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Cummins Diesel Engine Block Camshaft Cam Bearings Installation

Here’s some pics of a Cummins diesel engine block that came in to be fitted with a new set of cam bearings. We didn't do any machine work on this one. Our customer only requested it to be degreased with the steam cleaner to remove all the old engine oil. We knocked the old cam [...]

2023-07-12T05:04:32+00:00July 12th, 2023|Blog, Machine Shop|

Komatsu 830E AC Mining Haul Truck Diesel Fuel Tank Cleaning and Welding Repair

Here's some pics of a Komatsu 830E AC mining haul truck diesel fuel tank we delivered back to one of our mining customers. The tank came in with leaks due to some cracks & dents. We first blasted the tank down to raw metal in order to identify all the cracks & damaged areas. We [...]

2023-06-24T01:31:46+00:00June 24th, 2023|Blog, Industrial & Heavy Equipment|

Caterpillar 793C Mining Haul Truck Folded Core Radiator Rebuilding Service

Here's some pics of a Caterpillar 793C mining haul truck radiator we rebuilt. All sixty of the individual folded radiator cores were disassembled & given a rod & repair. Each core was individually pressure tested before being assembled into the tanks & side frames. After the radiator is completely assembled it is pressure tested as [...]

2023-06-09T03:27:29+00:00June 9th, 2023|Blog, Radiator Shop|

Copper Brass Radiator Rebuilding – Running The Headers

Here’s a few pics of an all metal copper & brass radiator we are rebuilding. In these pics one of our radiator technicians is melting the solder off of the header plate at the tube-to-header joints. This is what we call running the headers. After all the old solder is removed & the area is [...]

2023-05-25T18:13:26+00:00May 25th, 2023|Blog, Radiator Shop|

Radiator Shop: Radiators: Big or Small, We Do ‘Em All

We often get asked if we do small radiators as well as the big ones. The answer is YES. "Big or Small, We Do 'Em All" If you have a radiator need for your motorcycle or side-by-side we can help you out. If you have a radiator need for large mining euqipment we can handle [...]

2019-05-22T22:56:22+00:00May 22nd, 2019|Blog|

LeTourneau L1850 Loader Radiator Rebuild In 4 Days For Mega Down Service

This is a LeTourneau L1850 loader radiator we picked up from one of our mine customers. It was a mega down situation so we had to do the complete rebuild and have it back to the mine in 4 days. This radiator is a Mesabi style which has just under 1100 hundred individual [...]

2018-02-08T22:11:49+00:00June 25th, 2017|Blog, Industrial & Heavy Equipment|

Chevy GM Truck Crossflow Radiator Rod and Repair

Here's some down and dirty pics of a radiator that came in for a rod and repair. It is an aftermarket chinese copper and brass radiator out of a Chevy GM vehicle. It is a crossflow design that was marketed as a part number CU 369 or a CUC369. Motor Mission Machine & [...]

2017-06-26T03:42:11+00:00May 16th, 2017|Blog, Radiator Shop|

Ford Model A Engine Repair, Machining, & Rebuild

This is a Ford Model A engine that came in due to the head gasket leaking. When we got the engine disassembled and checked out we found the cylinder head to be cracked & severely corroded around the coolant jackets. So we replaced the cylinder head and reassembled this little flathead 4-cylinder. It's [...]

2017-06-19T05:25:13+00:00May 6th, 2017|Blog, Machine Shop|

Ford Model T Speedster Radiator Rebuild, Overhaul, & Restoration

This is a 1915 Ford Model T Speedster radiator that came in for repair and complete overhaul restoration. The core is a 3 row with round tubes. The top tank was pretty beat up, dented and dinged up so we straightened it up the best we could. For all your old, vintage, and [...]

2017-04-27T22:01:19+00:00April 27th, 2017|Blog, Radiator Shop|