Have a few questions about the cooling system on the 51 8N.
Since I bought this tractor without knowing when any of the fluids had been changed,I decided to go through them all from front to back.
Changed oil and filter and have excellent oil pressure even when machine is hot.
Moved on to the radiator. Figured I would drain the radiator,flush with the garden hose through the drain,refill with fresh antifreeze,and be done.
Well,filled the radiator and it only took like a gallon and a half to reach the top within an inch for expansion.
Started the tractor to circulate the coolant than eventually add more as the level dropped.
The level never dropped past the initial filling of the radiator.
The top hose gets hot to the touch from the radiator all the way to the back after running a few minutes, but here is the issue.
The bottom hose never heated up and I was able to squees it with my hand so there is no coolant in the bottom hose.
Now I was thinking that there must be a blockage down low somewhere so I drained the radiator again,took the hose off the engine side,and used the garden hose and ran water through the radiator and out the end of the radiator hose into the bucket with no issues. Came out fast and hard.
What is up or what am I doing (or not doing) that could be wrong?
And just alittle side note... If this gets into anything to deep as far as pump removal or something like that I will have to put the bottom hose back on,refill with what antifreez it will except and let it sit. Reason being is I am legally blind with about 30% sight left so alot of the things I do are through touch (and a very understanding wife and daughter who try to help). So anything beyond what I have done wont happen unless it's an easy fix. All my so called "tools" fit in a 18"x12"x12" box and what takes you guys 20 minutes to do takes me over an hour.
And yes,I was going to spend the money to have a shop do the mainenance and go through it and hopefully solve some issues,but he told me flat out "I don't want any part of it".
Well,theres my issues in a nut shell. Feel free to chime in with any comments about the cooling issues,or my "popcorn popping" from a diferent thread(I tried to adjust the carb to no avail) or just jump in and tell me how much of an idiot I am for even having this thing. Love old iron,grew up with an 8N and had to have one and be one of the cool kids.
Thanks everyone for reading my long winded post.
Since I bought this tractor without knowing when any of the fluids had been changed,I decided to go through them all from front to back.
Changed oil and filter and have excellent oil pressure even when machine is hot.
Moved on to the radiator. Figured I would drain the radiator,flush with the garden hose through the drain,refill with fresh antifreeze,and be done.
Well,filled the radiator and it only took like a gallon and a half to reach the top within an inch for expansion.
Started the tractor to circulate the coolant than eventually add more as the level dropped.
The level never dropped past the initial filling of the radiator.
The top hose gets hot to the touch from the radiator all the way to the back after running a few minutes, but here is the issue.
The bottom hose never heated up and I was able to squees it with my hand so there is no coolant in the bottom hose.
Now I was thinking that there must be a blockage down low somewhere so I drained the radiator again,took the hose off the engine side,and used the garden hose and ran water through the radiator and out the end of the radiator hose into the bucket with no issues. Came out fast and hard.
What is up or what am I doing (or not doing) that could be wrong?
And just alittle side note... If this gets into anything to deep as far as pump removal or something like that I will have to put the bottom hose back on,refill with what antifreez it will except and let it sit. Reason being is I am legally blind with about 30% sight left so alot of the things I do are through touch (and a very understanding wife and daughter who try to help). So anything beyond what I have done wont happen unless it's an easy fix. All my so called "tools" fit in a 18"x12"x12" box and what takes you guys 20 minutes to do takes me over an hour.
And yes,I was going to spend the money to have a shop do the mainenance and go through it and hopefully solve some issues,but he told me flat out "I don't want any part of it".
Well,theres my issues in a nut shell. Feel free to chime in with any comments about the cooling issues,or my "popcorn popping" from a diferent thread(I tried to adjust the carb to no avail) or just jump in and tell me how much of an idiot I am for even having this thing. Love old iron,grew up with an 8N and had to have one and be one of the cool kids.
Thanks everyone for reading my long winded post.
