Oil & Fuel YM2500 Pushing Coolant Out the Radiator

[Travis_R]

***UPDATE 05-07-2025 Wednesday***

Another day and all I can do now is laugh. It honestly doesn’t really even bother me anymore!

The air cleaner housing and seal collar arrived this evening from Fredricks/FedEx. It looked excellent and fit perfect. Zero complaints there and I’m thankful.

I decided to start the engine after I installed the air cleaner housing.
After about a minute, there was a lot of black smoke and I didn’t know where it was coming from.

The fan belt broke because the Alternator froze up!

I’ll be calling Fredricks once again in the morning. I’m sure they will take care of it.
I’d like to have this one rebuilt at a local shop not far from my house because it’d be easier and I know exactly how to wire it back up.
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Have a Blessed Day!

Travis

 

[careyo63]

Deere 850 is the same Water pump. I believe the 950 is also but 850 for sure. 60.00$ Online. Pretty sure Your under warranty so I'm not even going there! Not much to replacement. Fredrick's Warranty is Parts. Perfect example why I went back to the same dealer for the YM2500 considering who actually owned that one. I stayed away from refurbished and went Org.. Same dealer my YM2000 came from. Kind of normal on replacement parts. Parts don't seem to last very long. Not all the time but Some don't but yet some last forever. MHO. aftermarket anything I'm lucky they make warranty. Or seem to have problems as soon as the Warranty period expires. I've always said that. Father was the dealer Rep. for Ford Credit. I'm pretty well familiar with parts and Serv...

 

[Travis_R]

UPDATE 05-09-2025 Friday

The bad news is I can’t find the new exact “Mitsubishi Japan” alternator anywhere online, or at O’Reilly’s, that Bret posted.

The good news is Danny at Fredricks emailed me back yesterday morning early, and sent out another alternator and belt. I’m not sure if it’s new, used, or remanned. According to FedEx, they will be here this Saturday (tomorrow).

I got the correct air filter and air cleaner installed yesterday. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the 2 seals that stick to the inner side and outer side of the air filter from Brand M Parts in Texas!!

 

[Travis_R]

Look at this fine electrical specimen that arrived today!
Alternator AL-1235 from Fredricks Equipment in Hartselle, Alabama. This alternator fits the YM2500, YM2610, and many other models.

 

[Travis_R]

***UPDATE 05-14-2025 WEDNESDAY***

The local repair shop, (Mobiltech, LLC in Denham Springs, LA) informed me yesterday that the new timing cover has been installed and the tractor is ready to be picked up.

Understandably, I can’t pickup the tractor until they receive the check from Fredricks.
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Have a Blessed Day!

Travis

 

[careyo63]

The 4 mounting studs get bent also.? If I recall those are the oil pump mounting studs. Sure looks that way?

 

[Travis_R]

What 4 mounting studs

The 4 mounting studs get bent also.? If I recall those are the oil pump mounting studs. Sure looks that way?

What 4 mounting studs are you referring to?

 

[careyo63]

About the only thing that on the Timing Gear cover is 4 studs that mounts the oil pump? . Heli coil bent bolts come to mind? Just wondering what happened to it?

 

[Travis_R]

About the only thing that on the Timing Gear cover is 4 studs that mounts the oil pump? . Heli coil bent bolts come to mind? Just wondering what happened to it?

I’m sorry, I guess I forgot to post about the timing cover. I’ve been trying to keep updates about my experience with this tractor on 3 different websites.

The timing cover had a hairline crack coming from one of the bolt holes where the tachometer housing mounts and it was causing oil to leak.

Fredricks sent me another timing cover, free of charge. They also paid a local repair shop the labor cost to replace the timing cover.
Great customer service from both Fredricks and Mobiltech (my local repair shop).

 

[Travis_R]

I attached 4 pictures. 2 of the cracked timing cover and 2 of the replacement timing cover.