LouNY
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- Joined
- Jul 4, 2015
- Messages
- 12,202
- Location
- Greenwich, NY
- Tractor
- Branson 8050, IH 574, Oliver 1550 Diesel Utility (traded in on Branson) NH 8160. Kioti CK2620SECH
Nice mower, and good work getting her going.
The Beast's kubota D905E temp runs on the hot side, seems many kubotas do.
I took all the panels off the rear engine compartment, and took out the radiator. I cleaned thru the fins, they weren't clogged that bad. Previous peeps had removed the thermostat. I've ordered a replacement. Still waiting. I took the radiator to a shop. The guy told me that it seemed to flow just fine. And that he could take it apart and rod it but could easily damage and ruin it trying. So I told him not to and could he boil it. He said he doesnt boil them anymore.
So while I'm waiting on the thermostat, I decided to do a little body work and straighten the engine compartment panels, prime, and paint them.
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I bought a fresh belt for the engine's fan. The old belt was stretched and loose, beyond what I could tighten (adjusting the alternator outbound). So, maybe just a belt will help it run cooler, if the old one was slipping.