D9H Episode 14

D9H episode 14 what's this stuff in the radiator, Night Storm says it's Dexcool and it may be as it's sticky like some other stuff............you know antifreeze geez

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

Mr JPay you’ve most certainly got INFINITE staying power with this D9 venture It is absolutely mind boggelling that you just keep on going and going AND going no matter how deep you’ve gotto dig to get to the most downward roots of the problem (the ‘gunk’ kind of stuff❗️) Taking some pages out of YOUR book THAT’s for certain Its a most commendable one… Touché ‼️👊🔥🥂😎

[@localcrew]

When I cleaned out the engine block on one of my old D7s I made a long hose nozzle from a plastic sink supply riser. Melt the end completely shut and then drill a 1/8” hole on the end at 90 degrees and you can insert that nozzle down inside the block through the coolant passages and blast any debris out the side access covers. Put a hose cut-off valve in line so that you can manage it. When the water flows your nozzle will whip sideways like crazy. That’s physics.

[@mfc4591]

I remember making special 'tools' to poke through coolers and the like to make sure they were clear, time consuming, but totally essential. I am in the process of cleaning up my tool boxes. They needed a good clean and paint, worthwhile doing every twenty years !

[@raeanker3078]

Thanks Mr PayDirt, the makings of a D9H soap opera, hoping for your sake it’s not still going in twenty years, but I’d watch if it is. I haven’t seen seen something splutter and squirt like it was when you were steaming out the radiator since I had my prostate surgery. Cheers from down under.

[@joshjones3408]

D.. 😆😆

[@MrWoodshoes]

I want to congratulate you for your persistence and can do attitude, it has gotten me through life but age is catching up with me (72), so I feel your pain. I've done it all, Navy trained mechanic for a state park system, equipment operator for the same, Class A drivers license w/air, welder/fabricator, remodeled homes, boat enthusiast and raised three kids. Arthritis, narrowing of the spine, peripheral neuropathy in my feet, swelling in my legs and age related macular degeneration have slowed me down to outsource even the most mundane tasks. My suggestion is enjoy life while you can Jeff !

[@bobherman3292]

I had the privilege of operating that series tractors (D7G, D8K, and D9H) late seventys through the eighties. Enjoyed the 9H's because the ones I ran were almost new and had air conditioners. Finest tractors Cat made IMO.

[@jeffsnider3588]

Watching you take the tank cap bolts out reminded me of something I do. I will go buy the 12 inch x 6 x 6 or similar plastic tubs with snap on caps at wal-mart and use them to put hardware and other small parts in. A piece of freezer tape on the end and a majic marker to label the bins, then they stack! The tubs are in a 10 pack for a few dollars.

[@robertmichel4924]

As a mechanic in the twilight of my career I can relate. Keep up the great work. Shame on the pecker neck that used so much stop leak. Thanks for sharing your work Jeff!

[@Sportinjected919]

The song you use while cleaning the radiator is so good!! Awesome to see you still make videos after so many years. A true inspiration for a new KZbinr!! Thank you Jeff!

[@waynep343]

Chip that stop leak out and put some in several tin cans. Try different solvents to see if anything dissolves it.

[@lnpipeline3306]

Used steel banding material works good for rodding a radiator. Grind one end so it is round, and it’s basically the same thing a radiator shop would use. I really enjoy your channel.

[@wazza33racer]

the secret to big projects is to break them up into sections and get them knocked over one by one. When I used to drive Sydney/Perth with road trains.........I broke it up into 4 segments. Each segment was a day, covering over 1000km with a 350 Cummins hooked up to 80,000kg was slow going. Taking that radiator apart was a god send in the long run..........its almost useless all plugged up like that. Ive seen old Cat D-8's engines that idiots ran irrigation water in.....the cylinder liners were caked in mud......complete insanity.

[@waynep343]

I thought i felt the earth move. Another D9H video drop in the middle of the night.

[@richardlincoln8438]

Friends don't let freinds dump stop leak in a cooling system. Good luck Jeff.

[@tomcander3669]

Maybe they had no other choice!!

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Mr Paydirt, cleaning tools means there has been work done. 😊

[@craigadavies7963]

G'day Jeff,,, I thought it looked like stop leak ,, you can get those small brass/wire brushes that can be used to rod the tubes out . Hope they weren't trying to solve a blown head gasket with that stop leak. Still,one job at a time ,you'll have a reliable unit before to long. Respect....!

[@joshjones3408]

Mr.jeff said my got up an go got up a went.....i really thank some people just really do get the meaning of that little analage..that's like i got 3 speeds here there an some where ....a you said it right that shit dam who don't like a bad word every ones in while....id tell the ones who thro a fit about tell um you'll quit cussing if the donate a dollar to fix the dozer that that SHIT missed up good stuff 👍👍😁 Dang pawpaw 😆

[@joshjones3408]

A small chimney sweep with the brush attachment for thr tubes ...just a thought just saying or a sweep for fire tube boilers like steam engines just a thought dont know maybe 👍👍

[@lapoint7603]

I've seen Dexcool do that when it is mixed with green antifreeze. With smaller radiators I've used vinegar, with good results, to clean the goo out of the radiator, when I can't get the normal citric acid based radiator cleaner. I had to let the vinegar sit overnight for it to work decently. The citric acid I only ran for about a half an hour.

[@rbmccloskey]

Jeff, you are a inspiration, great work.

[@joseenriquericovalera9019]

Eres un crack estoy muy contento de los queaces yo soy fan de D9H un saludo

[@richardhoneywell7411]

Great video Jeff nasty looking Radiator. Once you get everything cleaned out it going to be a lot of work to get all that junk out. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Jeff.

[@jacobbuckley8232]

Man thats a massive radiator!

[@lorenmorelli9249]

Might as well keep Roll'N.. You bought Ur'Zelf a job and it will be a Paydirt "Certified Rebuild" when finished!! 🤘

[@Jpaydirt]

That's the plan!

[@WheresmywingsRedBull]

Hey it’s done it’s job, it’s plugged all the holes up! 🤔😂

[@theforbiddenunit-danielgre5588]

Dipstick or tig welding rods tacked together for the length. I've done that before. It's a slow job.

[@dalton456]

I guess it could be Dex Cool, but I'm pretty sure it would have to be one of the first formulations from the '90s, modern dexcool doesn't seem to do this. Now granted I haven't seen Dex cool mixed with every other coolant on Earth so if there's some kind of chemical reaction that's caused by that, it's a different story.

[@Khal03]

Late to the party, but I must say, what you brought up is indeed the most likely problem here. When you mix these modern coolants with the old green style coolant you get a cross between concrete and mud. I was low on coolant in my '94 International 9670 Cabover w/Cummins N14, while on the road and added the modern coolant from the truck stop to it (red coolant). Didn't take long and it was at Cummins in Sikeston Missouri, for some serious troubleshooting and repairs. Lesson learned. A.) Know what coolant you have, and have your own supply to top up if needed. B.) The manufacturers will cost you 10's of thousands of dollars in repairs if you don't pay them for their 'improvements', should you try to cheat. C.) If you have your coolant system completely flushed and rinsed with clean water you can use whichever style of coolant you prefer; green, red, Dex, etc, in this old gear. However, if you have newer vehicles/equipment, they are being engineered with metals and parts that require the components in the newer coolants to not erode/corrode the metals. As such, you must use the manufacturer recommended coolant in their junk. Case in point, Toyota/Lexus has their own coolant, Red; Mercedes has their own coolant, Blue. There is seemingly no end to the different coolants available. Mixing them does not work.

[@paulkotowicz8153]

raises hand about cleaning tools up. I do it so I can find them again when I need them and I wipe them down so I don't break my fingers and yes I work on stuff regularly

[@mikeburgess7331]

Go Jeff! Love the D9 videos!

[@richardmiller5238]

You sure made the right call! 💯👍🏻

[@mattharte7334]

Love these Cat D9 videos

[@mischef18]

Wow that stuff sure make a mess bro. I wish you well on getting most if not all the crap out. Safe travels. Ken.

[@mikemills9458]

schadenfreude - pleasure from others pain.... thanks Jeff :)

[@wtftolate3782]

Great video Jeff

[@lucmarchand617]

Yes your right I got same problems one we have 594 side boom start overheating in winter.i found most awful stuff full stop leaks plug oil cooler,the block come very close pull out I put some type chemical from finning dealer and drain all.yes work this is depressing but go must go on thank you expose this problems.

[@edwinhsingmaster9135]

Wonder if the marine industry could help with a flushing solution. They must deal with lots of "stuff".

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

I didn't clean up mine(tools) after working on the baler and now it is raining, (3:17 am) got 'em scattered on a pickup endgate and the service pickup, yayy!!!!!

[@valvemonky4734]

I've seen big long zip ties used for cleaning out radiators

[@frotobaggins7169]

Best of all they won't damage the tubes. You could cut some diagonal cuts in it on the edges to make a sort of brush.

[@davidperry970]

Looks like GM Dex Cool to me. I called it cake mix back in 90's.

[@sharonfieber6458]

Electrician fish tape about 1/8", bulk tape industrial catalyst tower tube cleaning. Jeff, have another very good D9H on job site. Best stop leak on market "fix rad leak."

[@gordonagent7037]

You say your get up and go has got up and went but you sure are a man who needs to do things the right way, I think they call it old school, nothing wrong with that because it costs you more time sorting it out but it also equates to your machinery spending more time on the job where the money is made

[@waynep343]

4 am sunday aug 20 in los angeles. Forecast for hillary is right thru your place across southern idaho.

[@user-qb1eu6oi7v]

Jeff this tractor certainly went to the right Man you know what it takes and how to do it do you only have this one and killdozer now I thought you had 3 in the system ?

[@russellflemister393]

cleaning tools was my job as a kid if i put a dirty tool away the belt was coming off

[@jrhendershot1936]

You will win in the long run and it will be a great machine again

[@robertmarincic5697]

Becarefull with the dog around the anti=freeze

[@pi1797]

Wow that stop leak junk plugs everything up. Is there a way to chemical soak the tank? I hear paint thinner works wonders as a cleaner.

[@486kyle]

be real careful rodding it out, just did my first one not that long ago used a little too much force and it poked holes in the tubes everywhere

[@guestuser3802]

I have seen that before it is when two different types of coolant are mixed ,it turns to jelly and plugs everything.

[@joecorrie1]

Yes it’s from just mixing coolant colors, I’ve seen this plug rads and heater cores a few times.

[@gregorycross612]

My get up and go, got up and went too! Still looking for it! 👋 🤠

[@jdrogers8720]

Welp i like cleaning my tools and put them away , that way i know if something is missing . Alot of my tools date back to 1962 when i first started twisten wrenches on my cars , then into being a certified Chrysler Plymouth Tech working on the fun cars of the late sixtys' then into the Ford master tech and there lets go fast cars . The tool collection kept on growing . when i got tired of working on cars and trucks i moved to the easy stuff Farm tractors and did that full time for 30 years and the tools kept adding on . Now semi retired guess what still buying TOOLS . Just when ya think ya havve it all they come out with something new ya just got to have.l

[@tylerpatterson4403]

As much as it sucks up front I feel as long as it's affordable it's better to just do it right the first time around

[@petewood2350]

My Geuss is the first time it saw anti-freeze was when you brought it.

[@mr.wonderful2195]

Jeff, I had an old Ford truck that someone put Dexos in and what you have there looks the same, a reddish-brown clay that plugs everything. When I rebuilt the engine the block and all cooling system components were full of that clay and I was told by the machine shop that's what Dexos does when it mixes with another type of antifreeze. I Hate to break it to you so I won't even say it, you are already thinking the same thing, it gets back to the same question you've faced many times, where do you stop? Shame to do all that work just to have the radiator and oil cooler plug up again shortly after start up. Unless you can figure out a way to flush the engine block and maybe run it before putting the Rad back in. I'm really interested in watching the Jeff Wins video on this one.

[@robertquast9684]

That is a proper mess in that cooling system. Whether it is stop leak or coagulated mixed coolant it is a mess. Hopefully you font find bigger problems they were band aiding.

[@alexaltrichter1597]

Not sure what it would cost to replace the 9s nowadays but it would be a couple million for sure.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Looks like stop leak to me.

[@MrPHDtrucker]

That’s why I only use black pepper

[@jefftheaussie2225]

What about cracking an egg into it or about a hundred?

[@bcbloc02]

I mean you can pet the dog and work on the d9 at the same time so no need to stop working 😊

[@Jpaydirt]

Yup I do it all LOL

[@barryjones4973]

'Slowly, slowly catchee monkey' Jeff & Jeff wins.🙉👍

[@terryperrott9913]

No good stuff.... You mize well do a complete flush of the block. I follow a CAT mechanic that he's shown what that stuff does to liners as well. Good luck on getting it taken care of

[@donburky6777]

If that's Dexcool then your coolers are going to be just as plugged. I had a 95 S10 that coolant stuck to everything. I don't think it was ever changed. With your case it looks as though it was mixed with regular coolant. It gels and clogs

[@davesanford4798]

That rad needs a good rodding

[@shawndoyle7531]

How well would a bore brush out of a rifle cleaning kit work on getting the shit out of the radiator tubes?

[@kevinmoore342]

Buying used equipment is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. Ya you can go ahead and use that.

[@matkremzar5474]

i prefer ultra grey myself over silicone ! you'll get it jeff!

[@rayhaselby2081]

Use a big zip-ty to clean water channels.

[@jimjim753]

Soda blast inside paRts

[@jz1340]

Is there a chemical you can introduce that will dissolve the solids??? Thanks

[@Jpaydirt]

some say vinegar

[@mfreund15448]

Can you add a antifreeze filter like some trucks have?

[@jefftheaussie2225]

It’s not a filter, it just looks like one. It slowly releases coolant additive.

[@Dunlap-uj5zl]

👍

[@thomasstewart9368]

Grrrrrr8 video Jeff.....but......you've got to pull your pants up or start wearing your suspenders - yikes....👍

[@mikemills9458]

ugh..... it all has to go or you are going to lose sleep - maybe there is a solvent for it? then all the engine O rings are shot no simple solution

[@davestuart6593]

I only cleanup what I have to!

[@matthoward923]

You said it! Fix nice and right the first time and you will run’m for 20 years

[@knowltek]

Dexcool is more made for aluminum components..but it’s very similar to extended life cat coolants…🎉🎉..cheers jeff s winning 😅😅

[@dalton456]

I'm not sure how much material actually matters, but I wouldn't say it's more made for aluminum to be honest, they've used it in plenty of engines with at least an iron block and there aren't really issues from it.

[@knowltek]

@@dalton456 being from a heavy GM background…dexcool The easiest way to tell the difference between Dex-Cool and regular antifreeze is that Dex-Cool is usually orange/red, and regular antifreeze is green/blue. Dex-Cool is made up of combinations of different phosphates and silicates as well as an organic acid technology that helps minimize corrosion in aluminum engines.

[@dalton456]

@@knowltek I'm familiar the coloration of dexcool versus other coolants, I'm actually a GM technician, although I only have about 3 to 4 years experience. I'm probably not as well versed on coolant formulations as I should be, but now that you say that I do recall reading something about the silicates and oat a while back so that would make sense. Although I always did find it interesting that GM only has dexcool for basically everything, whereas it seems like Ford and Dodge have a myriad of different coolants depending on the model of the vehicle

[@knowltek]

@@dalton456 chemistry is ita wonderful thing till you mix the wrong stuff an it’s a solid…js

[@gregginter5867]

You really ought to wear hearing protectors.

[@richardjones4228]

Use a rifle cleaning rod with a bronze brush

[@scottweeks6633]

I need a towel on the fore head emoji Jeffy

[@garyharrington5300]

Why in God's name would anyone say it's dexcool mixed with other colors ,it's freaking stop leak and I hope you never find the leak ,that said ,that undercarriage will fit the g❤❤!

[@dannygoin6552]

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[@billmoran3812]

Don’t ya just hate it when you just don’t have the energy to tackle jobs the way you used to? I’m 71 now, and for some reason I can’t do what I did in my 30’s.

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Wow I understand a person that has little money or junk car or out in the middle of nowhere and just has to use stop leak to get by but stuff like this a very expensive machine that you should fix properly come on that person who did that needs slapped across the face lol 😂 thanks for sharing buddy

[@G-Man-kc2nm]

Try that in a small town! Stop leak is not the solution it’s the problem!

[@stevengiles346]

Eww

[@DanielBerg-zo4kj]

Just think what your liners look like and the heads are probably cracked The oil coolers and the whole cooling system is full of this crap