farmerbill
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What sort of combine is it? Every combine I’ve seen has an excellent self cleaning rotary screen to keep it all clean?
Cleaning a combine radiator
- Thread starter Neddy flanders
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Timbo
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- Location
- Gods County
Does not stop the very fine sticky dust off oats and osr
two-cylinder
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- Location
- Cambridge
76masseyman
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- Location
- Lincolncestershire
MF's product is a 15w/40 grade. There are 20w/50's and 60's, but you won't get the correct specification in those viscosity's.
The 15w/40 shouldn't be a problem at all, even in this heat, if you're using a good quality lubricant. I just hope there isn't an underlying issue.
The 15w/40 shouldn't be a problem at all, even in this heat, if you're using a good quality lubricant. I just hope there isn't an underlying issue.
- Location
- Devon
We have had the pipe that draws the oil from the sump crack in the past, engine out job, symptoms are very familiar but hoping it's due to the heat this time
- Location
- Devon
Mf and I wish you were right but sadly your not, has the screen that rotates, belt is fine but still getting very clogged with fine wheat dust
snipe
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- Location
- west yorkshire
Check the brush that sits on the rotary screen. Ours looked fine but replaced it as a last resort, made a lot of difference.
- Location
- Devon
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NO-LEAK-...313.TR3.TRC1.A0.H0.Xengine+oil+stop+leak.TRS0
If the suction pipe had a hairline crack what’s the chance of this working to cut another 100acres just to finish the season!
If the suction pipe had a hairline crack what’s the chance of this working to cut another 100acres just to finish the season!
- Location
- Lincolnshire
We lost oil pressure on a Perkins in a Manitou due to a plug loosening and coming out of the rocker shaft. Removed rocker cover and plug was lying there. Luckily it hadn't got down a push rod hole. Screwed it back in with some loctite and pressure restored.
- Location
- Devon
Cheers may be worth a bit of investigation, it’s the twin head valmet engine in the combine
rob h
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- Location
- east yorkshire
Is the fan that sucks the dust off the screen running ok belts tight and swing the rads up to check for twigs blocking pipe to the fan.
If you are using mineral oil change to a synthetic. Mercedes do similar when you but regular oil in by mistake
Gapples
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Absolutely yes, in fact this is how Claas taught us to clean out radiators on training courses.
Always wash off the engine afterwards though...
Problem is that someone in the past (second hand combine) has pressure washed or run it with screen door open. The first three layers are clean but with a really strong torch the back two layers are caked with something resembling wattle and daub . All thistle down caked hard. No air line from either side will shift it.
Spent four hours today with a very fine straight piece of wire poking approximately 40% of the holes in the rad through at the same time as shining a head torch and blasting with air line. The dealer I bought it from is getting a serious email on Monday.
Spent four hours today with a very fine straight piece of wire poking approximately 40% of the holes in the rad through at the same time as shining a head torch and blasting with air line. The dealer I bought it from is getting a serious email on Monday.
Rust
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
Our MF 36 has had at least 4 pressure sensors in the last 11 years.
Dealer has them in stock so can't be just ours.
If you are taking rad out, which is a major ballache, perhaps replace with a more open cored one?
Probably not disastrously dear from rad specialist?.. when set against a cooked engine.
Had to wash ours out last week, airline usually does enough to keep it in the green, but previous owner must have used to scrape it with a shovel
Probably not disastrously dear from rad specialist?.. when set against a cooked engine.
Had to wash ours out last week, airline usually does enough to keep it in the green, but previous owner must have used to scrape it with a shovel
Gapples
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If you are taking rad out, which is a major ballache, perhaps replace with a more open cored one?
Probably not disastrously dear from rad specialist?.. when set against a cooked engine.
Had to wash ours out last week, airline usually does enough to keep it in the green, but previous owner must have used to scrape it with a shovel
My thoughts exactly, that was our repair of choice when a fine cored radiator because impossibility clogged.
Take it, have a radiator specialist fit a high clearance core, that should be the end of your troubles, anything small enough to get past the rotary screen or other pre cleaning devices should pass straight through the radiator.
mikep
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- Location
- Arse end of Surrey, UK
I made a right angle nozzle for the pressure washer so I can wash the rad with the roto screen propped open and the engine running. Be careful as it is very hard on the wrists. Try it first before using it as the first time I tried it out it twisted my arm round and clamped my hand holding the trigger on....... It's not funny unless it happens to someone else.
- Location
- Devon
Well the pressure when cold is reading around 4 bar on combine screen and also on a gauge the mechanic plumbed in, after about an hour in work it’s dropping to the cutout which is around 2.5 bar, it’s getting gradually worse so less time between stopping so we’ve ordered the pipes in the bottom end to hopefully cure the problem!