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Yes, I got carried away. It's back. Since you asked a binary question it has one of two possible answers, yes or no.
Anything else becomes a CDL discussion.
Although the OP may or may not have gotten off on the wrong foot I believe the goal now is to get his truck running again. With A/C already installed it was probably worth the price of admission.
Like has already been said the best course is repair/replace radiator and check it out, paying...
$5,600 so far isn't that bad. Put a radiator in and go from there. I still question how in the heck the thing could have a big hole in the radiator and the fluid level be okay. I have a Cummins in my 813 and if there is a problem anywhere the coolant level goes down.
As for running and...
What I'd like to know is how the fluids could be okay with a big hole in the radiator? You might be okay if you shut it off when it started heating up otherwise you may have warped the block or head enough to let a head gasket blow through. The brakes may be as simple as being out of...