I am not promoting this patch job try it at your own risk...I have used it one time about 5 years ago its still holding up.
Cut the tube out at the split on both sides open the tube up on both sides clean well sand blast works best work on one end of the tube at a time. Mix epoxy I use Peramtex Cold Weld (same JB works much better than JB) fill hole good then crimp shut and fold over the tube and pinch it good.
This was on a brand new aluminum radiator on a Toyota that threw a rod out the side of the engine and knocked a hole in the rad tubes. I had scrapped the rad brought a new one and set the damaged one aside. I ran across another Toyota just like it Cheap it needed a radiator I repaired the damaged one its been good to go for 5 years....
I could see were a old copper rad would keep coming up with endless leaks and may just be a fight from start to Finnish... It worked well on a good aluminum rad :)... Most of the time a rad shop will block off the damaged tube you are not going to miss one tube..
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