Fred Werring
Well-known Member
Mowing hay with a 69 Ford 4000. Killed the engine for a minute, antifreeze comes pouring out the bottom. It was coming from the petcock, was wide open.
Had to put a water pump in this past spring. Remember not getting any coolant from the petcock, pulled the hose to drain.
Apparently forgot to close the petcock. And must have been enough crud in the bottom of the radiator( I rinsed it out, but I don't get too carried away with a 52 year old radiator) to plug the drain.
And has been holding for a while...I've probably put 30 hours on the tractor since replacing the pump, a lot of it with the haybine just like today, and it just now gave way.
Weird
Fred
Had to put a water pump in this past spring. Remember not getting any coolant from the petcock, pulled the hose to drain.
Apparently forgot to close the petcock. And must have been enough crud in the bottom of the radiator( I rinsed it out, but I don't get too carried away with a 52 year old radiator) to plug the drain.
And has been holding for a while...I've probably put 30 hours on the tractor since replacing the pump, a lot of it with the haybine just like today, and it just now gave way.
Weird
Fred