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Ok, thanks for the ideas. I did get another thermostat and will put in in today. While I've got it apart I'll check the temp. I did run it without the radiator cap after reinstalling the radiator and no bubbles were seen. I put new coolant in 50/50 mix. Old coolant was a year or two old but...

I don't suspect the water pump at this point. No abnormal noise is coming from the pump and it doesn't have any endplay. Additionally, no fluid is coming out of the weep hole. As for the gage, it registers hotter than it should. I reads about 3/4 of the way to the red, considerably higher...

I have an L2550D that runs hot. The weird thing is when I'm going up a hill, the temp gauge shows it's starting to run cooler. Have changed the thermostat, belt, and just had the radiator taken apart and cleaned. The tractor has never "boiled over." I've contacted several mechanics and no...