Sounds like this 2388 had a bad lemon. I didn't have any problems with 2188s and 2388's. In fact, this year, I haven't had any downtime on the 2388s except for a busted rotor belt, and a few other minor usual weardown parts I never had experienced any radiator plug ups or heating ups. You can always expect all makes to have a bad lemon on some machines. I have seen a custom cutter that had a high houred 2388 that always ran into problems while another custom cutter with a high houred 2388 had no problems at all. I guess it just all comes down to how well you take care of the machines. I have neigbors with 9600's and the same things happen above. Some ran like a baby, while others ran like trouble. I'm sure if you had tried another 2388 that would please you very well. You shouldn't be discouraged just because one model preformed badly. I always look at the whole picture; say for 10 same models, one or two of those 10 would be trouble. like I am saying up above, I've had very good luck with my 2188s and 2388s, and by the way, I've traded again for 2001 2388s. Hope this helps.
