Not an old tractor but looking for some info - Long post

rbhuntn · May 5, 2015

I have a question for all of you knowledgeable folks out there.

I have a small tractor that has been re-painted and re-badged. I think it is an Iseki but cannot be certain.

This unit overheated suddenly and was shutdown instantly. Let it cool for a couple of hours added coolant and it restarted with no strange noises.

Hauled it home and when starting it I get a mix of something that looks like chocolate milk coming up through the shift boot.

This tractor has the 2 cyl Mitsubishi engine and manual shift trans with 3 range select 4 wheel drive.

I can not find any indication of a trans cooler.

My question is what would be leaking to allow coolant to get from engine area to clutch/trans area.

Looking for suggestions before I tear into it.

Sean Feeney · May 5, 2015

With that . Start tearing in.

LAA · May 5, 2015

Maybe a rear freeze plug rusted/rotted out, if it has one.

rbhuntn · May 5, 2015

Starting to look like an engine pull.

petetx · May 5, 2015

check the boot on shifter if cracked or old will sometimes let rain into transmission

rbhuntn · May 5, 2015

(quoted from post at 10:33:33 05/05/15) check the boot on shifter if cracked or old will sometimes let rain into transmission

I have had this tractor in a garage since I have had it and never had it in the rain.

Thanks for the thought. It never did this before it overheated.

ObsoElitist · May 5, 2015

(quoted from post at 10:03:36 05/05/15) Maybe a rear freeze plug rusted/rotted out, if it has one.

Without seeing it, thats the most likely cause If it is not leaking into the bell housing from abo e

Steve@Advance · May 5, 2015

If you haven't gone into it, drain the transmission, let it sit until it stops dripping, then pressure up the radiator, see if coolant begins to come out the drain. If it does, you know that's where the water came from. At the same time look for any other leak that may explain the overheating.

I would think somewhere there is an oil cooler... Can you get a shop manual or go look at a parts breakdown?

rbhuntn · May 5, 2015

(quoted from post at 12:45:10 05/05/15) If you haven't gone into it, drain the transmission, let it sit until it stops dripping, then pressure up the radiator, see if coolant begins to come out the drain. If it does, you know that's where the water came from. At the same time look for any other leak that may explain the overheating.

I would think somewhere there is an oil cooler... Can you get a shop manual or go look at a parts breakdown?

If I could actually ID the tractor I would try. I like your idea on testing may give this a try when I get some time.

Anonymous-0 · May 5, 2015

Sounds like it came from Japan, made with battle scarred armaments from ww2

Before tearing into it, see if any parts are available.
Those tractors are sometimes called, "Throw away machines!" That means its cheaper to git rid of them than to fix.

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