I have a friends Iseki TE3210F tractor which is about 10 years old. Since new it has been overheating after around 1 hours work. Dealers have looked at everything but have been unable to resolve it. We suspect radiator may be too small for the use. Has anyone had any experience with this?
Iseki TE3210F overheating
- Thread starter tobac
- Start date
- Views: 10252
lens12
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2000
- Messages
- 2,113
- Location
- Dixon, Il
- Tractor
- ford 9700, tw30, massey, jd2030 jd4010, yanmar F60d, ym330d, ym276d,ym226d,ym186d, ym2000, ym155
The Japanese radiators do not have any excess capacity. Has the radiator been flushed? It may need to be boiled out which may lead to some leaks. At this age it is probably pretty thin.
Ivan49
Gold Member
I have an FB 31 tractor made by Iseki and it did the same thing since it was new. Dealer could not find anything wrong so I put up with it. After 5 or 6 years the water pump started leaking and I replace it and it has never overheated since
DonWorrell
Gold Member
Might sound crazy but, is the fan belt tight? I had a TS2205 and it was obverheating. I replaced the gasket from the engine to the water pump stopped overheating. Is thev engine lugging? Is the air breather clean? Do you keep the trash out of the raditor fins?
Don
Don
Ilikeurtractor
Veteran Member
- Joined
- May 16, 2011
- Messages
- 1,070
- Tractor
- Iseki TX1300F/TX1500/ TX2160F/TS2220F/ Satoh S370D/S373D
Does this tractor have a thermostat? If it does, that would be the first to go for me...
Ilikeurtractor
Veteran Member
- Joined
- May 16, 2011
- Messages
- 1,070
- Tractor
- Iseki TX1300F/TX1500/ TX2160F/TS2220F/ Satoh S370D/S373D
Do you have a temp gun? When the tractor's high temp light comes on (if it has one) or when you think it's getting too hot, check the temperature of the inlet (top) and outlet (bottom) hoses to radiator and see what the differential is across it. Some people might try to feel hoses with their hand, but I'd recommend against this for a number of reasons.
If your tractor's temp light is on, it's probably pushing at least 230 deg F on the water to the radiator and if the radiator is working as it should, I would anticipate the outlet hose temp to be no higher than 180 deg F. Now I don't know what the actual design conditions call for, but if the temp is 215+ deg F coming out the bottom hose to the pump, then I'd have to say the radiator is the culprit.
This is an easy check and temp guns are getting fairly cheap these days and quite handy on all sorts of projects.
If your tractor's temp light is on, it's probably pushing at least 230 deg F on the water to the radiator and if the radiator is working as it should, I would anticipate the outlet hose temp to be no higher than 180 deg F. Now I don't know what the actual design conditions call for, but if the temp is 215+ deg F coming out the bottom hose to the pump, then I'd have to say the radiator is the culprit.
This is an easy check and temp guns are getting fairly cheap these days and quite handy on all sorts of projects.