ezrider93
New member
- Joined
- May 16, 2012
- Messages
- 9
- Location
- Randleman, NC
- Tractor
- Deutz 4006, International AI, Massey Ferguson 135
I have a 135 diesel that has been giving great service for the 15 years I've owned it. Using it for a short time on Saturday, I noticed coolant coming from the radiator cap vent line. I only ran the tractor for 15 minutes or so, and mostly at idle. The coolant that was coming out wasn't hot at all. I've checked and there are no signs of water in the oil. The radiator cap looks normal with the spring and seal in tact.
I spoke with my trusted tractor doc and he suggested that maybe I have a head gasket starting to go and the pressure is forcing the coolant out. He felt like with the cap off I should see a spurt from the radiator when the cylinder fires. I tried this and didn't notice any spurt.
I should probably mention that there's not a working temp gauge on the tractor. The port the probe goes into is damaged.
Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated. I use this tractor every week for mowing my lawn.