Another BD2F question

[jctx96hd]

My dozer 'over heats' after about two hours of running time. I checked the radiator and the level was down to the top of the cores. I don't see any visible water leaks in the radiator, hoses etc. Any ideas? Thanks again.

 

[2x4]

take a water hose & blast out the fins on the outside of the radiator. Check fan for missing or cracked blade. Check fan shroud for missing chunks.

 

[jctx96hd]

No chunks out of the fan blade or shroud. I did tighten the belt. Don't know if that helped or not.

 

[2x4]

That might do it. Prolly not serious or would heat up a lot faster than that. Check motor oil & see if any anti-freeze in it. Keep the fluid level up full in case something suddenly gets worse. Don't know why it would heat up slowly. Maybe someone put the fan on backward.

 

[Fordman6442]

Not familiar with the Mitsy crawler but does it have a powershift transmission and torque convertor? If so monitor your trans/torque temp. I am used to Internationals and we found that a failing torque will flood and overheat causing heat transfer to the motor. Usually took a couple hours to overheat.
Good luck Don

 

[jctx96hd]

Yes....it does have the power shift with a torque converter. What should I look for? What does a repair entail?