Hey all. Fired up the tractor this morning and while greasing the loader while letting it warm up I noticed a few puddles of anti-freeze beneath the tractor. Looks to be leaking from a few places:
The radiator hose is an obvious one. Looks like maybe the hose shifted where it clamps on the engine side. It's leaking from both ends though:
I'm not sure why it's leaking so much over on the right side of the engine though, by the oil filler cap:
I pulled back the plastic sheathing/cover on teh hose on top where it looks like it's coming out, but there's not a buildup of coolant in there. However, that hose does look to have an abrasion at least, if not a cut/tear in it.
Best guess I can come up with is the coolant froze in the line and when I started it up/it was pumping, it built up pressure and caused the leaks. Does that sound feasible? Any other ideas?
I can un-clamp and re-clamp the main radiator hose. Anything else I'd need to do to get things back up and running? Any concerns?
The radiator hose is an obvious one. Looks like maybe the hose shifted where it clamps on the engine side. It's leaking from both ends though:
I'm not sure why it's leaking so much over on the right side of the engine though, by the oil filler cap:
I pulled back the plastic sheathing/cover on teh hose on top where it looks like it's coming out, but there's not a buildup of coolant in there. However, that hose does look to have an abrasion at least, if not a cut/tear in it.
Best guess I can come up with is the coolant froze in the line and when I started it up/it was pumping, it built up pressure and caused the leaks. Does that sound feasible? Any other ideas?
I can un-clamp and re-clamp the main radiator hose. Anything else I'd need to do to get things back up and running? Any concerns?
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