Recent content by rorschachtested

Well I've always wanted one of those non-contact thermometers, now I have a good excuse to tell my wife why I need one. I'm heading off to Florida to visit my parents so I guess I'll start tearing into this when I get back. Thanks to all for the insight so far.

That makes sense. I've checked for oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil numerous times, and all looks well, so hopefully not the head gasket. How do I tell if its running lean, and how do I remedy it?

Actually when this happens and I turn off the ignition, the engine runs-on, and I have to pull the choke to stop it. Would that be a sign of running lean?

I recently got a 642B and am trying to clean it up and make everything right as I'm working it pretty hard. I'm kind of overheating. I stop before it actually reaches hot but my over flow tank keeps filling up and I wait until it cools and put the coolant back in the radiator. This is starting...

Does it matter what type of 10w30, Will the detergents harm the system?

I just picked up my first skid steer, a one owner 2300 hour Bobcat 642B. The little looking glass on the reservoir is not sealed it is just sitting in there. The previous owner said he just kept the level to right below it any idea on a fix for this? Whatever it originally threaded into is...