cooling system again, #2

[ThundermanND]

OK. I think I have it figured out. Overfilling may have been the major culprit so currently the fluid level is below what the eye can see, I'll try that. Next, I'm installing a temp gauge (I'm a stubborn
German) so I can actually see what the coolant temp is. I just looked on the head and there is a small plug in the head where a gauge can be installed. I looked on line at YT and the only one they show is
cutting into the upper radiator hose (which I'm not doing) so I looked elsewhere and others (Stnr) show a sensor that goes into the already tapped hole for a gauge, nice. I will feel a whole lot better
knowing the actual temp. Now I love my 8N again. I have so darn much money stuck into that tractor basically because I had a "friend" do the painting using the original Red and Gray with hardner in the paint
and he was charging me $900 when I asked about it and the final bill was more than double. He doesn't speak to me anymore, nice guy!! I did the mechanical work on it myself and that was fine, just expensive
parts. I know if I wanted to sell it, I'd take it in the shorts pretty hard but it wasn't about the money, I just wanted to fix it right. My first experience working on the farm was driving an old Ford, like
the 8N, thus my rebuilding it.
Thanks to all you great guys for your information. You're all the best!
Alden

 

[Bruce (VA)]

Save the time & expense of a temp gauge on the tractor. Spend the money on a hand-held laser gauge. Great for troubleshooting.

And confirming why my lower oven doesn't cook biscuits worth a chit...?.it's 15* cooler than the top oven!
75 Tips

 

[TheOldHokie]

(quoted from post at 12:39:09 09/09/18) OK. I think I have it figured out. Overfilling may have been the major culprit so currently the fluid level is below what the eye can see, I'll try that. Next, I'm installing a temp gauge (I'm a stubborn
German) so I can actually see what the coolant temp is. I just looked on the head and there is a small plug in the head where a gauge can be installed. I looked on line at YT and the only one they show is
cutting into the upper radiator hose (which I'm not doing) so I looked elsewhere and others (Stnr) show a sensor that goes into the already tapped hole for a gauge, nice. I will feel a whole lot better
knowing the actual temp. Now I love my 8N again. I have so darn much money stuck into that tractor basically because I had a "friend" do the painting using the original Red and Gray with hardner in the paint
and he was charging me $900 when I asked about it and the final bill was more than double. He doesn't speak to me anymore, nice guy!! I did the mechanical work on it myself and that was fine, just expensive
parts. I know if I wanted to sell it, I'd take it in the shorts pretty hard but it wasn't about the money, I just wanted to fix it right. My first experience working on the farm was driving an old Ford, like
the 8N, thus my rebuilding it.
Thanks to all you great guys for your information. You're all the best!
Alden

You know it really would be easy, cheap, quick, AND informative to take the cap off the radiator with the engine running and watch the coolant flow in the upper tank....

TOH

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 14:34:16 09/09/18)

(quoted from post at 12:39:09 09/09/18) OK. I think I have it figured out. Overfilling may have been the major culprit so currently the fluid level is below what the eye can see, I'll try that. Next, I'm installing a temp gauge (I'm a stubborn
German) so I can actually see what the coolant temp is. I just looked on the head and there is a small plug in the head where a gauge can be installed. I looked on line at YT and the only one they show is
cutting into the upper radiator hose (which I'm not doing) so I looked elsewhere and others (Stnr) show a sensor that goes into the already tapped hole for a gauge, nice. I will feel a whole lot better
knowing the actual temp. Now I love my 8N again. I have so darn much money stuck into that tractor basically because I had a "friend" do the painting using the original Red and Gray with hardner in the paint
and he was charging me $900 when I asked about it and the final bill was more than double. He doesn't speak to me anymore, nice guy!! I did the mechanical work on it myself and that was fine, just expensive
parts. I know if I wanted to sell it, I'd take it in the shorts pretty hard but it wasn't about the money, I just wanted to fix it right. My first experience working on the farm was driving an old Ford, like
the 8N, thus my rebuilding it.
Thanks to all you great guys for your information. You're all the best!
Alden

You know it really would be easy, cheap, quick, AND informative to take the cap off the radiator with the engine running and watch the coolant flow in the upper tank....

TOH

h no! Easier to sit in front of keyboard and speculate and guess for days on end! Some prefer talk over get it done. You know, just like congress!

 

[hunkydory]

Spend the money on a hand-held laser gauge. Great for troubleshooting.

+1 on the hand-held laser temp gauge.

A bonus is pointing it at the wife once in a while. "What the !@#$ are you doing?" she says. I respond, "Just checking to see if you're hot...." then I run away. :lol:

 

[Clifford B.]

Oh no! Easier to sit in front of keyboard and speculate and guess for days on end! Some prefer talk over get it done. You know, just like congress!

Good ! I'm not alone in seeing that !!!
I thought I might be losin it....... :?