Brocky

Last Monday at the regional convivence store chain where I deal Diesel went from $3.19 to $3.99 in the 2 hours I was at the dentist!!!!

A man I worked for in PA ran all Cummins and I help him rebuild several. All had the pitting / cracking on one or two sides of the liner. He was blaming it on the quality of the water, and I added to him, not enough additives. With this discussion I am now learning a lot more about the pitting origins.

Tom, I have a 20 quart restaurant type pot.. 2-3 lb of hamburger, 2-3 lb of crumbled hot sausage, all browned, 2 big onions, 2 bell pepper, big box of fresh mushrooms, #10 can of tomato sauce, a whole bunch of Italian seasonings.. Let it cook all day and Umm Good spaghetti dinner!!! Put the left overs in 2 person sized portions, in the freezer. Cook some more noodles while sauce is nuking and Viola quick dinner..

It would NOT be the BMT if we stayed on topic!!!!!!!!

Yes sir!!! I can get the 1+ inch links of Italian Hot sausage, smoked sausage, Kielbasa, and Cajan sausage at our local market. Cook them in a frying pan and wrap them in a soft tortilla shell. Sometimes with Swiss cheese?

Scrapple is the floor sweepings from the sausage plant boiled in corn meal, with lots of spices and black pepper. Drained and allowed to set up in a loaf pan, then sliced and fried on a griddle. Every PA Dutch grandmother had her own recipe which she passed down to the next generation.

Yes Paul, Sausage in Australia is very different from what we get up here. Tastes like Sawdust!!!!! Your bacon is also closer to the country ham we have . A couple of the breakfast buffets we ate at on the tour had both Aussie and American bacon on them.

That is a good oil, although I use Shell Rotella in all my vehicles.

Welcome to BMT!!! Pictures are always welcome also!!!! Please start another topic in the Antique and Classic section. What year and specs on the CH??? Being in the States I can not advise you on what the Aussie engineering and inspection people will have to say. I know they are stricter than what we have up here. Maybe Mrs Mack Paul can help you there?? You can PM him thru this website. I drove a 2006 Freightliner for 5 years with a factory air ride steering axle. To be honest I never looked it over close to see how it was assembled, but am pretty sure it had at least one leaf spring. When I first got it, when you hit a bump it seemed like it wanted to wander, go where it wanted, a lot like when we first got radial tires on the steering and still had bias on the drives. After while I guess I got used to it?? This was a sleeper operation and I believe it rode a little better than the 9600 Inter I got out of???

I am glad I am now in Rebel Territory!!! 30 right now with a high in the low 40's, BUT with a wind chill taking 10 to 15 degrees off that.

I may have posted these earlier, But here is the last R-700 model made in Australia:

We are in a crazy spell.. High 70's last Wed thru Fri, 50's today and 40's Sunday?? What is the spring opposite of an Indian Summer in the fall??

Two ways: First is the free Postimage.com website. Follow the directions, I know this works from a desktop, but not sure about from a phone??? Second is to join BMT.. Send Barry the $75(??) dollars and the system will work for you.

There should be a plate inside the passenger door, either on the door jam or near the seat.. Also it should be stamped in the right side frame rail near the steering axle rear spring hanger. There are others on here that may be able to get you closer. The first letters and numbers will be the model number, followed by a 5 or 6 digit number.

Welcome to BMT.. Personally I am an "Old Fart" who likes to keep things original, BUT I admire someone who is willing to take on a project like your thoughts are leaning toward.. Please send your serial number to the Mack museum and get the history of this truck first. If Mech's numbers are any where near right, this truck as is may be more valuable the you think and maybe you can find another more common truck for your project.