dourobob
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Hi
I am looking for some advice on what I should be checking for the following on my DK45SE HST:
Does this sound serious enough to get the dealer to check it right away or are there a few more things I should check and be sure about before I do that?
Thanks for any ideas or suggestions.
Bob
I am looking for some advice on what I should be checking for the following on my DK45SE HST:
- A few weeks ago my temp gauge dropped to "no reading".
- I checked the rad and discovered it was down - approx one quart of 50/50 mix was added
- No evidence of leaks noted at this point
- A week or so later the level was down again
- Add another quart of 50/50
- This time I notice some wet stains below the in-line plug-in heater
- Overflow tank is about half full
- I put a tray under this area and, over the course of a couple of days collected about 1/2 cup of antifreeze
- Checked clamps at the heater and they were loose - tightened them and once again, topped up the rad.
- Now it appears that the heater is not working - plugged it in for an hour but could not feel any heat around the outside.
- I started the tractor and ran it until it got warm - everything seemed normal - temp gauge reads normal.
- Once back in the barn I let it sit for half a day with the drip tray under the heater
- No leaks evident now but ..
- When I remove the rad cap to check levels the antifreeze pushes up the neck of the rad and overflows
- Back out today - still no evidence of leaks under heater but the overflow tank is almost empty and the antifreeze comes out the top of the rad (probably 2 or 3 tablespoons full) when I take the cap off.
- Ran it for 30 minutes and it seems to run fine - temp gauge indicates normal - but overflow tank seems to be down a bit more than when I started.
- No evidence that I can see of antifreeze in the oil
Does this sound serious enough to get the dealer to check it right away or are there a few more things I should check and be sure about before I do that?
Thanks for any ideas or suggestions.
Bob