Cooling system questions

[old]

My 1955 S88 Oliver was over heating last summer and I flushed the cooling system a number of time and it still seemed to over heat. I put in a new 180 thermostat and the fan belt is good and tight. Fins of the radiator are cleans and you can see light threw it. I run it today for about 30-45 minutes and it only got up to around 175 and the coolant was flowing well in the radiator so I shut it down and now has me wondering if I should flush the system yet again or if I should put it to work and hope it doesn't overheat. Or maybe it has ot do with the fact it is only in the mid 70s today so it is not getting hot due to temps today.

Any ideas as to what to try??

Thanks

 

[Steve in VA]

My 1955 S88 Oliver was over heating last summer and I flushed the cooling system a number of time and it still seemed to over heat. I put in a new 180 thermostat and the fan belt is good and tight. Fins of the radiator are cleans and you can see light threw it. I run it today for about 30-45 minutes and it only got up to around 175 and the coolant was flowing well in the radiator so I shut it down and now has me wondering if I should flush the system yet again or if I should put it to work and hope it doesn't overheat. Or maybe it has ot do with the fact it is only in the mid 70s today so it is not getting hot due to temps today.

Any ideas as to what to try??

Thanks

For 'older' systems I've always been a fan of reverse flushing periodically. For sure, I can't hurt.

 

[old]

For 'older' systems I've always been a fan of reverse flushing periodically. For sure, I can't hurt.

Last summer I flushed it many different ways. I did it by way of the block drain I did it by way of the radiator drain, I did it by way of the radiator top fill point and even rigged up a way to pull the lower hose off and flushed it that way

 

[scootergmc]

So nothing is wrong right now?

 

[used red MN]

or if I should put it to work and hope it doesn't overheat.

Or you can watch TV and see if it over heats! What kind of convoluted question is that?

 

[LarrySTN]

My question, are the radiator tubes looking calcified when you look in the top of the radiator? If it looks "calcified" the flow can become restricted causing the engine to overheat under load.

 

[old]

So nothing is wrong right now?

So far it has yet ot over heat and I just ran it for another 30 or so minutes starting to wonder if it is the cooler weather or it isn't under a load

 

[Jim.ME]

What would you tell a person new to the forums to do if he asked the same thing, you just did?

Would you tell him, the ambient temperature may be playing apart in this. And would you say if it is running at no load it isn't making as much heat. Or would you say neither of those things make any difference.

 

[old]

What would you tell a person new to the forums to do if he asked the same thing, you just did?

Would you tell him, the ambient temperature may be playing apart in this. And would you say if it is running at no load it isn't making as much heat. Or would you say neither of those things make any difference.

The reason I am asking this is because I.m not sure as to why it isn't overheating so yet debating if I should go ahead and flush the system just to be on the safe side. Today it is in the mid 70s but in the next couple days it is suppose to get into the low 90s

 

[Steve in VA]

Last summer I flushed it many different ways. I did it by way of the block drain I did it by way of the radiator drain, I did it by way of the radiator top fill point and even rigged up a way to pull the lower hose off and flushed it that way

 

[rustred]

Funny guy , must be a yearly thing, seams to me this Oliver question was beat all to death last year with the 100 question and answers. Now it’s play it again Sam , wow. Why would anyone offer any more advice on an old beaten donkey thread ? When u know your not going to do the correct fix anyhow. So keep peaking out the kitchen window and wait on hotter weather and see it the rad cap flys off when it’s 90 degrees out. And if you had a working temp guage your question would be observed by seeing the diff. In running a tractor in 70 and 90 degree heat with a good rad.

 

[jddrawbar]

Or you can watch TV and see if it over heats! What kind of convoluted question is that?

What kind of convoluted answer is that?

 

[Brown David]

 

[used red MN]

What kind of convoluted answer is that?

Can you tell me if said tractor will over heat if it stays in the shed? The only answer is to take it out and try it. If it overheats and said party has no backup plan maybe he shouldn’t be doing the “business” he is trying to accomplish, which I believe is cutting and baling hay. He is always telling us he has X tractor and Y tractor sounds to me like he has the ability and where with all to execute a back up plan.
I’m done here… he can’t see what I am saying anyway because I’m on his ignore list.

 

[Rich'sToys]

My 1955 S88 Oliver was over heating last summer and I flushed the cooling system a number of time and it still seemed to over heat. I put in a new 180 thermostat and the fan belt is good and tight. Fins of the radiator are cleans and you can see light threw it. I run it today for about 30-45 minutes and it only got up to around 175 and the coolant was flowing well in the radiator so I shut it down and now has me wondering if I should flush the system yet again or if I should put it to work and hope it doesn't overheat. Or maybe it has ot do with the fact it is only in the mid 70s today so it is not getting hot due to temps today.

Any ideas as to what to try??

Thanks

Seems to me like you may have gotten it fixed. Or am I missing something here?

 

[old]

Seems to me like you may have gotten it fixed. Or am I missing something here?

Not really sure so I went ahead and drained the antifreeze and filled with vinegar and fire it up till the temp got up to around 170 shut it off and will let it cool and top it off with vinegar and fire it up and run it till warm and tomorrow back flush is just to be sure it doesn't overheat on me in the hay filed

 

[scootergmc]

What kind of convoluted answer is that?

Here's some convoluted historical perspective in chronological order (and I could be missing a few):

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/oliver-s88-water-pump-problem.1760917/

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/oliver-s88-water-pump.1761484/

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/right-wrong-or-what-ever.1763690/

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/olivers88-still-running-a-bit-warm.1764770/

 

[scootergmc]

So what have you done to the system since last year other than the flush?

Did you finally get the correct thermostat? The belt is new. The gauge is new. The water pump?

You realize you actually could have fixed it, yes?

 

[Dieseltech]

Remove the anti freeze mix and use plain clean water if you want to see it run cooler, just make sure to put it back in before winter returns. Anti freeze ABSORBS heat well but does not RELEASE it well like water does. Remember the science class years ago, the liquid that EVAPORATES fastest in an open container also RELEASES heat faster. That's also why some shops keep anti freeze next to the bench grinder to cool parts, it doesn't evaporate away as fast as plain water does.

 

[Janicholson]

The reason I am asking this is because I.m not sure as to why it isn't overheating so yet debating if I should go ahead and flush the system just to be on the safe side. Today it is in the mid 70s but in the next couple days it is suppose to get into the low 90s

If there is only water in the system, I would use Strong vinegar as a flushing agent, then running it under load if possible for at least an hour. If the resulting drained vinegar looks rusty, then you did the right thing. if it comes out clear thenit didn;t do much. If clear, I would save it for the next tractor that heats. Best of luck. Please disregard posts that fail to help. Jim