Overheating

[bhilbert]

I have a 25hp EUROLEOPARD tractor. I am having trouble with it overheating after running for a short time. I try to air clean the radiator regularly, water anti freeze levels ok?

 

[big bubba]

check condition of air filter. welcome to forum

 

[bhilbert]

Thank you. I did that and cleaned with compressed air. Only recently replaced!

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I use foaming coil cleaner for A/C condenser coils periodically and let it foam up and push trash and seeds, chaff, etc out of the radiator fins and then rinse well with a water spray nozzle attached to a hose, you will be surprised at what all it will bring out of the cooling fins.

 

[big bubba]

possibly sticking thermostat?

 

[bhilbert]

Thankyou for your advice
Bryan

 

[Rockbadchild]

Its probably the thermostat as big bubba said I would flush the antifreeze as well, sometime it clogged up and could cause that.

 

[Hay Dude]

Spray your radiator with some of that "purple power" type cleaner and let it soak in real good. Then flush it out with a garden hose sprayer & hot water for a good 15 minutes. I bet it's real dirty.

 

[Robin Veerman]

If it heats up too hot in a short/quick time?.....it's likely the thermostat. Replace with a new one and replace the antifreeze coolant with new also. Let us know how it works out.

 

[Williy]

Not the right mix for anti-freeze can cause over heating, radiator hoses can callapse, dirty radiator coils, bad thermostat

willy. To check your stat put it in a pan with water heat stat should open approx 200 F

willy