b8200, no temp gauge or light. How do you know if hot?

[PCweber]

The B8200 I picked up 3 weeks ago has no temp gauge nor a idiot light for temp. Nothing in the manual talks about temp warnings, etc. Is it just not monitored?

 

[aquaforce]

Welcome to OTT


Well, some systems have a screamer. At the end of the rubber hose coming from the top of the radiator there may be a metal tube that is litteraly a whistle.

Cheesy at best.

If you want to see temps the best thing to do is install an electric temp guage kit. I put this one on my L175 when I built the engine back and I love seeing my temps.

The sender is mounted beside the upper radiator hose neck on the cylinder head to get the hotest temp readings.

 

[shua57]

Yep, my b8200 doesn't have one either. I'll probably install an electric one as mentioned above. It bothers me not to know what my temp is.
Josh

 

[kubotasam]

Aquaforce-- Was the water outlet drilled for the sending unit? I just installed an electric water temp gauge on my B7100. I purchased an adapter that let me splice into the upper radiator hose to install the sending unit. I guess I will feel a little silly if there was a plug for it that I did not see.

 

[aquaforce]

Aquaforce-- Was the water outlet drilled for the sending unit? I guess I will feel a little silly if there was a plug for it that I did not see.

No, there was not any provision for this in the tractor. The second pic shows where I drilled and pipe thread tapped a hole for the sender so it would read in the head near the point the water would exit and possibly show the hottest reading.