Is it really overheating?

ghmerrill · Jun 4, 2006

I just ran down to Advance Auto and got a Sunpro gauge. The package says "metric fittings available", but it has three fittings with it, and it looks like one *might* fit -- can't tell just yet since I just moved the tractor and the block's hot right now. Nice looking gauge for only about $26.

If the fitting works, this should tell the tale -- not to mention being a slick "custom" addition to the dashboard

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My wife thinks I should just stop fooling around and get the water pump. We'll see.

ghmerrill · Jun 4, 2006

I just ran down to Advance Auto and got a Sunpro gauge. The package says "metric fittings available", but it has three fittings with it, and it looks like one *might* fit -- can't tell just yet since I just moved the tractor and the block's hot right now. Nice looking gauge for only about $26.

If the fitting works, this should tell the tale -- not to mention being a slick "custom" addition to the dashboard

.

My wife thinks I should just stop fooling around and get the water pump. We'll see.

Inspector507 · Jun 4, 2006

Why spend $300 when $26 might tell the story?

Inspector507 · Jun 4, 2006

Why spend $300 when $26 might tell the story?

Gizmo36 · Jun 4, 2006

I have a YM 1700 and thought it was running hot . I did a lot to it, had the radiator cleaned . Put a new head gasket on it , Put a new radiator cap on .Light was still coming on got a sending unit from Hoye and that fix it. .It was 92 the other day and I ran the 5 rotary cutter for 6 hour and the light did not come on.

Gizmo36 · Jun 4, 2006

I have a YM 1700 and thought it was running hot . I did a lot to it, had the radiator cleaned . Put a new head gasket on it , Put a new radiator cap on .Light was still coming on got a sending unit from Hoye and that fix it. .It was 92 the other day and I ran the 5 rotary cutter for 6 hour and the light did not come on.

Turbys_1700 · Jun 5, 2006

I've gone through this same exact scenario. Get a new sending unit from Hoye and a set of guages. My 1700, on occassion, would kick the warning light on. I would stop, let her cool down, and then proceed. I did multiple flushes on the radiator and block running pure water in the summer to help out the thermo-syphion system. After I installed a set of guages I realized that these things,with a 14 psi radiator cap, run warm. I did put a water pump on for piece of mind but she still runs in the 200 to 220 range. No problem. Light goes on at 235. I think the boiling point is around 248 with a 14 psi radiator cap. So, if I were in your shoes, do the following.
1. New sending unit
2. Get a set of guages
3. Install a water pump if you want to
I like my pump. I never need to worry about her overheating anymore. Aaron at Hoye is great BTW. Cost is a tad over $300. Not a difficult install. Good luck!!!

Turbys_1700 · Jun 5, 2006

I've gone through this same exact scenario. Get a new sending unit from Hoye and a set of guages. My 1700, on occassion, would kick the warning light on. I would stop, let her cool down, and then proceed. I did multiple flushes on the radiator and block running pure water in the summer to help out the thermo-syphion system. After I installed a set of guages I realized that these things,with a 14 psi radiator cap, run warm. I did put a water pump on for piece of mind but she still runs in the 200 to 220 range. No problem. Light goes on at 235. I think the boiling point is around 248 with a 14 psi radiator cap. So, if I were in your shoes, do the following.
1. New sending unit
2. Get a set of guages
3. Install a water pump if you want to
I like my pump. I never need to worry about her overheating anymore. Aaron at Hoye is great BTW. Cost is a tad over $300. Not a difficult install. Good luck!!!

FL_Jerry · Jun 5, 2006

If your radiator level is low and the overflow tank is full, does this mean your radiator cap is suspect?

Jerry

FL_Jerry · Jun 5, 2006

If your radiator level is low and the overflow tank is full, does this mean your radiator cap is suspect?

Jerry

SailorBob · Jun 5, 2006

I have been thru the same drill as you with my 1700 only to discover in the end that the temp sensor was bad. I have installed the gauge, had the radiator cleaned and rodded at a radiator shop too. I like having the peace of mind of the temp gauge too. I don't think the water pump is necessary. I can bushog all day long and the temp never gets above 190 unless the radiator screen gets clogged up. Which can happend quickly in tall grass. I run it hard 2400 rpms. The tractor seems to like it that way too.

SailorBob · Jun 5, 2006

I have been thru the same drill as you with my 1700 only to discover in the end that the temp sensor was bad. I have installed the gauge, had the radiator cleaned and rodded at a radiator shop too. I like having the peace of mind of the temp gauge too. I don't think the water pump is necessary. I can bushog all day long and the temp never gets above 190 unless the radiator screen gets clogged up. Which can happend quickly in tall grass. I run it hard 2400 rpms. The tractor seems to like it that way too.

pruntyc · Jun 5, 2006

If you are running the bush hog at 2400, you are putting a lot more pressure on the hog, than you are suppose to. It should be running more like 2200, so its at the right PTO speed for the hog. There is a red mark on the rpm gauge that tells you when you are running it at the right speed.

pruntyc · Jun 5, 2006

If you are running the bush hog at 2400, you are putting a lot more pressure on the hog, than you are suppose to. It should be running more like 2200, so its at the right PTO speed for the hog. There is a red mark on the rpm gauge that tells you when you are running it at the right speed.

SailorBob · Jun 5, 2006

I run it a little shy of the red line. I thought the red line was 2400

SailorBob · Jun 5, 2006

I run it a little shy of the red line. I thought the red line was 2400

California · Jun 5, 2006

( I run it a little shy of the red line. I thought the red line was 2400 )

If its a refurb it may have a meter showing the red 'pto' tic at 2400, but for a 1700 I think the tic should be at 2200 like prunty said. I've seen refurbs wih the wrong meter like this.

California · Jun 5, 2006

( I run it a little shy of the red line. I thought the red line was 2400 )

If its a refurb it may have a meter showing the red 'pto' tic at 2400, but for a 1700 I think the tic should be at 2200 like prunty said. I've seen refurbs wih the wrong meter like this.

bassfishrman · Jun 5, 2006

Have you checked your radiator fins for small debris?

My YM240 would run hot (230+ degrees) after 30 minutes of light cutting. Someone on the message board suggested I lightly blow compressed air through my radiator fins. When I did, dirt and grass came out of the radiator fins. Now my tractor never runs hot. I bushogged a tall 3 acre field the other day with a 5 ft cutter in 96 degree heat and never got above 210 degrees. Come to find out, the radiator screen to my tractor was missing. I made one out of an old window screen.

Just a thought.

bassfishrman · Jun 5, 2006

Have you checked your radiator fins for small debris?

My YM240 would run hot (230+ degrees) after 30 minutes of light cutting. Someone on the message board suggested I lightly blow compressed air through my radiator fins. When I did, dirt and grass came out of the radiator fins. Now my tractor never runs hot. I bushogged a tall 3 acre field the other day with a 5 ft cutter in 96 degree heat and never got above 210 degrees. Come to find out, the radiator screen to my tractor was missing. I made one out of an old window screen.

Just a thought.