Only Cub Cadets - Kubota and 2182 temp gauge

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Originally Posted by Sam Mac (Post 465630)

Ok for what ever it's worth, I've owned two 2182's and a 1782. I put gauges in all of them. They all would be fine for an hour or so and then the gauge would start to climb until I stopped mowing. None of them ever turned on the high temp warning light. I would hate to know what temp it takes to turn on the light. My conclusion is that the cooling system is inadequate. I suggest that any of you guys with 2182's or 1782's install temp gauges and keep an eye on them. As for me I no longer own a Cub water pumper. I've gone air cooled, if it's not there it can't cause a problem.:beerchug:

I agree. On a 90 degree day mine would creep up to 210, which isn't overheating, but for a water cooled engine, I expected it to run cooler. I would have thought it wouldn't get over 180. My expectations were water cooled would run cooler than an air cooled, and would last longer. Maybe that's expecting too much, but I agree the cooling system doesn't seem to be very robust.