Have you been shooting on the rape stubble ,then check your radiator .

[Harnser]

I have been shooting the rape stubble hard for the past couple of weeks directly after harvest . Yesterday I noticed that my truck (Mazda 2500 4x4 pick up ) was overheating and the temprature was getting up to the top . I stopped and checked the water level and found it to be correct .

I then noticed something between the radiator and the intercooler . On close inspection I saw that the space between the intercooler and the radiator( about two inches ) was chockker block stuffed with rape stubble . There wasent enough room to get my hand between them to clean it out so I used one of my floater poles to remove the debris . It took me a good half an hour to clean it out and it looked as if some could have been there since last year . May be worth checking out your truck .

 

Harnser .

[flynny]

thanks for the heads up mate,

 

atb Flynny

[mossy835]

i never drive on rape stubble.i wont take my quad bike on it.

[spanielchris]

It's great when the rapes been cut! The stuble cleans all the mud off underneath! Helps with mpg! Lol

[rabbiter]

thanks for that one,i have been lately,no overheating but ill check the rad anyway

[Blunderbust]

Good tip Mick, will check mine. :good:

[southeastpete]

Yea, i regularly remove grass straw and stubble stuff from my radiator. I am wondering however if and of the smaller stuff may get jammed in the tiny holes through the radiator.