The Ford Barn

30aadoodlebug · 06-09-2015, 03:30 PM

Today I decided to pull some stumps with my 30 AA doodlebug tractor. Pulling went fine, and the truck didn't run hot at all. I parked in the driveway to grab some lunch and was planning on hoseing the mud off after, but when I got out there 30 minutes later there was a large puddle of antifreeze. Is this nothing to worry about, or do I have a headache on my hands? I pulled the dip stick to see if there was an internal leak, and thankfully there wasn't. This tractor has been in the family since it's creation, and everyone swears its the original radiator. So maybe it's finally time for a new one.

Charlie Stephens · 06-09-2015, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 30aadoodlebug

Today I decided to pull some stumps with my 30 AA doodlebug tractor. Pulling went fine, and the truck didn't run hot at all. I parked in the driveway to grab some lunch and was planning on hoseing the mud off after, but when I got out there 30 minutes later there was a large puddle of antifreeze. Is this nothing to worry about, or do I have a headache on my hands? I pulled the dip stick to see if there was an internal leak, and thankfully there wasn't. This tractor has been in the family since it's creation, and everyone swears its the original radiator. So maybe it's finally time for a new one.

Just be sure your pets don't drink it.

Charlie Stephens

RonC · 06-09-2015, 04:13 PM

check the hoses and water pump for leaks. If it's the radiator just dump in Bar's stop leak the kind with the pellets.

Mitch//pa · 06-09-2015, 04:19 PM

first thing is to see where the leak is coming from..
maybe youll get lucky that it came out the overflow tube from being overfilled...

C26Pinelake · 06-09-2015, 04:23 PM

Fill it up go the top of the core and start her up. The leak should be very obvious and. Yes please keep the pets away. Wayne

30aadoodlebug · 06-10-2015, 01:35 PM

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Thanks for the replys. I went out and started it today and ran it for 30 minutes. No leak!??! Very odd indeed, but I think Mitch hit it right on the head; it was the overflow. But concerning what RonC had to offer with the Bar's Leaks, does it work?

noboD · 06-10-2015, 01:51 PM

Radiator repair men charge extra when they have to clean it out of a stuff up radiator. Fix the problem the right way.

Mitch//pa · 06-10-2015, 01:56 PM

dont use mechanic in a can plus thats not for an overflow problem anyway...
if it came out the overflow maybe u filled it up to high.. the level should be at the baffle plate or just below

30aadoodlebug · 06-10-2015, 02:37 PM

I understand completely Mitch, it was more of a hypothetical "does this actually work?" type of question. Sorry for the confusion!

BILL WILLIAMSON · 06-10-2015, 03:23 PM

Probably the coolant just soaked up engine heat, after shutdown, then the coolant just expanded MORE & puked the excess out the overflow. This IS a very common happening.
The old original BARS-LEAKS is totally SAFE--DON'T get their SUPER-DUPER versions, that will "STITCH A CRACKED BLOCK"!! It is one of the FEW additives I ever use!! OH, "maybe" a 1/2 bottle of Sta-Lube, in an old worn/noisy engine, or 1/2 Qt of diesel, in a full gas tank, when starting an engine that hasn't been FARTED OFF for several years.
Bill W.

Tom Wesenberg · 06-10-2015, 11:45 PM

When I bought my 28 Phaeton in 1999, it had a damp spot on the radiator fins. I used a can or jar of some kind of stop leak product, and it took care of the damp spot. It didn't even come back after using vinegar for a month to get rid of engine block rust. I seem to recall it being a granular product, but am not sure of the name.

06-09-2015, 03:30 PM	#1
30aadoodlebug Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Boxborough, MA Posts: 274	Suden radiator leakage Today I decided to pull some stumps with my 30 AA doodlebug tractor. Pulling went fine, and the truck didn't run hot at all. I parked in the driveway to grab some lunch and was planning on hoseing the mud off after, but when I got out there 30 minutes later there was a large puddle of antifreeze. Is this nothing to worry about, or do I have a headache on my hands? I pulled the dip stick to see if there was an internal leak, and thankfully there wasn't. This tractor has been in the family since it's creation, and everyone swears its the original radiator. So maybe it's finally time for a new one.

06-09-2015, 04:19 PM	#4
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Suden radiator leakage first thing is to see where the leak is coming from.. maybe youll get lucky that it came out the overflow tube from being overfilled...

06-09-2015, 04:23 PM	#5
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Suden radiator leakage Fill it up go the top of the core and start her up. The leak should be very obvious and. Yes please keep the pets away. Wayne

06-10-2015, 01:35 PM	#6
30aadoodlebug Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Boxborough, MA Posts: 274	Re: Suden radiator leakage Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for the replys. I went out and started it today and ran it for 30 minutes. No leak!??! Very odd indeed, but I think Mitch hit it right on the head; it was the overflow. But concerning what RonC had to offer with the Bar's Leaks, does it work?

06-10-2015, 01:51 PM	#7
noboD Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 319	Re: Suden radiator leakage Radiator repair men charge extra when they have to clean it out of a stuff up radiator. Fix the problem the right way.

06-10-2015, 01:56 PM	#8
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Suden radiator leakage dont use mechanic in a can plus thats not for an overflow problem anyway... if it came out the overflow maybe u filled it up to high.. the level should be at the baffle plate or just below

06-10-2015, 02:37 PM	#9
30aadoodlebug Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Boxborough, MA Posts: 274	Re: Suden radiator leakage I understand completely Mitch, it was more of a hypothetical "does this actually work?" type of question. Sorry for the confusion!

06-10-2015, 03:23 PM	#10
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Suden radiator leakage Probably the coolant just soaked up engine heat, after shutdown, then the coolant just expanded MORE & puked the excess out the overflow. This IS a very common happening. The old original BARS-LEAKS is totally SAFE--DON'T get their SUPER-DUPER versions, that will "STITCH A CRACKED BLOCK"!! It is one of the FEW additives I ever use!! OH, "maybe" a 1/2 bottle of Sta-Lube, in an old worn/noisy engine, or 1/2 Qt of diesel, in a full gas tank, when starting an engine that hasn't been FARTED OFF for several years. Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

06-10-2015, 11:45 PM	#11
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Suden radiator leakage When I bought my 28 Phaeton in 1999, it had a damp spot on the radiator fins. I used a can or jar of some kind of stop leak product, and it took care of the damp spot. It didn't even come back after using vinegar for a month to get rid of engine block rust. I seem to recall it being a granular product, but am not sure of the name.