MF204Mike
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- South Central Mo. USA
- Tractor
- 1960 Massey Ferguson 204 1954 Ferggie TO30 1966 Sears Custom, 1974 Wheel Horse B-80
I hope I'm in the right place to ask this question.
The temp guage on my 1960 MF204 (Z134 gas) doesn't work, the lead from the probe to the guage had been severed some time back.
The operating manual states normal running temp is 130 and my trans guage reads 140 nomally when warmed up, I know these are 2 seperate systems but I'd like to make sure I don't overheat the ole gal.
Anyway in trying to replace the guage I've run into the problem of, probes being to long or wide to fit in the thermostat housing ( where the OEM guage is located), or the wrong thread size on the nuts or both.
I was looking over the block and noticed the drain cock on the right side of the block might be a place to route an aftermaket guage, but I thought I put a "Tee" in the block where the petcock is and then plug one end so I could drain the block when needed, and use the other outlet for the probe of the guage? I think I would have to find various fittings to do this but it seems like it might work.
I was wondering if anyone else has come across this type of problem and what they did to remedy it.
Thanx in advance for any input.
Mike
The temp guage on my 1960 MF204 (Z134 gas) doesn't work, the lead from the probe to the guage had been severed some time back.
The operating manual states normal running temp is 130 and my trans guage reads 140 nomally when warmed up, I know these are 2 seperate systems but I'd like to make sure I don't overheat the ole gal.
Anyway in trying to replace the guage I've run into the problem of, probes being to long or wide to fit in the thermostat housing ( where the OEM guage is located), or the wrong thread size on the nuts or both.
I was looking over the block and noticed the drain cock on the right side of the block might be a place to route an aftermaket guage, but I thought I put a "Tee" in the block where the petcock is and then plug one end so I could drain the block when needed, and use the other outlet for the probe of the guage? I think I would have to find various fittings to do this but it seems like it might work.
I was wondering if anyone else has come across this type of problem and what they did to remedy it.
Thanx in advance for any input.
Mike