kspring61
Silver Member
Starting to mow my fields down here in TN. A little bit warmer than when I usually do it later in the year but need to get all the fields mowed since I will be out west most of all Sept.
Anyways after mowing a bit my temps are going up on the my DK40SE, I have attached a pic of the temp gauge (wish these had numbers on them). I am assuming the 2 dots are in the 190-200 range but that may be a bad assumption, anyone have any idea what temp those dots represent?
Am I running it too hot?
I just replaced the overflow reservoir, plenty of coolant in the radiator, but the coolant is due to be changed. I doubt that would make it run hot because of old coolant, I think old only affects the anti-corrosion effectivity of the coolant. Am I right?
I did bring the tractor back up to the shop and blow out the radiator and cooler from the engine/fan side out, plenty of dust came out. Could it be the radiator needs cleaning? If so what is the best way? I do have a cleaning nozzle (low pressure) that I use on my motorcycles and ATV's that has a good degreaser/cleaner soap attachment that I could use to spray in there and try to clean it out and rinse with a hose. Any other ideas?
Sorry for the rambling but just thinking out loud and looking for some suggestions
Thanks
Anyways after mowing a bit my temps are going up on the my DK40SE, I have attached a pic of the temp gauge (wish these had numbers on them). I am assuming the 2 dots are in the 190-200 range but that may be a bad assumption, anyone have any idea what temp those dots represent?
Am I running it too hot?
I just replaced the overflow reservoir, plenty of coolant in the radiator, but the coolant is due to be changed. I doubt that would make it run hot because of old coolant, I think old only affects the anti-corrosion effectivity of the coolant. Am I right?
I did bring the tractor back up to the shop and blow out the radiator and cooler from the engine/fan side out, plenty of dust came out. Could it be the radiator needs cleaning? If so what is the best way? I do have a cleaning nozzle (low pressure) that I use on my motorcycles and ATV's that has a good degreaser/cleaner soap attachment that I could use to spray in there and try to clean it out and rinse with a hose. Any other ideas?
Sorry for the rambling but just thinking out loud and looking for some suggestions
Thanks