Another instrument cluster thread (yeah, I know)

[ShellKnobCat]

The fuel and temperature gauges on my BX2360 have not worked at all for about 4 years now. The hour meter/tach works fine. I have managed to get by without the gauges but it sure would be nice to have them working again. Can someone point me toward a tutorial on how to fix this? From my limited research it seems to be grounding problem most of the time. But I don't have a schematic or anything else to help me diagnose the problem. I have not had any problems with condensation in the cluster - they just stopped working one day.

I'm no electrical engineer but I am an Extra Class amateur radio operator so i know something about electronics.

 

[Pau7220]

I can't help you with a fix, but I wouldn't recommend running it at all without a temperature gauge.... At least put a temporary mechanical one on it.

WSM may be available for the wiring diagram at Kubotabooks.com ... cluster schematic is doubtful.

 

[Fordtech86]

Link to workshop manual.

http://www.kubotabooks.com/AutoInde...Owners Manuals/&file=BX1860 BX2360 BX2660.pdf

 

[ShellKnobCat]

I would happy with an aftermarket gauge as i know that the gauges on this tractor are unreliable. Don't need a fuel gauge as a quick look in the tank tells me where I am fuel wise.

Any recommendations on what kind of temp gauge would work and how to install it?

 

[ShellKnobCat]

Is there an aftermarket gauge that would work with the existing sensor?

 

[Pau7220]

Is there an aftermarket gauge that would work with the existing sensor?

Thermistor values, if available would be in the WSM... then you'd need to find a matching gauge.

First step since you now have the WSM is to figure out if it's a simple wiring problem.

If it turns out to be the cluster and you don't want to replace it, I'd make something like this work.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/352502669169

Just too much risk running with no gauge at all. By the time you see steam it may be too late.

 

[ShellKnobCat]

Think I'm going to go with a radiator adapter joint pipe like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Dewhel-Alumi..._1?keywords=dewhel+28mm&qid=1570570221&sr=8-1

And an inexpensive gauge like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-SP0F00...ps=1&sprefix=water+trmperature,aps,227&sr=8-3

Any better recommendations than what I've found here?

 

[Pau7220]

That will not work properly. If the thermostat sticks closed the gauge won't show it overheating till it's too late (if at all). Sending unit needs to be in the cylinder head, thermostat housing ... before the thermostat, or in the block. The rocket scientist engineers at Honda America put the temp sensor in the radiator tank on my 4514. When the thermostat stuck, it blew the head gasket. If the radiator screen plugged the overheat warning system would have worked. They never took into consideration that a thermostat could stick closed, preventing superheated coolant making it to the sensor. When I finished the job, I removed the sensor from the radiator, put in a 3/8" pipe plug, drilled and tapped the thermostat housing under the thermostat, and relocated the coolant temperature sensor .