Is this how the thermostat fits? PICS

[BigTone]

Hey guys, though i had the thermostat upside down but when i pulled it all apart it looks like i have it right. tractor was getting hot I just want to eliminate this problem first.
 

[George Cameron]

The thermal capsule (copper colored tubular part of stat) should go toward the source of heat.

What a huge bypass port!
 

[Mike Groom]

You have it in backwards,the bulb end should be in the engine block or it won't open properly.
 

[BigTone]

[D Slater]

Picture is the way that type themostate goes.
Doesn't it have a arrow on the side that says to radiator? Looks like the same one NAPA sells.
 

[BigTone]

I new it had to be, im going to check the thermostat in a pot of boil water to see if anything opens up
 

[pete 23]

You had it in correct, as you can see it will not
go the other way. If that tube fits into it's hole
in upper housing freely it will more than likely
leak around it and definetely not stick.

Here is what I would do now that you have it off,
is take fan belt off so water pump won't turn,
fill as much coolant as you can get in right at
the engine. Start engine and coolant should not
move. If it rises up you have a combustion leak
causing heating problem. You have to do this
quickly as it will start to rise as soon as it
warms so you have less than maybe a minute to take
a look.
 

[kevinj54]

Put a thermometer in the pot. Stat should be open by 180° or sooner, not 212°(boiling water)
 

[BigTone]

Just put it in and it looked completly open by 180 degrees.