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First post.
I've had my YM2000 for several years now. I changed the water pump last year when it started to run hot, and drip at the shaft. It runs cooler than it did prior to the new pump, but it's hotter than it was originally. It holds around the 200F mark, or a needle width higher when running the finishing mower. Which isn't so bad compared to the others here that I've read.
When it starts to get up to the boiling mark(ususally involves it running a 4' tiller or 4' bush hog in high grass) I'll cruise over to the water hose. Put a few shots onto the radiator and letting it idle until it cools off.
Question is, does the YM2000 have a thermostat? When I let it idle cool, there's a noticable drop in temp and a change in the sound of the idle that corrospond. Is this a bad thermostat or just a coincidence? Also, is this a bad practice? As this is my first diesel.
I've had my YM2000 for several years now. I changed the water pump last year when it started to run hot, and drip at the shaft. It runs cooler than it did prior to the new pump, but it's hotter than it was originally. It holds around the 200F mark, or a needle width higher when running the finishing mower. Which isn't so bad compared to the others here that I've read.
When it starts to get up to the boiling mark(ususally involves it running a 4' tiller or 4' bush hog in high grass) I'll cruise over to the water hose. Put a few shots onto the radiator and letting it idle until it cools off.
Question is, does the YM2000 have a thermostat? When I let it idle cool, there's a noticable drop in temp and a change in the sound of the idle that corrospond. Is this a bad thermostat or just a coincidence? Also, is this a bad practice? As this is my first diesel.