Recent content by Ord

Yes, I unbolted the intake & exhaust manifolds, removed 3 fuels lines and one water hose, took out the rocker shaft and then it was just a matter of undoing the head bolts and lifting off the head.

Two of the three have tiny cracks in the exact same spot. No idea of the cause. I had been having overheating problems in the summer which kept getting worse. Tried everything that was suggested by my Kubota dealer - cleaning radiator fins, changing to synthetic oils, removing thermostat. Each...

Makes sense, I understand what you mean. Since I now have a better idea of what is wrong I might make a separate thread for how it all came about.

Update: found two cracks in the cylinder head when I started cleaning it.

Sorry all, didn’t mean to cause any controversy or confusion. My tractor issues have been going on for a while, from the earlier symptoms had already been told the head gasket almost certainly needed replacement, so was already expecting to do it. There may be another problem as well so I’ll...

Hi rScotty, there was a lot more that lead up to this point, problems that had started well over a year ago. I’m happy to go through it all if you are interested, although it’s not really relevant to my original question of what is needed to pressure test the coolant system. I’m not sure...

I have removed the head gasket, I’ll get a replacement and see if that solves everything. Thanks for your help.

Thanks!

The plugs I meant are what the manual calls "sealing cap", the two little round plugs pressed into the head.

Hi, I have a large coolant leak in my BX1860 - in just a few minutes of running, all the coolant went into the crankcase. It didn't really mix with oil, the oil was floating on top. So when I drained the crankcase, first the coolant came out and then the oil. I took of the valve cover and...

Hi, today I was not able to get the loader onto our BX1860 - it seems like the right hand frame mount is angled slightly outward instead of facing straight ahead like the left hand side. Does anyone know where/what I should measure to check this, and is there any way to adjust it? The last...

Just after lunch today I told my wife we should get some skid plates for our tractor... then a couple of hours later ran over a stick and broke the blades off the HST fan :ashamed: Searching here I see that some people have cut the replacement fan to put it on without having to get the shaft...

Hi, I need to replace one of the pulleys on our MMM. There are two pieces that are damaged, the pulley itself, and the piece that the pulley is bolted to that sits on the spindle - not sure what it is called. Does anyone know the part numbers for these, or know where I can find a parts...

Hi all, yesterday I ran out of fuel and refilled, then finished up clearing the snow and put the tractor away. Today it stopped running after about two minutes and won't start. I see that there is air in the top of the fuel filter. The manual doesn't tell me how to bleed it now - it says...

Hi all, we recently had trenches dug for the installation of a geothermal heat pump, and some of this goes through area that used to be lawn. After the backfill, there are a lot of small rocks on the surface. Is there an implement I can pull behind our BX1860 that can rake these up? In all...