Need Help - F24 Overheating

winston1 · Jul 11, 2015

My opinion, 13psi.

careyo63 · Jul 11, 2015

Look at the Radiator cap and check the PSI Rating. If it's 13psi. 14-15 will be fine. If it's 7psi 8-9 should be fine. On the Gasket leaks it almost sounds as if the Eng. Block or Thermostat Housing may have had some Old Gasket Material on it. Use a Razor Blade to make sure you have it clean. All Bolts and Clamps Tight IMO. you just about have it taken care of. I've done Quite a few Water Pumps, Head Gaskets and what your going through still gets the best of us. May be a 30min. job and still had everything go _ELL on the simple repairs.

normde2001 · Jul 11, 2015

adt2 said:
Would not surprise me in the least, considering the way the rest of this project has gone. As near as I could tell, the water was ONLY coming out where the radiator hose connects to the top of the water pump (thermostat area), but frankly there was so much water that I really couldn't tell if it was coming out in other places, too. I should have the new gasket in a day or two, and it won't take long to install and test again.

While we're on the subject - what's the proper psi to pump the test kit up to?

That test kit should come with an adapter to check the cap psi.

clemsonfor · Jul 12, 2015

Your in texas. If boys said they would send it they should have and you should have it tomorrow. I am in SC and have my Boys parts in 2 days.

There is debate whether its 7 psi or 13? But there have been many sources lately that have been posted that list 13and that sounds good to me. Carey has what he believes to be an OE cap listed with 13 on it. He has had it that way for like 6-8 years or the whole time he has had the tractor and its been fine. So I would only go up to 13psi. Just like the cap.

normde2001 · Jul 12, 2015

Yep that's definitely an OEM cap that Carey has:confused3:. I will wait and see if we hear back from Aaron, as to what his RC-28 cap is.

adt2 · Jul 13, 2015

Well hallelujah and holy s***. I am back in business. The new gasket came in today's mail, and although it leaked like a sieve upon my first installation attempt, a little elbow grease had everything just fine. I ended up taking off the flange on the end of the radiator hose and hitting it with a little sandpaper, and then sandpapered the top of the water pump where the thermostat sits. Then proceeded to run the tractor for about 30-45 minutes without a single drop of water.

Thank you all for your help, even when I got frustrated and leaned toward giving up. Hopefully this is the most aggravating thing I will have to do with this piece of equipment for the next few years.

winston1 · Jul 13, 2015

Woooooooopppppppeeeeeee!!!! Glad your going.:thumbsup:

clemsonfor · Jul 14, 2015

adt2 said:
Well hallelujah and holy s***. I am back in business. The new gasket came in today's mail, and although it leaked like a sieve upon my first installation attempt, a little elbow grease had everything just fine. I ended up taking off the flange on the end of the radiator hose and hitting it with a little sandpaper, and then sandpapered the top of the water pump where the thermostat sits. Then proceeded to run the tractor for about 30-45 minutes without a single drop of water.

Thank you all for your help, even when I got frustrated and leaned toward giving up. Hopefully this is the most aggravating thing I will have to do with this piece of equipment for the next few years.

YES!!!!!! SuCCESSS.

Go work it (with one eye on the temp gauge) now and make sure that every thing is positively ok.

Dont worry about cleaning your radiator, as the tech said it was really cruddy so with the new pump and cleaned radiator hopefully it will be good for another 30 years. THis hopefully will avoid any head damage than a weak cooling system can cause. Its good insurance on a machine this old and when you do a new water pump to clean out a radiator.