Guess what I found

[Ronbo]

My Nortrac was running about 200 degrees. I decided to see how dirty the radiator was. It looked pretty dirty. I then noticed what looked like a handle at the top in front of the radiator. I pulled up the handle and a screen came up. I washed off the screen and reinserted it in the channels. Now I have a clean radiator.
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Ron

 

[Harrygoodwrench]

Ron,
if you do a lot of grass sutting you may want to make that a typical service item. You may also have to clean/pressure wash the radiator fins of the stuff that gets past that screen. Its time consuming but has to be done if it appears restricted with grass, etc.

 

[PineRidge]

Ronbo it always amazes me what I find while reading through my own operators manual. It actually recommends that I do things that I wasn't even aware needed to be done either. Good reading material for a rainy day I'm thinking.

 

[gbick]

My neighbor recently destroyed the radiator in his Dodge truck with a pressure washer. Those fins are too delicate!!!!!!!!

 

[greg_g]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My neighbor recently destroyed the radiator in his Dodge truck with a pressure washer. Those fins are too delicate!!!!!!!! )</font>
I'd be scared to use a pressure washer too. I'm with Harry about keeping the radiator clean. But I prefer to use compressed air from the back side of the radiator. When all the chaff and seeds have been blown forward, a simple rinse with a garden hose finishes the job.

//greg//