[AT] Temperature gauge

[Dean Vinson]

Roy, I'll add a "ditto" to Kevin's experience.  My M and the Super M I had
years ago both never got hot either.  I suspect part of it is that I never
harvest corn for hours and hours with a mounted cornpicker attached to the
tractor, or whatever other heavy loads it was designed to handle.  On the M
I have now, I set a piece of cardboard between the front bolster and
radiator, about two-thirds the height of the radiator, and even with that
it'll barely get into the "Run" range in wintertime.  I spray-painted the
cardboard with some red primer to make it blend in, and with the grille back
on you have to look mighty hard from close in to even notice that it's
there.

Dean Vinson
Dayton, Ohio
www.vinsonfarm.net


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Subject: Re: [AT] Temperature gauge


On Dec 25, 2008, at 8:55 PM, <oldiron62 at gmail.com>  
<oldiron62 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Roy, on a warmer day 25+ f  tie a couple feedsacks over the front  
> grill
> unless you can get a piece of pasteboard in front of the rad, then  
> run it
> for a hour or until the gauge makes a move

Kevin,

I had in mind to stick a thermometer into the radiator to see if the  
water is at least a little bit warm first.  I used to have a '69 volvo  
and to the cardboard trick with that.  I'll have a look to see if I  
can get some cardboard in the tractor.  I really need to solve the oil  
leak problem first.


> Dean Van Peursem  wrote:
>
> Another way to test temp gauges is to remove them and put the bulb  
> in boiling
> water on the stove.

Indeed.  I wonder how much coolant will run out.  Likely I can plug  
the hole with a wine cork while I do some testing.  Knowing just where  
boiling is on the gauge is a good idea.

Roy

Roy Morgan
k1lky at earthlink.net
529 Cobb St.
Groton NY, 13073