Not bulletproof

[Brokermike]

Well about 85% through the project of regrading my back hillside I managed to shove a small stick backwards through the bottom of the radiator on my DK40se. Yikes! I still haven't pulled the radiator to see if it's salvageable, but I'm thinking this is going to be an expensive backyard project!

 

[Dargo]

Been there, done that on several different brands. I think you may be pleasantly surprised with what a replacement Kioti may be as compared to some others I've had to replace. I don't remember the $$'s, but ramming a stick through the radiator of a 955 Cat I had sure left a serious mark in my checkbook!

 

[ToadHill]

A new radiator for an Old 8N runs about $200.

 

[Brokermike]

well i pulled the radiator. It's not bad at all. Only the plastic is cracked. Any thoughts on someone who can fix it?

 

[mattman]

I would call a KIOTI dealer and see if you can get just the plastic tank. I don't know that a tank busted like that can be fixed.

Me personally would fix it right with another tank or complete radiator. The cost of the radiator is nothing compared to the cost of an engine repair if it gets run hot, by trying to get out the cheap way.

 

[Brokermike]

I sent it out to have a new aluminum tank built to replace the plastic parts. amazing that everything is plastic these days. It should come back BETTER than new. FYI a new radiator is well over $500, having a whole new tank built will be around $225. A big difference and I should end up with a better product.

Kioti and nearly everyone else doesn't sell parts for their radiators> I guess they assume most people really trash them when they break

 

[JoelD]

When you say new tank, can you explain? You don't mean the overflow tank right?

Is there two parts to the radiator?

Pretty cool that for 225 you can get something built up from scratch.

Joel

 

[Brokermike]

the bottom part of the radiator that holds much of the antifreeze is the tank. The one on my tractor is heavy plastic (which is stupid), and that's the part they're making new

 

[VictorW]

Gone are the days where the top and bottom tanks or the side tanks on most cars and trucks were built out of brass and the brass core, the cooling tubes and fins, were attached. Now it's plastic tanks with aluminum cooling tubes and fins. It must be cheaper to make that way but not necessarily better. Yours should be good now. Hopefully dent instead of break.

 

[ccsial]

I was quoted $900 for a radiator for the Ford 1910. I had the old one repaired for $100. It just had a small leak. It is all metal. They not be cheap.