Recent content by PhilG327

Thanks to all for the information. I've used Duracell AGM batteries on both my small solar systems. One system on the barn mostly for lights and one on the cabin for lights, radio and for charging phones and etc. Not had a failure yet and they stay on-line all winter. I will carefully measure...

Thank you both for the suggestions. Much appreciated.

Does anyone out there use an alternative type of battery in their Mule? I have an ancient 2500 Mule (Series 620 - 2WD) with a flooded-cell battery #CB16CL-B. My farm is hilly and pastures are bumpy and the battery acid frequently spills onto the frame. As the acid gets lower the output...

When I first bought my little hobby farm I had a hand-me-down Troy Bilt Horse tiller that had been passed around my wife's side of the family for years. Did a great job of tilling but that one time it hit a rock and got away from me it was a hard run across the pasture to catch it and shut it...

No different here in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin. Every spring the county has a roadside cleanup day, but nobody comes out here in the hollow. I always try to spend the day taking care of my 1,000ft of roadside and manage most years to fill a big garbage bag of beer cans & bottles, plastic...

UPDATE: Local repair shop replaced head gaskets and found no internal problems (valves and cylinders were OK). Machine runs great now. Starts right up and runs smoother than ever. Fan was not rewired as it came on right away when they ran it until coolant temp reached 190 (I think that's what he...

Update: (sorry for the long time gone, but life got busy) Finally found a local shop that was willing to work on it. They found the fan did work when direct wired, and set about adding a switch and wiring the fan directly so I can just use it when necessary. In the process, they also checked the...

Not yet but hope to get to it over the weekend. Regardless, as soon as the truck is back from service next week, I plan to call the Kawasaki repair shop.

Maybe I should have asked this question first: How hot does the engine/coolant have to get before the fan will kick in? My farm is only 25acres and 99% of the time the Mule never leaves my farm. Short hauls only with rare exception a trip around the upper pasture to check on the 5 acres I lease...

I drove the Mule up the ramp into the barn which put the front wheels about 1foot higher. Ran for about 15 minutes and got no bubbles at the radiator and no air out of the (what I think) bleeder valve on the top of the engine. Next I'll try hot wiring the fan so see if it even works. Can't take...

rodnok, would you have a diagram or map or photo of the top coolant vent (on the top of the engine?) ? I had a diagram, but for the life of me I cannot find it or remember which bolt it was. Thank you !

I found diagrams on-line at Kawasaki.com that show a SWITCH,FAN (Ref # 27010) 27010-1317 on the right-hand side of the radiator. Is this the switch/sensor that turns the fan off and on depending on the temperature of the coolant? This is what I need to bypass in order to see if the fan is...

Thank you all for the information and link. I suspect that I did not get all the air out of the cooling system when I refilled it in spring (Mule sits in an unheated barn all winter so I have to drain it). Will do more Google searches to find the correct way to "burp" the cooling system. This...

I own an ancient Kawasaki Mule 2500 (2WD) and the fan does not run. Even on these hot, hot days (90F and above) the fan no longer comes on. It did last year but I have to admit I just noticed this last week. Where do I start? I checked the fuse under the seat for the fan and I can turn the fan...