TS2205 still over heating

[Anonymous Poster]

Did everything suggested. Guess problem is bush hog is to big for tractor. Question is how much should a used 4' in good shape cost me?

I have no idea even where to look for a used one. I can get prices on finish mowers but not used bush hpgs.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Don

 

[kayssupply]

When you say overheating, is the light or gauge showing it hot or is it overflowing out the overflow tube? I had a tractor that the sender was bad showing hot when it wasn't and the other time when it was actually blowing out the tube it was a bad head gasket.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

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[Anonymous Poster]

My light is coming on. It only comes on when the tractor is pulling hard. No fluid coming out of overflow tube. I always stop before it get to hot. Don't want to blow head gasket.

Don

 

[SteveM]

Not to rain on your parade, but you will have a hard time finding a used hog, especially 4ft which is less common. I have tried in vain to find a used 5ft for months, and will break down and buy a new one this weekend. I found a couple that were $500 and beat to heck - so I would rather go new and beat it myself.

 

[moonmoon555]

Bad head gasket? Any symptom or obvious oil leak?

 

[moonmoon555]

I have 2 questions and hope I will have responses from anybody for these questions to solve over heating issue.

1.Does this ISEKI TS2205 have radiator coolant level censor?
2.I heard most right lamp on the panel is "over heat warning lamp", is it? Please find me what this lamp really is.

I called ISEKI JAPAN but as this model is pretty old, they said they would need sometime to get back to me.

 

[Ilikeurtractor]

1. No level sensor
2. Right most lamp is indeed high coolant temp

 

[moonmoon555]

Thanks for your reply, ilikeyourtractor.

The answers for my 2 questions from ISEKI were exactly what you wrote.
This model doesn't have any coolant level sensor.
And the right most ramp is coolant temp warning.

Some people still suggest me that I should try to replace my thermostut to make sure thermo is not the issue.

Do you think it is worth trying it?

 

[284 International]

Some people still suggest me that I should try to replace my thermostut to make sure thermo is not the issue.

Do you think it is worth trying it?

I definitely would try replacing the thermostat.

 

[johneic]

Moon:
You may also want to test both your old and new thermostat in a pot, on the stove, with a thermometer in it, put a piece of wire in the part of the thermometer that opens and closes and suspend it in the water, watch for what temperature it falls off at.

Why test old one? if it falls off at a high temperature and new one drops off at correct temperature, you have found your problem!

John

 

[johneic]

I mean "put a piece of wire in the part of the THERMOSTAT that opens and closes..."

 

[terraformer]

I had a similar model and the flange that held the radiator cap was broken. It could never develop the pressure in the cooling system.

 

[Rod in Forfar]

My light is coming on. It only comes on when the tractor is pulling hard. No fluid coming out of overflow tube. I always stop before it get to hot. Don't want to blow head gasket.

Don

I went around and around on this with my Bolens G174 last year. Turns out those heat sensors fail frequently. A supplier in California sent me one for a Yanmar, but it was the wrong thread. Eventually I disconnected the light and relied upon a laser thermometer.

The interesting thing with the thermometer was that there was quite a hot spot on the head right near the sensor. I loosened it to let some bubbles out and retightened. It has run well since. I wondered if some sort of air lock had occurred when I changed the coolant.

I'd suggest buying a cheap laser thermometer and monitoring engine temperatures as the first step.