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Freightrain

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  1. I've scrapped old air compressor tanks. They need like a min 12" hole cut in them. I've scrapped old fuel tanks from vehicles. I cut them into square pieces and then no one knows they were tanks.
  2. Someone posted a live video shot of traffic on the bridge as it got hit. Likely from a traffic camera. It was on FB and I can't find a link now.
  3. Tragic. https://youtu.be/NPwFRRo4kqs?si=2gHQZHQ0cABSL7IY
  4. Saw this on YouTube today. https://youtu.be/1xVrXGKKSNA?si=ntexsodkKuGNFu5f
  5. I have used this place to get tach cables made for my hot rods. Good work, quick.
  6. Ya, if the tube has a bend in it, it can wipe it making it difficult to read properly. Especially with clean oil.
  7. For such an outstanding restoration I would have gone original color also. Me, I wanna look like it was hotrodded!
  8. Ya, definitely molten metal. Could have been from the original pour? Porous spot in the sand? I think R model has higher reading oil pressure then a B? It's okay after a few minutes of running but if you drive it while it's cold it will just peg it.
  9. That glob looks like a chunk of weld? Strange. My 237 pegs my 80# gauge at start up. Runs 60# mostly I remember. Maybe 40 hot idle. Like on my hot rods, we shim the pump relief a touch to get more pressure. Throw a 1/8" washer in there to see if it helps? Way back I'd buy the 100# spring for my motors. I had to buy 200# gauge as it would got 150+# cold start!! That is when we just shimmed stock spring to get 100#.
  10. Yup, a fresh gold engine sure looks good!! My 237 a few years back.
  11. At only 237 HP there wasn't much worry about breaking anything. This truck is my transportation for my drag car so breaking it is not an option. I don't "race" it like my drag car that is built for that kind of abuse. When I let the clutch fly in the car, it goes! As with any racing, power and durability is what you work on. A little of this, a little of that.
  12. There is a member here that road races a Mack. Been awhile since I have seen a post from him. CRS makes it impossible for me to remember his name anymore. Mike? I've drag raced my B model a few times. I even pulled it once for exhibition. https://youtu.be/2z5imOgfVhM?si=aIZ80PMl4_BVSe4v
  13. Ya, I eat leftovers til whenever( though they don't last long with me anyhow). Only thing that does get pitched is sour milk. Had a NEW gallon just last week that was sour when I opened it new(date was good for 1.5 weeks yet). I won't waste the gas to go back to store and complain. My guess is the whole shipment got warm and ruined so getting more from the shelf would be a moot point.
  14. Off all my life, I don't think we have lived in a worse condition then we are in now.
  15. Trucking company, truck was white? Something like that. Was quite a spectacular restoration. The other one was black/red that was recabbed with a NOS cab. Wanted good money for it.
  16. Kinda my take on it. I find myself trying to drive to fast sometimes and having to downshift and brake at the same time. Bad idea really. Need to slow it down sooner, the Mack isn't my hotrod with synchronized transmission where you can just put it ina gear. You do have to teach yourself to drive a bit further "down the road" and not so "last minute" like in a car. I have a friend that road raced and was quite a heel/toe driver. That is pretty much a race track thing, not a truck driving thing.
  17. Oil pressure should be in top of filter housing. Oil temp? Maybe in the pan would be my guess. Pressure should be mechanical with a copper line. Not sure about temp? Water temp is mechanical, so maybe oil is also?
  18. If you here it "clunk", then maybe the contacts are crusty? You can take the S/P switch apart and clean the contacts(two big washers). I used to dismantle mine in a regular occasion back when I still have one. I removed it the next summer and went 12v starter and alt.
  19. What batteries are you running? Four 6s or a couple 12v? Are they good? Are the cables and ends good? Is the starter good?
  20. Id say RS685LST. The first letter just kinda didn't get stamped fully. Aren't the tags on the passenger door?
  21. Hey!! I'm offended by that remark!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
  22. Raneys has some retro steering wheels available. I've been contemplating getting one for my B. Likely better then trying to restore my old wheel. Once the steel core starts to rust, it will distort again and crack. White version: https://www.raneystruckparts.com/20-ivory-retro-bone-3-spoke-steering-wheel/
  23. I always thought single headlights was a fleet thing. Cheaper on the order form and easier to keep just one headlight to fix any truck. Not a high or low beam. By then single rounds were out of style so that is why the went to square across the board??
  24. If you ever try to flip a pitman arm around and install it upside down, it won't go on much, if at all. The taper makes it impossible.
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