Bone Head Mistake. . .

[Entropy455]

I drove a piece of pipe into my M923 radiator. It punched a hole clean through the radiator, and also bent one of the fan blades. (it was bone-head accident involving a piece of 1.25" steel well water pipe. . . . .)

Is it feasible to pull the radiator’s end-caps and plug the damaged tubes? Or am I asking for trouble? How would you plug? JB-Weld, Solder, etc? Would I need to cut new end-cap gaskets, or is it safe to reuse the old gaskets? What type of rubber???

If anyone has a used M923 radiator, and possibly a fan, I’m in the market. . . .

I still can't belive I broke my truck while it was parked

 

[tigger]

Replace it. jour just asking for trouble trying to patch it!

 

[Rambling Wreck]

I have to see this. You got any pictures?

 

[jonesal]

Now you have me afraid to touch my well pipe around my M923...

 

[Scooteerr]

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Now ya had to know it was coming!!!

 

[glcaines]

Ditto on replacing it.

 

[jcappeljr]

I have a fan from a 800 series 250 cummins.

 

[hangfire]

You can patch it for the short term (get you by till you get the new one delivered you just ordered)
Use a pair of needle nose pliers to pinch off the ends of each of the tubes at the damaged location fold them over carefully and crimp tightly using the needle nose pliers. Now you need to have a weak muradic acid solution to wash the ends, you can get this at hardware or paint store, it is usually pink in color. Now with propane torch and a roll of good acid core solder sweat solder the crimped ends.
This will keep you for the short term.

 

[m816]

Just don't fill it with gas to check for leaks after soldering it. Don't ask how I know that.

 

[91W350]

We have radiators if you have not sourced one yet.

 

[smittyjr355]

I have a fan out of a m923 that I'm parting out.