Half done repairs

I have been working on my 830 case, repaired steering wheel and bushings new wiring harness tach alternator. I got it all back together went to back it out of shed steering was disconected. Someone at sometime didn't put the pin in the u joint at the steering box and it slipped off. Of course it's under the radiator so everything has to come off. Take the radiator out and it's just sitting in there no bolts. go to put it together find out when the previous owner had it recored they put the sides on backwards LOL Take it to the radiator shop 40 miles away have them switch the sides pressure check it. Get it back in today, all new bolts cage nuts tap holes fight for an hour to get it mounted properly. Put water in it pressure check it yep hole right in the center GRRR.
So do I try to solder it with a butane torch or just use JB weld. I am not going to waste another two day to take it back to the radiator shop.

I would just have to bite the bullet and take it back to the radiator shop...

Same here. Sounds like you're putting enough work into it, might as well do it right. No point in doing another half a$$ repair.

Jackson I would take it back and ask them how it passed a pressure test? every once in a while every shop needs a wake up call! talk to the owner.

It probably got damaged during re-installation. Did
to same thing on a 1030 radiator once.

You may have bumped the radiator on the hub of the water pump. BTDT. It makes a nice leak rite in the middle of the radiator.
Loren

In the end it is up to you on how to repair it.

If you are experienced working with a torch and solder and start with the repair area cleaned up perfectly you will end up with a permanent repair.

If soldering is not one of your strong skills then JB weld can be used for a permanent repair.

-Remove radiator and find a place to lay it flat.

-Clean and dry the area to be repaired.

-On the undamaged side use some play dough or something similar to seal off the area where you are going to do the repair.

-On the damaged side some play dough and masking tape will be needed to surround the repair area.

-Unless it has been banged up real bad the repair area will not be much bigger than a silver dollar.

-Mix up your JB weld (not JB quick), you will need enough to do the repair in one shot so might as well mix the whole tube up.
Once blended thin the mixture with Methyl Hydrate until it is a pourable consistency.

Some say it can be thinned with Isopropanol alcohol but I have not personally tried it.

-Pour the thinned out mixture into the repair area so it fills it completely, front to back.

-Work a thin piece of wire in and out of the mix to help remove any air bubbles.

-Let sit overnight to dry/cure, next day remove tape, paper, play dough and you will have a repair that will outlast the tractor.

-I have used this method many times on brass, copper and aluminum with excellent success.

The aluminum rad in my big block 1-ton trailer hauler was repaired this way 8 years ago and it is still holding up on a vehicle that gets worked hard and hot on a regular basis.