Combines combine running warm any suggestionsIJ

[buckeyegleaner]

best bet is to get a powerwasher and spend at least 1_2 hour cleaning the radiator. we had an n6 with the same problem,and the customer was sure the radiator was clean because he had cleaned it himself,plus.. he had it fixed last season. after my mechanic spent 3_4 of an hour

 

[Tom_Russell]

I have also noticed radiator shops dont get all the crud out of radiator fins. Then they paint over the dirt with black paint that provides a good insulatorjust the thing you dont want. We always assume boiling out a radiator gives a total cleaning, but you cant beat a good power washing. Tom in MN

 

[Jeremy]

I'm not sure of the exact differences, but the radiator in one of the N6's we ran during harvest was physically different and ran noticeably hotter than the N6 I ran. The engines were identical, the radiator was the only difference. They also run identical boost pressure.

 

[Tom_Russell]

Does the R7 have a horizontal liquid flow like l and M machinesIJ My l3 would lose significant cooling capacity if the fluid level dropped a wee bit. I eliminated overheating by installing an overflow tank so the heat exchanger part of the radiator would always stay full. Tom in MN

 

[Tom_Russell]

Did you notice if cooling tubes ran horizontal or verticalIJ Refer to earlier reply. Tom in MN

 

[Jeremy]

The top of the radiator has a tank running across the whole thing, so I assume the tubes run vertically. I'd have to check to be sure, but I'm pretty positive they run vertically.

 

[meldrum_farm]

Hello Tom, Our cooling tubes run horizontally, and there is an overflow tank.

 

[Tom_Russell]

David, I had better cooling when the horizontal flow radiator was full to the top like cars and light trucks. I replaced the original radiator cap with an automotive cap so it would allow fluid to flow back into the radiator when the engine cooled off. You have to watch the top radiator hose if it isnt rigid enough to withstand a slight vacuum that occurs during cool down. I never had a problem but it is something to be aware of. Jeremy, it would be interesting to know if one of your machines had a horizontal flow and the other had a vertical flow. A vertical flow radiator does not lose cooling capacity until the coolant drops below the top of the tubes. A horizontal flow loses capacity as soon as coolant drops a little bit because the tank is on the side and tubes are up to the top of the heat exchanger. Tom in MN

 

[Dan]

There would be more effecient radiator cores but may plug with chaff to easy. Set your anti- freeze portection to -10F and give it a try. To much or to little anti-freeze will harm heat transfer and or anti-boil.

 

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