Recent content by SteveElk

Thanks for that. I’ve kept that in mind and have just waited for it for minutes. Doesn’t seem to matter but that’s the only thing left that I know of that haven’t changed out. I worry some though because I sometimes smell some maple smells which I fear it being head gasket. However, I see no...

At a cold hard start it finally starts with a white smoke then black and may show a little more white. After that I can just bump the key and it starts up. And it’s a normal amount of black smoke and it’s over. I believe I’ve got the power back for the most part. I haven’t been trying to use it...

Ok my problem still exists. After adjusting the orientation of the thermostat it did help a lot. On a cold start it still has a problem and smokes. After it has started you can bump the key and it starts correctly. Any suggestions ? Thanks for any help

Today I heard someone say something about the thermostat. That to make sure it was installed and turned the correct way. I wasn’t sure what was meant by that. I opened the thermostat housing to see the position of the thermostat. It was placed straight with the engine. The thermostat spring was...

No the oil and consistantcy is ok. The new thermostat is in correctly. There are no leaks anywhere to be found. The radiator was professionally cleaned and riddled out. He did say it appeared to be about 25% blocked but cleaned up well. The silly thing just gets hot.

I have had the tractor for about 6-7 years. I bought it from a friend mine and borrowed it from time to time so I had experience with it. The problem seemed to have happen like over night. I used it to help dig a hole and all of the sud

Also I have noticed that the top radiator hose gets hot and hard while the bottom hose is not so much

Please help! I have a Massey Ferguson 1529 that started losing power and over heating. So far, I ve bled the fuel fines, serviced the hydrolics,serviced the engine, all works great but just over heats. Next I changed out water pump, rodded out the radiator, checked the belt, and changed out...