Hi all,
Our L2201 has started doing a new thing this slashing season, which is boiling over after less than an hour's use. I have limited tools up here but following other threads I'll be doing this today:
--check screen and radiator for external clogging with debris
--flush the radiator and water jacket
--replace coolant
--check condition of hoses and fan belt. Replace fan belt maybe, it's tired
--the thermostat has failed and is already out. Didn't help.
What I can't do is pressure test the system. How can I work out if the radiator cap is still at the right pressure and the water pump is working properly without specialised gear? Is there some other area I should be looking at?
This is obviously a serious problem and I can't really use the tractor for anything until it's sorted out. We're a long way out of town so I can't take it anywhere else.
The grass is high but no higher than it's been for the last five years, and we haven't had this problem before. I oiled the slasher deck about a month ago.
Mr Chuck
Our L2201 has started doing a new thing this slashing season, which is boiling over after less than an hour's use. I have limited tools up here but following other threads I'll be doing this today:
--check screen and radiator for external clogging with debris
--flush the radiator and water jacket
--replace coolant
--check condition of hoses and fan belt. Replace fan belt maybe, it's tired
--the thermostat has failed and is already out. Didn't help.
What I can't do is pressure test the system. How can I work out if the radiator cap is still at the right pressure and the water pump is working properly without specialised gear? Is there some other area I should be looking at?
This is obviously a serious problem and I can't really use the tractor for anything until it's sorted out. We're a long way out of town so I can't take it anywhere else.
The grass is high but no higher than it's been for the last five years, and we haven't had this problem before. I oiled the slasher deck about a month ago.
Mr Chuck