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 | Willhar
Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 Amherst, Virginia 
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2007-11-04 147708
While my tractor was running warm, low or idling, a ping came from engine and some smoke came from exhaust and all of the radiator fluid drained from the tube on the back bottom of emgine. I have very low hours.
anyone have an idea what that is? gasket or seal?
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 | greg_g
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1816 Western Kentucky 
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2007-11-04 147710
What color was the smoke? Did the anti-freeze level in your radiator go down? Do you have over 50 hours on it yet? If so, did you perform the usual 50 hour maintenance: head bolt re-torque, valve lash adjust, fluid changes?
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| Willhar
Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 Amherst, Virginia
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2007-11-04 147713
GREG, GREG
my reply to you is not working, checked cookies don't know.
I had some black smoke, still ran, but I just moved it out of driveway, I only have 7 hours, all of the radiator fluid drained out of that overflow tube.
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| greg_g
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1816 Western Kentucky
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2007-11-04 147718
White smoke would have indicated water, usually an indication of a blown head gasket. I hope this drives home the importance of that 50 hour maintenance, but black smoke suggests the problem lies elsewhere.
Are you sure it's "radiator fluid"? Because there's sometimes a hydraulic QD (quick disconnect) fitting right behind the hydraulic pump (right side engine, front). If that QD accidently separates - pops open - it will deadhead the pump and bog down the engine. When the engine is bogged down, black smoke comes out the exhaust. The QD separating might have sounded like a ping.
But how "radiator fluid" and "overflow tube" factor into this, I haven't quite figured out yet.
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 | kthompson
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5275 South Carolina 
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2007-11-05 147747
Willhar, "7" hours?? What does your dealer say? I would quickly be talking to them as you don't want to do anything to void warranty. kt ....
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| chipuren
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 193 Arkansas
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2007-11-06 147878
Is this tube attached to the block drain? I have seen some with a tube. if the drain opened, the fluid will drain, but cannot relate it to the "Ping" and the smoke.
What does your oil look like? if you add water to the radiator, does it leak out? if so where? ....
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