Smalljobs
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There are some excellent threads on this and they all helped me. I think it might be helpful to others if I post my own situation. The machine now has 100 hrs and the gage always read low on the first mark off the pin. I removed the thermostat and found it to be conventional and unlike others that have the well documented vent/bypass problem. The OD fits into a shallow counterbore inside the lower housing while the upper housing clamped it in securely. The factory stat was marked 75C. I bought a new Stant PN 45358 rated at 82C and put them both in a sauce pan and checked with a digital thermometer. All worked as expected.
Based on threads by others, I measure the resistance on the sensor and found it to be .79 ohm from the lead to the case. Resistance from case to block was near zero.
Then I removed the radiator cap and put cardboard in front of the radiator.
When the radiator coolant reached 52C/125F, resistance was .04 ohms (tractor off, key off) but the gage was still on that first mark.
At a measured 75C/167F in the top of the radiator, sensor resistance was .05 but the gage was still at that first mark. I also removed the lead from the sensor, found it to be bright and clean and cleaned it again with no improvement.
At this point, I'm not sure if I have a sensor or gage problem and am working my dealer to solve it. I'll post the solution when we solve it.
Based on threads by others, I measure the resistance on the sensor and found it to be .79 ohm from the lead to the case. Resistance from case to block was near zero.
Then I removed the radiator cap and put cardboard in front of the radiator.
When the radiator coolant reached 52C/125F, resistance was .04 ohms (tractor off, key off) but the gage was still on that first mark.
At a measured 75C/167F in the top of the radiator, sensor resistance was .05 but the gage was still at that first mark. I also removed the lead from the sensor, found it to be bright and clean and cleaned it again with no improvement.
At this point, I'm not sure if I have a sensor or gage problem and am working my dealer to solve it. I'll post the solution when we solve it.
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