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One last update: I sold the tractor a few weeks back. The new owner was a lot like me, a regular guy, a dad, a husband.... I wanted to make sure that I was wasn't passing the buck like the previous owners did to me. I took many steps to ensure it wasn't a patched up pile so I ended up...

Update: I ordered a new instrument cluster and cover from BestLine, with the $28 shipping fee, the total came to over $750. I asked why I would be charged shipping when ordering from the dealer when the bobcat website offers free shipping, the parts lady just said "thats what they charge us"...

Reporting the results of my trouble shooting, I sure hope this benefits someone, some day..... I left the tractor with a family member whom has been suing it for months. Every time the gauge creeped up to the "H" he would either shut it down or idle it till the temps lowered. Step one was to...

An update: The gauge is still indicating the machine is over heating. The new temperature sender was not the move I was hoping for. I guess my next step is cleaning all the grounds. I am also curious if I can thread an aftermarket sender into the factory location and use my own gauge or...

I figured I'd start a new thread since the head gasket and radiator have been addressed. The gauge on the dash stays in between the two dots at idle, once I work the machine or even drive it, it rises up to just below the red. I took a caibrated IR temp gun and took measurements from all over...

A HUGE thank you to all that read my saga and kudos to all that tried to help. Like I said, hopefully this is it for me!

Hopefully this is my final update. I am not sure if I explained that I boogered the injection pump up trying to fish some dirt out of it yet. We have a local place called Miller Diesel that rebuilds all kinds of pumps and was familiar with the one on this tractor. Looking at the bill ($440)...

Now it's sooting so much it will black out my garage in seconds. What would make it run that rich!

Is there an exploded view of these pumps that shows all the components? This would be the 3 cylinder version used on the CK25 My was damaged by a unqualified repair person (Me) and I am looking to see if I can source the parts that were damaged The cap that adapts the high pressure line to...

No doubt, I try to let RTV tack up before reassembly and cure over night. Key word is try, I don't always do that. In this case I did not start the tractor but I did fill it up with strait water. I was more curious about a cracked radiator than if the RTV was setup. I wanted to add a few...

I got the calipers out and put them right back when I realized the battery was dead :rolleyes: I did buy an OEM plug from the Bobcat dealer, when I held it up to the old one, they were close. I decided to goop it up a little heavier with the RTV and tap it in. I figured if it whet in too easy...

I was able to find the head gasket ($65) and the head bolts ($130) at a Koti dealer about an hour from my house. I was also found that a bobcat dealer near the Kioti dealer had the core plug in stick for $4. I am on the fence about reusing the head botls and gasket. They have about 10...

In typical fashion, I hit another set back. I pulled the tractor out of the garage Tuesday night last week. Tonight, I hoped any air worked it’s way out of the system. When I opened the radiator cap, I was happy to see it needed topped off. It was only when I heard it running out of the back of...

Thought I would continue to document headgasket job The timing markings on flywheel were not visible because of surface rust. My solution was to take a piece of red scotch brite pad and wrap it over a 3/4" socket extension, it fit perfectly through the "window". I rotated the engine by hand...

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Just a small update. I started putting things back together and hit another roadblock. According to the Bobcat service manual that I bought, I need to put the engine on TDC. TDC is indicated two ways, by the timing gear set indicators under the waterpump under the timing cover or by the...

The block and the head were more caked up than I figured. The block took a lot of probing with various bottle brushes and gallons of water to flush it out. As I was finding a point of acceptance with the block, I moved my attention to the head. The head showed more wear than the hour meter...

Here are the crosses to Kioti numbers for my "A59B11001 and above" tractor with a Daedong TD1300lxe 3 cyl Head gasket E5500-03315 Valve cover gasket E6510-14532 Head bolts E5500-03452 There are more but I don't have them in front of me at the moment

I am no expert, I was hoping to see something obvious like a blowout. What I identified to be the problem was a an area on the rear most cylinder. The cylinder itself is discolored and the piston has more carbo. In my unprofessional opinion, the tell was the head gasket. on the front two...

I took your advise and had the radiator checked by a local shop. Thank you, I would have never thought to have it checked without you're suggestion! The shop tried to "boil it out", next they pulled the tanks off an tried to clean the passages my mechanical means both attempts to save the...

Well thanks for, um, not whining and not helping. Excellent contribution (?) for the history records here on the forum. Come to think about it, you never really made a point. What is your point?

Interesting, I keep wondering if you are in fact whining about some one that’s having a real problem. Are you offering help or just being a whiner?

I would hit bobcat on social media, snap chat, instagram, Facebook. The trick is to be honest and brief in your description. No one wants to read a book, so keep it in a few sentences. @bobcat. Things that are normal when you buy a bobcat tractor. Spends more time at dealership than working...

The ck25 kioti is the closest equivalent to the ct225. The trick is both the Bobcat and the kioti have mid model changes that happened on different schedules. The engine in my rig is a daedong td1300lxe. The ck25 head bolts and gasket was a match. The kioti dealer had most of what I needed I...

Assuming the grit in the head is the common ingredient found in many types of head gasket fix, I don’t need to worry about it remelting below 800c “Liquid glass” (sodium silicate) is added to the system through the radiator, and allowed to circulate. Sodium silicate is suspended in the coolant...

Hello all, just wanted to follow up. I put the tractor up for a little to deal with other projects, I bought this only because I assumed it would not be another one..... I pulled the head off last Friday and boy, I was not happy to see the water passages blocked by the headgasket in a can...

I plugged up the overflow cap with the tester at zero psi. Within a minute or so it shot the gauge up to 25psi. The top hose started leaking from the pressure but the engine was still cool. What other than a head gasket would cause a constant stream of bubbles in the coolant when it runs?

If it needs a headgasket, I am not sure I am up for the job, I'm just spread too thin right now. My local "Bobcat" dealer is a Best Line. Should I take it to them?

Yes, that's my fear too. I don't want to believe it nor do I want to sell it to the next guy without knowing it's "good to go". I'd rather fix a head gasket and know it's good than assume that the mystery substance I found was not a crummy patch to hold it over just long enough for the next...

I did not replace the thermostat, it was on my radar but when I saw the water circulating and the temp gauge moving, I assumed it was functioning. Is my logic flawed? I have been looking for an excuse to buy a pressure tester, so I picked one up on the way home. I pumped her up to 16psi at...

Yes and Yes. It's a little more frothy than I am comfortable with. If I run it with the rad cap off, it will boil over. I haven't tried since I corrected the clogged over flow line

Just following up, I hate when folks ghost a thread! I put a new hose on and topped the coolant off for a test. Just like the last time(s) I could see that the top radiator hose was beginning to swell and that made me check the hose to the overflow tank. It was completely clogged (tman1020...

Thanks for the response winston1, What looks like crystalized coolant on the back of the head (pictured) was there before the hose blew. Calling around for a replacement hose has me discouraged. The BestLine stores are disconnected from the factory bobcat dealers. The all seem to have...

Hello all, My first tractor, and I’m already regretting the decision. The thing over heated just tooling around the neighborhood. Pointed the heat gun at the head, block and radiator, all indicated I was not actually overheating despite the temp gauge being pegged. Next drive, some days...