[AT] Track loader update

[Spencer - ATIS]

It does make sense, as my Pacer with it's steel plates as radiator 
supports shakes the radiator from side to side and sloshes it when the 
hood isn't on.  In fact, I wasn't sure if the bubbles from my TD6 were 
sloshing/air escaping or exhaust gas in the coolant  -- then I saw the 
foam )-;

One more tidbit - The coolant is a very pretty green - doesn't look even 
one tiny bit discolored as one might expect from circulating exhaust gas 
for 10 minutes

Thanks again,

Spencer

Michael P. Maynard wrote:
> One thing I might mention.... is when these run on diesel, they 'shake' a
> little, and mine is known for spraying water out with the cap off.  Its not
> bubbling, so much as vibrating its way out....
>
> If that makes any sense...
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Spencer Yost
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:01 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Track loader update
>
> In addition to these messages, I had a phone call and private messages 
> indicating stop leak might be a good thing to try.  But before I do 
> that, I did want to post a few tidbits:
>
> 1 - Water came out of the neck sort of slowly and I got more foam than 
> bubbles.   It was nothing violent.
>
> 2 - Don't think hot spots or anything are to blame, as the foam/bubbles 
> appeared just as soon as I ran on diesel
>
> 3 - Tonight, after 24 hours of cooling, the coolant level is about 2 
> inches from the neck.   This probably translates to a quart or so - 
> about the same amount that came out of the radiator.   I don't think I 
> am leaking much, if any, water back into the combustion chambers.  When 
> I start if back up after these rains, I'll first take out the sparks 
> plugs and see if any spray or mist comes out of the spark plugs holes, 
> just to be sure.
>
> 4 - Oil is clear and the level of the oil is about the same. 
>
> 5 - The coolant would shrink back down into the radiator at full 
> throttle, and would only bubble out at half throttle or less.   I 
> thought that was interesting, as I had never seen that.  Usually It gets 
> worse with more throttle.
>
> 6 - More smoke than I like from a stack, and whitish gray in color 
> (water??).
>
> 7 - While not really "rough" running, it sounded a bit like it was 
> missing (not bad like a gas engine with a bad spark plug, but a 
> pulsating sound like one bad injector will make a diesel engine sound.  
> This was unscientific and was based on sound only.  Does back up my 
> compression test on gas where #1 cylinder was 45 psi while the others 
> were 60 psi.
>
> Just a few more facts to ponder.   Thanks again for everyone's input,
>
> Spencer
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