Turns out my radiator core was bad. Had it recored and I put a 6 blade fan on it while I was at it. We had some warm weather up here, so I tested it out. Ran at right about 190 under load all day. Thanks for the advice.
Sam
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- Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:23 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 440 ic running hot
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440 ic running hot
Hey Lavoy,
Turns out my radiator core was bad. Had it recored and I put a 6 blade fan on it while I was at it. We had some warm weather up here, so I tested it out. Ran at right about 190 under load all day. Thanks for the advice.
Sam
Turns out my radiator core was bad. Had it recored and I put a 6 blade fan on it while I was at it. We had some warm weather up here, so I tested it out. Ran at right about 190 under load all day. Thanks for the advice.
Sam
- Wed Mar 16, 2016 8:23 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 440 ic running hot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4538
- Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:49 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 440 ic running hot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4538
440 ic hot
Thanks for the reply Lavoy. Shortly after I purchased the 440 ic, It was over heating. I found the water pump was leaking and was shot. I cleaned and flushed the radiator while I replaced the water pump and thermostat. I thought this would have solved the problem, but it still ran hot (not as hot, b...
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:24 am
- Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
- Topic: 440 ic running hot
- Replies: 6
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440 ic running hot
Hello Folks, I am new here and would like to say thanks for having me. I have a 1959 440 ic. It seems to run hot on hot days when she's pushing medium weight around (logs,brush..). She runs at 190 F now on the cold days of winter now. After it has set a few days, I do smell a bit of anti-freeze when...