Recent content by Darrenw

Hi All, About a year ago when trying to diagnose a problem with my L1500, i recall watching a video about diagnosing and fixing a damaged frost plug behind the timing cover on a 2 cylinder diesel engine. Anyone know where this, and other, video's have gone? I cant seem to find the link anymore...

Did you work out what the problem is? Ive got the L1500DT which is pretty much same tractor. Mine starts fine but loses water into the oil, now suspecting a cracked head but have no way to test it.

Hello all, hope your are all fantastic! Ive had my 900 hours L1500DT for about 2 years. Only used for general grass cutting on a 1.5 acre paddock in UK. Last year i had a oil in water problem which i seemed to fix by replacing the head gasket and oil tube o-ring. All has been well until i...

Thanks Bill. Nice Facebook page by the way, impressive rebuild.

Ive took the head off. Doesn't look too bad inside but there does appear to become sort of oil valve on the block (up to the head) with an oil seal around it that looks perished. Not sure if its a squished o-ring or not. There seemed to be a lot of oil in the gasket around this area. No visual...

Thanks Matt, i cant find evidence of an external oil cooler nor a cooler in the radiator (only water pipe visible going in and out). Ive checked the manual and there is no mention of an oil cooler in or near the block so i suspect it hasn't got one - i hope somebody can confirm. The cooling...

Hello all from sunny (at last!!) UK. I bought my first Kubota tractor in December 2019 - L1500DT, 880 hours, Bomford flail mower on back. I have a small 1.5 acre paddock and only used the tractor 4 or 5 times to cut the grass since March this year. Its been running great. On last cut (July...