I'm on my second 988B and they usually run pretty warm, see how much red dust you got from your air filter, if you blow your radiator cores out with air you will find them clogged up also which will cause overtemps. They are a beautiful old machine
Thanks for that info Don .... I put 2 new thermostats, new set of fanbelts and new CAT coolant in it and temps seem to be pretty stable now. I think the biggest difference was the old thermostats were tired and didn't open till almost 93°cels when I put them in a pot of hot water on the stove.
@@adrianjos04 Hi Adrian I'm pleased to hear you fixed it, I love my old girl. My radiator was clogged with red dust and I put too many 20litre drums of coolant in it also, but then she ran like a dream. i'm very happy to hear your area is recovering from the draught, I used to have sheep station outback NSW near Cobar, wish I still had it
you should never run without outer air cleaner otherwise you risk clogging up your inner filter and dusting your engine, especially in the outback with all that red dust
It has three peddles. Far right : accelerator Middle : brake peddle Far left : brake/clutch I was using the middle brake peddle while reving it so as to get the touque converter to warm up. Its a test to see if the touque converter is causing the engine temps to go up.
The sky was very interesting uncle Fred.
I'm on my second 988B and they usually run pretty warm, see how much red dust you got from your air filter, if you blow your radiator cores out with air you will find them clogged up also which will cause overtemps. They are a beautiful old machine
Thanks for that info Don .... I put 2 new thermostats, new set of fanbelts and new CAT coolant in it and temps seem to be pretty stable now. I think the biggest difference was the old thermostats were tired and didn't open till almost 93°cels when I put them in a pot of hot water on the stove.
@@adrianjos04 Hi Adrian I'm pleased to hear you fixed it, I love my old girl. My radiator was clogged with red dust and I put too many 20litre drums of coolant in it also, but then she ran like a dream. i'm very happy to hear your area is recovering from the draught, I used to have sheep station outback NSW near Cobar, wish I still had it
you should never run without outer air cleaner otherwise you risk clogging up your inner filter and dusting your engine, especially in the outback with all that red dust
OK but we have on that is very similar and that is what Dad told me but I will ask him again about the middle peddle.
You know that when you put your foot on the brake it automatically puts the clutch in so you weren't working it you were just revving it.
It has three peddles.
Far right : accelerator
Middle : brake peddle
Far left : brake/clutch
I was using the middle brake peddle while reving it so as to get the touque converter to warm up. Its a test to see if the touque converter is causing the engine temps to go up.