Radiator stop leak

[Former Member]

I fix something and break somthin else I was just out putting the cultivators on Elmo(53 cub) so that I could shim and tighten them. They were really sloppy.

I got them on and adjusted their depth, started Elmo to make sure I had clearance everywhere.

Before I started I had no leaks or drips.

When I shut him off, I noticed a drip. It is raining here with wind and there is now a stream coming in the barn. I had plywood under elmo to lay on(makeshift bridge). after putting all my tools away there was a puddle under him.

I get a drip every 2-3 seconds. It is coming down around the hydrolic pump somewhere above the bracket the cultivator hooks to.

I do not want to do a teardown until fall. We dont get snow so I wont need it till spring.

?? Will it hurt anything permanantly to put some radiator stop leak in it? I know it isn't a permanant fix, but will it ruin anything.

Thanks, Dale

[Bigdog]

Dale - stop leak products do not work well in thermo-syphon systems due to lack of a water pump to create circulation. If the leak is that minor, I'd just watch the level and keep topping it off now and then. You may find it will seal itself after time. If it doesen't, it will be easier to find.

[Former Member]

Thanks Bigdog.

I have found that adding more-oil,gear lube hydrolic fluid,antifreeze Is always less expensive than a total teardown unless you have to. When you have worked around old stuff all your life, it is second nature to keep an eye on everything. fluids-nuts etc..

I bought by my old farm( built in '53 just like Elmo) about 2 years ago. Told the lazy old man that owned it to "leave the depris where it lies". It took me over a year to get to the back of the loft in the barn.

I've found 20 gal. of hy-tran 10 gal. gear oil and about 8 gal of antifreeze.
So topping of is no problem.

Thanks again, Dale

[Barnyard]

I bought by my old farm( built in '53 just like Elmo) about 2 years ago. Told the lazy old man that owned it to "leave the depris where it lies". It took me over a year to get to the back of the loft in the barn.

Dale, I was in the same boat when I bought my place 4 years ago. The old guy had died and the son never picked up anything. I carried 50 bags of trash out of the two barns. Those were 55 gallon bags too. Just this past fall I finally dug the JD 490 seeder out of the one corner so I could work back there. I'm still finding things.

Btw, my wife sent that mail to you this morning. She said her friend lives in the 2200 block of Ona Rd in Crossville.

[KETCHAM]

My place was just "trashed".All of it is gone now and the place is getting nicer every day.Wish the guy that moved out left something decent here.NOT the case.Keep an eye on the leak,I don't like stop leak in anything!!!Kevin ex partsman

[Eugene]

Couple of thoughts.

If you have a pressureized radiator cap - loosen the cap on the radiator - leave it loose.

Is the upper radiator hose leaking around either the water manifold or radiator neck?

Next thought. Coolant dripping out of the overflow tube.

After son purchased his acreage - we hauled 10 trailer loads of scrap metal to the scrap yard. Had an individual haul off several cars and a small camper and several trailer loads of metal. There were full garbage bags laying around the property. We would fill two garbage cans and set them out each week. It took several years to clean up most of the property. I have another trailer load of scrap metal pulled out of ditches ready for the scrap yard. There is still one or two smaller dump locations to clean up.

[Bus Driver]

If the radiator leak is accessible, dry it well, apply Liquid Nails from the outside, let it set for an hour. Temporary repair that may last for years. But a leak at another place may soon follow.