NAA Jube - Radiator

MikeeB

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My radiator is leaking badly .. any suggestions on quick fixes? I
hesitantly tried barrsleak - no go. Now I wish I hadn"t.

How are they to replace?

Where might be the best place to buy? heavy duty recommended or
just for the hard core? I"m not rich, fyi. =)

Thanks!!
 
This site has one for 216 plus shipping. Probably as good as you will find. Might take yours to a radiator shop and get an estimate to have it repaired. They do it all the time.
 
where's the leak at? int he core or on a tank? neck? tube?

tank repairs are super easy.

SOME core repairs are ok, if you can get tot he damaged area without doing more damage AND if the core is not rotted.

if you have to replace it, the high density core is preferred.. but as expected will cost more.

many get buy with the lesser expensive common repop units every day. if you are limited on budget.. this will likely be a good choice.. again.. unless it is n easy fix and the rest of the radiator is in good condition.

easy to repalce.. just take the tin apart at the front. might even bea able to loosen the bolts at the rear tin and not take the side panels completely off. grill and nnose from 1 side will have to come off.,. doglegs from bolster too..e tc. if you can swing it.. do the thermostat.. and hoses, unless they are new/newish already.
 
Thanks! from what I can see, it has sprung a few pinholes - spouting little green gushers.

I may take the advice of pulling it out (since you promise me its easy -heheh) and bringing it in to see if it can be flushed/repaired. But I have a feeling those pinholes mean something bigger is coming soon.

Thanks!
 
Yeah, or a sign of internal cancer was my thought. I have a good (bad?) feeling that I'm in the market for a new radiator. pout.
 
i also have a feeling you will be getting a new radiator.

many times it's even cheaper than a recore using oyur old tanks.. etc..
 
Just had my radiator re-cored for my 1954 NAA. Cost was $345.00. The radiator shop did a good job though. Depends if you want a new radiator or keep what you got.
 
What are you using this tractor for?
If you're using it for parades or light work, a repop will work fine.
If you're pulling a plow in 100 degree heat, might be another story.
Quick fixes surely wouldn't be the answer if used for the later!
 
yep, thanks. I agree, I'm not looking for a quick fix - but I do have
to watch that I don't break my meager bank. There are two types of
radiators avail - standard and heavy duty.

I'm using this for general farm work, but yes, on occasion I may be
pulling a single bottom plow, and often clipping pastures.
 
A single bottom plow probably won't work that Red Tiger too bad! ;)
Clipping pastures? With a rotary cutter?
That would depend on how high the grass is I guess.
It can be quite demanding on depending on size of cutter.
Some of the repops are pretty good. If your temp gauge works
and you keep an eye on it you'd probably be fine going that way.
What is the difference between the standard and the heavy duty
you are looking at? Other than price. Number of cores, shape of
fins, gauge of metal in the tanks? What makes one HD?
That's an honest question I have from reading advertisements.
 
Great question - same one I have - difference between heavy duty
and standard.

I always watch my temp guage - the brush hog doesn't seem to
have any effect. But I clip pretty high and so don't often put much
of a stress on it.

Plowing, in this clay - sure does. But thats once in a blue moon.
Whenever those are. =)
 
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More than you wanted to know. grin
 
pulling the whole front sheet metal off is easy, ive done mine numerous times, and its heavy you'll need a buddy to help, 4 bolts on the dash, there may or may not be a couple under the hood where the sides attach to the dash, there are holes for bolts and i put a couple in but a lot of times those are never reinstalled if the sheetmetal has been off at any time in the past, then the 2 on the doglegs, [take the grill completely out loosen one side, then the 2 bolts at the top of the grill, they may or may not be wing nuts, then the grill will come out], after the other dogleg bolt is out take the whole assembly carefully off and set it on a sawhorse being careful not to bend the bottom of the doglegs, the radiator can then be removed ,a couple of bolts and the hoses,i can remove the sheetmetal in 30 minutes, if you need a radiator after you have yours appraised, get the hd unit, i dont know what the difference is either but knowing nhow parts are from wong fu,the hd unit might be almost as good as whats in there from ford,as for cooling i run my jube and pull hard with a set of rippers and boxblade as well as a 5 foot brush hog in tall grass, even when the jube once in awhile runs out of engine, and i have to make 2 passes it stays around 160 to 180,my radiator has had a small leak on the tank seam for decades and i run the cap at the safety click, [loose] i did buy mine a new gas tank and it was as good as the original, both in looks and fit, mine has rusted pin holes and being a working tractor i wasnt going to take chances with a fuel leak
 

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