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Progress.... I put the "newer" valve spring on #5 intake, set head on and just snugged the bolts. Will torque after front head is installed. I received my reman 673 water pump and got it bolted on, along with torquing the oil filter housing once everything was lined up. I got the fan hub slipped on and nut tightened down. You can tell this is "new" as the bearings and seal make it snug to turn. Unlike my original one from who knows when?? My injectors are ready to pick up. They had to dig into their cores for a few parts to get them up to spec. I get them Thursday night. About $650 total. I still am working on getting copper seals out of front head. My round file isn't large enough to grab the copper. Will continue to tinker with that situation. I do need to come up with a plug for the puff limiter in the front of the pump. Limiter was broken off when I got motor. A question I will ask at pump shop. I did start to get the gold paint put on. Just quick coating over most of bottom end. Will need a couple more cans to actually finish it but first coat will be set. I need to determine what that hose is sticking out of top of water pump housing. My 673 didn't have that. Not sure if that heater connection? Mine has nipple that I put into new pump down by oil cooler neck. I can always swap it back for the plug that was in that hole. I think that pipe just had a cut off black hose and assume it might be heater. I know this 300 motor had water shut off on rear water manifold just like my 673/237. The 300 pump didn't have a hole down there by oil cooler like 673 pump. I did order new lock tabs for exhaust bolts. No sense in using old rusty ones. Speedi sleeve should be here Thursday for crank hub.

Good evening, so I bought this beautiful R model off of hicrop10 last September. The truck was shipped to me and it was everything that he said it was. I’ve put some new parts on it, rear fenders, new roof lights and horns, new mirrors, new steps/toolbox, front bumper and grill guard, muffler and stack, rear plate for brake lights and backup lights, mudflaps, and a few more things to do. But the purpose of this post is to say that my dad drove truck, he LOVED Mack trucks. Tonight I was installing the grill guard, I finished and took a picture like we all do. After I took the picture I looked at it and realized that in the reflection, was a picture of my dad, nephew, and I, along with a Mack sign that is hanging on the side of the bathroom wall in the barn. It wasn’t planned, it just happened that way. My dad passed away in 2018. I know he was here tonight while I was working on the truck. Just a cool story I wanted to share. I’m sure many of you have similar stories, I’d love to hear them. Have a great night guys!

The "party of tolerance" showed their true colors tonight. The people who should be ashamed of themselves are the people who continue to vote them into office. They demonstrated to the Nation that they are NOT on the side of American Citizens nor our great Country. I salute the two recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Thank you both for your service.

Same here Geoff I’m hoping for at least 10 more years. I need at least that to get everything fixed and running around my place.

I hope I still have another good 10 years in me. I went looking for an older animal to take care of, Puppies often get adopted 1st (but don't always get to stay in that home😒). 5 years old was on the younger side.

beautiful looking . only good thing about this rent is contract states no animals. closing in on 75 ; can't run with a puppy; won't go through the events of putting down a senior . shelters have some of the most amazing animals

It must be pretty big difference Even C models as I may call them, CH, CHR and so on used the R model chassis in Australia There has gotta be something special about the R model chassis I'm gunna say, without looking it up that Mack Australia stopped using the R model chassis maybe 10 - 15 years ago Paul

Koda, joined our family in Jan at almost 5 years old. Lost my last one in November, and I need some time to grieve before opening my heart to another.

how true a statement; shepherd/ huskie rescue dog. he came home to us at 8 weeks ;then went Home after 16 1/2 yrs of being my best ever Friend. had a portrait of him painted which has the same effect when I look at it; and he's been gone a number of yrs now.

Dogs are the best definitely family

That's the same valve body I have as your's and HarryS'. I'll have to look through my paperwork, but I made copies of the installation and plumbing routing from a maintenance manual I borrowed to install it. I'm going off memory, I recall it did say Garrison. As for the Ross unit, like Sheppard, that was a power steering box rather than an add-on assist unit. I've seen some that have a Ross Power Steering logo horn button on various make trucks. I know there's some casting numbers and IN/OUT markings on it, maybe a part or assembly number, but I don't recall seeing Garrison or an ID tag on the valve body. My pump was a Vickers unit I sent out for overhaul that had an integral reservoir bolted on top of the pump. I just went through my photo archives and I took copies of the plumbing from what looks like a Mack maintenance manual. I have a pic of the rebuilt and installed pump. The only picture I have of the valve body was from the donor truck, covered in grease and dirt. But, that picture also shows the steering are limit stops that I grabbed and installed, too. I do have a picture of it hanging up after I painted it.

the grease board was a common tool back in the day. sometimes a P I A but better then dismounting the tires , pulling hub /drum assembly with floor jack. Luckly a customer having large fleet bought an OTC wheel dolly jack. I borrowed it countless times. not only faster but less seals got damaged on reinstall. accurate control when sliding wheel assy back on axle. I eventually acquired one (walker); think that went in auction also😞

His parents are Cheryl and Wayne, that's about all I know. If I go, which I probably will, I'm not going to the actual wedding. I'm going to stay at the motel with the dogs. We were at Cheryl and Wayne's when Roman got lost in the woods that time. Their other son was staying with the dogs while we went out to Sam the Clam's, one of Zina's favorite restaurants. Roman got out the door and took off. I know he was looking for me. We got a call at the restaurant letting us know he was lost and we left to go look for him. Everybody in the neighborhood was looking. When he finally came out of the woods I told him I wouldn't leave him alone like that again. He was at our wedding at the Keystone Antique Truck and Tractor Museum. He's the one on the end, standing beside Mark (vision386 on BMT).

I didn't notice any of that, and I've watched it 5 or 6 times. I'd better go back and watch it some more😆

to make sure I got the correct forecast; I had to watch it twice!! don't know why the boots craze has taken over. defiantly a perfect picture (except for the ring on left finger !LOL)

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, asked about fierce competition across the financial industry, said he’s starting to see parallels to the era before the 2008 financial crisis, when a rush to make loans ended disastrously. “Unfortunately, we did see this in ’05, ’06 and ’07, almost the same thing — the rising tide was lifting all boats, everyone was making a lot of money. While JPMorgan isn’t willing to make riskier loans to boost net interest income, I see a couple people doing some dumb things. They’re just doing dumb things to create net interest income.”

Speaking of the Olympics-

I don't know much about the actual conversion, what was re-used and what was new. The engines were Detroit 11.1 L 60 series, and the transmission I think were Meritor. I remember the ads, "new truck for the price of used". I don't know if the frames were the same, it would look that way, otherwise why were the wheelbase limited to short conventionals? It was doomed from the start, the 11.1liter Detroit was the 1st electronic engine and while not bad, the displacement and power were not what people were looking for. I can't remember if the 12.7 L was a option or not. They were trying to use up what was already in the chassies. The bodies looked like Freightliners "business class" mid range with a hood that was different then their other trucks IIRC. That would seam to indicate that the original cabover frame was used and parts from newer trucks would't work. I don't think the program was a success, by any measure. I didn't pay much attention, as I wasn't in the market for new trucks, I always bought used and held onto what I had. When I retired, I sold my 1st truck I ever owned, it remained with me for the whole time. It was used when I bought it.

Very intetesting Geoff.Id say that yard full of Freightliners was a sight to see.Id walk around it for hours just looking.Im sure it was a difficult time for them trying to shift that much stock.The cabover to conventional conversion is something I love to know more about..... Paul

Paul, for a while Freightliner was converting their old leased cabover "turn ins" to short wheelbase conventional sold cheap. I don't know what all had to be changed, but they had leased so many cabover units to the big carriers that got turned back in when the length limits went away. No one would buy the old units, and they had to either export, scrap or find some way to get some money out of them. They overhauled the engines and transmissions and offered a warranty close to that of their new trucks. Still, there were not many "takers", some farmers that needed something cheap to haul short distances, bought them. They didn't learn their lesson, and there were a ton of conventional turn-ins a few years later. Used to be a huge storage yard not far from me of Freightliners sitting in a field, They would try and sell through dealers, but most just sat.

Nice.Yeah just never seen that type of set up before.Interesting they used the R model chassis for the F but then what real difference would there be in a chassis between a cabover and a truck with a hood?? Paul

Sure is.We are right hand drive in Ireland.What surprised me was the left to right conversion.Neat job... Paul

You are seeing this right This is a F model and they were only sold for a very short time before the F model cab was put on a R model chassis and from then on they became the FR The R model chassis was used well into the 2000's as it is suited to RHD trucks Paul

right hand drive common in other parts of the world.

It looks like a power assist system on it. The pump is a Vickers. That just supplies the system with pressurized oil. The valve in the picture is the control valve, then I'm assuming it has a cylinder attached to the tie rod underneath it. What are you trying to repair on it ?

It says Ross on the cylinder.I have the original paperwork for the truck and it says nothing about the power steering.

Court never said that. They said the President alone can't make that decision. He most certainly can go to congress and they together can enact those tariffs if they think it is in the US interest. Once again, it is separation of powers that this admin can't seam to understand.

Here we go again... a 21 year old male is shot and killed at Mara-Lago... He was armed. Lets see how this plays out...

Honestly.. I wish Mr. Trump would stop those bad comments. He too has a time and a place for them.

All good.. Im a softie.. Dogs have an amazing bond with us.. Ive said it here a few times... Dog spelled backwards is God.. They are a gift..

Damn you Hippy.. now im ckoking up... 🍻

This is the hand primer I replaced the one on the Cruiseliner with.Maybe it will help someone.Engine is an E6 300 with an american Bosch pump... Paul

I guess this is the " this, that, and more" part of this thread... N.Y.C. Mayor Mamdani said he will not pursue charges against those who threw snowballs, ice, rocks and bricks at Police officers yesterday... which sent 2 officers to the hospital with head and face injuries.. How nice ??? I went to CNN's website to read the report so I can avoid being biased...