[Cubcadet_107]

Originally Posted by ol'George

If your seeing a good flow in the rat eye ate her on cold start up, it is prolly because da thermostat is MIA, or plum stuck open.
Prolly been that way for 40-50 years, but it is nice to have it come up to operating temp as it helps to evaporate the condensation in the crankcase that builds up. Especially now a days as most people are not working these old horses full gallop on a picker of plowing.
Did yer H have shutters? that helps to heat them up.
also I'd recommend a 180* stat as the 160's really don't get them warm enough to do much good.
Also you cannot use the usual car/truck thermostat it needs to be for a Farmall, as they are taller.

Thank you for this advice George. That's pretty much what I'm assuming, either its stuck or missing entirely. It does not seem that the tractor has ever had shutters mounted on it. There is no linkage for it anywhere as it seems.

As for the thermostat I will look for a 180 degree one instead of 160. Thank you for the advice.