NO HEAT YET

Couple of problems . Could Use EXPERT ADvICE!!
fired up the 706 and away to the woods for fire wood. Thought we had the heater problem fixed however when I turned it on , Guess what, NO HEAT just cold air. We Installed a brand New heater ,Insulated the lines, before that , a new 180o thermostat. Installation of the water lines went like this, T fitting in top of head for sensing probe, and a line off the T for the heater. The return line went to the bottom of the block, where there was a 3/8/elbow .2 brass shutoff valves installed. The previous owner had a Brand new Radiator installed. Now when the engine is running, temp guage doesnt read nothing. After shut down, reads 170o. My son who did the reworking of the tractor thinks we should have taken a line from the water pump instead of the lower block fiting(as was the advice we got here),got to remember the 65 amp bi directional alternatir makes it almost impossible to use the pump , Clearance is the problem. My son says it will be close. Hate to drop the alternator lower by using a longer belt as I am worried about the loader arm comming in contact with the alternator itself.What do you guys think?He is gonna try it. Give us your best shot please.
LOU

the return line from the heater core needs to go to the water pump.

Thanks twopop
Gonna give it a try. Appreciate the information
LOU

make the heater look like the radiator.. ie the water needs to come from the top of the engine to supply hot water to heater, the return line needs to go to the suction side of water pump.. this way the heater will flow even when the thermostat is closed...

If you can not get to the suction side of the water pump you can connect the return to the radiator drain instead.

Thanks to all. Got heat in the cab. Nice & warm.
Lots of real good advice on where to route the suction side to the water pump. It took a lot of time figuring out the tubing because of the alternator which took up so much area.We replaced the original generator with a 65 amp alternator this summer, The alternator was much larger then the generator and I thought there would be a nasty time with the suction side of the pump. IT was.Any way My sincere thanks for the information. Gotta remember , an OLD MAN IS SLOW IN REASONING CERTAIN THINGS OUT> This was one of those things. AGAIN THANKS SO VERY MUCH> LOU.

(quoted from post at 05:36:27 10/13/09) What do you guys think?He is gonna try it. Give us your best shot please.
LOU

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This guy thinks that a little work cutting and loading that firewood instead of monitoring the heater in that hideous machine would warm you up by itself :shock:
Get things straightened out with your wife? hope she's feeling better.

Dave

Yep The tractor is so hidious even the deer run away. Get shot at by the bow hunters. Arrows sticking out of tires, cab,even through the windshield. Nasty bunch if you ask me. lol wife is doing much better thanks for asking. WARMESTTTTTTTTTTTTTT reguards. LOU.