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  1. Freightrain
    Very nice piece! Glad you have yourself another toy to play with.
  2. Freightrain
    Sad truth to many peoples "projects". They think some day, only to have life get in the way and there it sits.
  3. Freightrain
    Maybe you can't copyright just part of a word/name? Like "ing". Many words use those letters so it would be difficult to get a copyright. So "liner" would like fall in that category.
  4. Freightrain
    Thanks for the update! Lots of steps....but the end is looking near.
  5. Freightrain
    Was approached by a local racer who pulls a std box trailer(hauls race car) with a Pete with historical tags and the Ohio patrol busted him. He had to put truck plates back on it($1600). Seems they told him he could not pull a trailer with historical plates on the truck. I was like..."never heard that before". Maybe my Mack is a bit more "non comm" looking compared to a 359.
  6. Freightrain
    I assumed square tanks. Here is an old shot of the steel tanks.
  7. Freightrain
    I've seen a few variations of putting a left stack on a B model. I went with using another 40 gal tank and just duplicate/mirror the right hand top and bottom brackets. I didn't have to move the fuel tank brackets, as the tank is just longer on the one end(the end that would cover the left stack area) and using the right tank will just slide right in with no fuss and clear the stack.
  8. Freightrain
    The headlight switches are kinda unique for a B model. The dash lights only come on with the headlights, not with parking lights. I'd like to get that changed but haven't figured out the wiring yet (only been 20 yrs). I bought a special long handle toggle for my Jakes but would like a colored extension for it. I see a guy on FB that is recasting sparkle shifter handle extensions now.
  9. Freightrain
    Cool. Saw a tractor at one of the recent aths comventions.
  10. Freightrain
    They don't make frames like they used too! My 1974 Cub has 1/4" frame rails. Its built like a Mack truck!
  11. Freightrain
    There's a fellow with a YouTube channel that restored a Farmall H. He primed everything with red tint primer that way scatches don't show. He painted all the bolts before assembly and then just touched them up after tightening. It was a fantastic job.
  12. Freightrain
    When I got the wig wag for my truck, it too was a bit rusty. I sanded it and masked the top off and painted the lower half red. Then I fogged a quick coat of black to it. Then using a flat block I lightly sanded the black off leaving the black in the letters. Looks perfect "patina".
  13. Freightrain
    A simple manual fuel shutoff somewhere along the line(under the cab) would slow them down. By the time it would air up enough to move it would run out of fuel! I doubt there is a large market for a stolen B model? Parts maybe? A late model truck, yes.
  14. Freightrain
    Time to put a larger filter inline, maybe an opaque version so you can monitor it and see if it is getting clogged. Keep an extra filter in the truck with some tools and that would keep the tow bills down.
  15. Freightrain
    If still the original Mack motor it shouldnt take much to bring to life. Due to air start, I would maybe pump the fuel primer and make sure its ready to fire. If it leaked down for some reason, pumping it up will help get it started quicker.
  16. Freightrain
    Kinda figured I miss you anyway just due to timeline. Thanks for the traffic headsup.
  17. Freightrain
    I do have plans for that Saturday. Interesting thought on the trip though. I'm coming through your place Monday going to/from Goshen. I'm coming across 30 and up 33. Won't have time to stop this time as it is a one day dash and I'll have an employee with me.
  18. Freightrain
    Only 90k people not vacs?? Seems a bit low out of 300 mil people.
  19. Freightrain
    Pretty sure I have the right address, since I bought those hood emblems a couple years back.
  20. Freightrain
    You sure the wife doesn't have the dogs watching you to keep you from getting into mischief?? Lol.
  21. Freightrain
    I do know if you put the air into the shutterstat backwards it will close the shutters and not exhaust the air to open them(been there). When I out the stat in the 237 I screwed up and didnt pay attention to the "in" and "out" markings. First trip out it started to overheat, so I removed the airline to the stat and they opened. That is when I realized it was plumbed wrong. I tightened the stat another 1/2 turn and the air hooked up correctly and worked fine.
  22. Freightrain
    The air supply should close the shutters, not open them. The default should be always open to eliminate any problems should the shutterstat fail.
  23. Freightrain
    They SHOULD be sprung in the open position. Any time there is NO air in the system, they should be open. No questions. The Shutterstat that is mounted in the water manifold gives the air to the shutters to close when the engine is cool. Sounds like someone swapped the spring around and has it pulling closed.
  24. Freightrain
    A B model with a Mercedes rear? Someone swapped something. Or is it a Midliner chassis?
  25. Freightrain
    You need the engine stable, so it needs up on blocks and firm. Then strap the transmission and pull it back. I made up a pair of short legs bolted to front corners of the block when I had my 237 sitting in the garage. Granted it didnt have a transmission, but you need to keep it from flopping over, even if you leave it sitting on the bellhousing on the back.

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