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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 6113" data-attributes="member: 82">If its gurgling after a run you may have loose head bolts too. If you are mechanically able, it would pay to nip them up just to be sure. If you need torque settings and instructions just yell. I don't believe this is causing the heat problem but still you should get it fixed up.After the radiator flush and test i'd swap the thermostat. If it still gets hot, i'd check the water pump. It could still be as simple as a bad sender or gauge.After a re-build my 743 gurgled. It so happens i wasn't told to re-torque the head after its initial run. The head gasket compressed and the exhaust gas was escaping between the gasket and the water galleries. I tensioned the head and its been great since.Remember, Kubota engines do NOT like getting hot. When they get too hot they crack heads, don't try and get away with it if it is over heating, a new head is over 1K, you don't need that expense.Let us know how you go..</blockquote>