensor; but have to wonder if that is it since the engine really doesn't to get that hot.
Thoughts are appreciated!
The engine was so cool that you could take the radiator cap off, no steam or boiling over happened.
The dealer sent mechanic down and replaced the thermostat. At this point the temp was reading at the 1st mark or bit higher, since then appeared to hold it there while flail mowing. Last weekend hooked the tiller up and noticed it did the same thing dropping down to cold. I then hooked the mower back up to do some mowing and it was back up to around 1st mark and holding. I tried AC on/off with no difference.
One question I have for y'all is where is your normal temp running, I was wondering if it shouldn't be closer to the mid mark. I talked with the dealer and he is doing some researching and going to get back to me. I did see the posts about troubleshooting temp sensor; but have to wonder if that is it since the engine really doesn't to get that hot.
Thoughts are appreciated!