I decided to change out my water pump,fan belt, rad & thermostat on the old tractor the other day due to a slight cooling issue, Rad came out pretty well as did the water pump, From then on it all went oopsy
. Firstly I couldn't get the thermostat bolts undone as they just tried to round off
, I then happened to take a glance at the front cross member & it looked a little flakey, So I thought i'd remove the fans to clean up the cross member & give it a blast with stonechip, With a firm tug out came the first fan along with 4 inches of rusty metal attached
, Then pulled on the second one & that too had a similar sized lump of rusty crud hanging from it
., So now I have a new cross member waiting for me to fit when my anger subsides & enthusiasm kicks in once more, My other half says I should scrap the old girl but as the cross member looks pretty easy to do I reckon I should save her (that's the car & not the mrs
), Has anybody done one of these before & anything to take into account?.