Unknown Warning light

[ERE]

Since it hasn't been much of winter in northern Va, I haven't started my tractor since mowing season ended. I started yesterday to do some road grading and had a warning light I've never seen and that was not shown in my owners manual. I did find it in the wiring diagram located in the service manual, however. For those who may have the same vintage owners manual as I do, the light that looks like an electrical resistor symbol (think of a horizontal line of connected capital Ws with no space between them WWW). It is the low expansion tank warning light - didn't even know I had one. OBTW, tractor started instantly after almost 3 months idle - love it!

 

[MichiganIron]

Check the coolant level in your overflow reservoir. The expansion tank is the coolant overflow reservoir. Make sure it is at least 1/2 full cold. The warning light should go off. They are kind of sensitive.

 

[PAB_OH]

For those who may have the same vintage owners manual as I do, the light that looks like an electrical resistor symbol (think of a horizontal line of connected capital Ws with no space between them WWW). It is the low expansion tank warning light - didn't even know I had one. OBTW, tractor started instantly after almost 3 months idle - love it!

FANTASTIC! Mine did the same thing this afternoon when I went out to start it. I looked at that symbol and thought for sure I had an electrical problem somewhere.

I'll check the expansion tank level.

Thanks for the heads up and for answering my question before I had to ask it.

 

[Mark_G]

almost 3 months idle - love it!

The phrase "almost 3 months idle - love it!" seems a bit of an oxymoron for a Kioti site.... Repent!

 

[ERE]

You're right, I should be ashamed of myself. On the other hand, with the vineyard and grass dormant, no snow, and the road in pretty good shape, I figured I could hit some big indoor projects which I did. Now that March is upon us, I'm doing maintenance on on the orange beasts, and working on making a spray rig for the 3ph. I'll be getting my share of seat time again pretty soon. :--}

p.s. what I meant in my original post was that I didn't know I had a warning light for the expansion tank, not that I didn't know that there was a tank there.

 

[bill ns]

we have had our share of bad weather up here in the maritimes lots of freezing rain and snow ..
when i started my DK 35 this am the pre heat lite (glow plug)stayed on all the manual says is the lite is controlled by water temp and will only glow if the temp is below 60 it is only a few deg above freezing and the lite always went out before anyone have any ideas , of course is saturday and the service tec is off

 

[ERE]

Bill, I don't have any knowledge on that circuit, but I suspect that others might. They will be more likely to see it, and respond, if you post it in its own new thread with a subject of something like "glow plug problem." Good luck!

Eric