Freightrain

Can't really add much, but I know adding remote locks to my Ford trucks was not a big deal. I know there are a couple variations of how the locks work electrically and that defines how it gets hooked up. There again, I have no info on how Mack does it. What aftermarket kit did you buy? I used Bulldog Security on my pickups.

Well, not quite that kind, but I'll say on a positive note! The season started late, like everything this year. Had motor issues over the winter but got them straightened out. Didn't really race until the end of June? With little racing, I started running the car on off weekends, just playing and trying to do some testing on things to handle the increased power. In doing so, I dropped it on the oil pan one day, breaking the fan off the radiator and cutting it open, crunching the bottom of the oil pan enough I was concerned about the pickup tube so out it came. With a new pan and radiator in the car I got back out to play and promptly chunked first gear while about 2 ft in the air on launch. Bang! It fell to earth, but no real damage this time since I built a bump stop across the front crossmember to take the hit instead of headers/oil pan. I get a new first gear(it does this every few years just from wear/tear) and get back to racing in my stick group. I win a race in the first of August and runner up at the next race which put in first place in points by basically 2 rounds(10 pts). The next few races, the top 3 stayed in place because we all sucked badly and went out first round each time(ugh, sometimes you can't buy a round). We went to Pittsburgh the end of Sept for a two day event. Again, the top 3 went out first round on Saturday. Sunday I end up having to run #2 in points. I win that round, but lose the next. #3 and 4 did switch positions after going a couple rounds more then 1 and 2. I'm still in first place though and ONE race left. A rescheduled race from spring time. In the mean time I go to Dragway 42 for their Halloween Thing race the first weekend of Oct. Three days, trick/treat, wheelie contest, costume contest, burnout contest, etc. Just a real fun time. I go a couple rounds on friday night race, but after unloading the car Sat morning I do my walk around and check tire pressures. I find a crack in the right front rim!! Not good. These rims are very thin(1/2"), so they are very flimsy and I keep my eyes on them. I won them back in 2006, so I have 13 yrs on them. Somehow, Friday night I cracked it? I was done for the weekend. I come home and swap out my good old Centerline front rims so I can race the final stick race. This past Saturday was the race for all races. We had 4 racers in the hunt for the championship. With basically one round between them. Talk about pressure!!!!! Ugh. I get there, unload and we get our first time run. There are issues. Car won't pull over 6K rpm, seemed like clutch slippage so I put 1/2 turn in the clutch to add some grip. There are 6 screws you can turn to adjust the spring pressure through a hole in the bellhousing. Next pass, the same issue, but I can feel the motor stumbling. WTH? I get back and pull plugs. Well, I wanted to, but seems these new heads have a very small pocket milled for spark plugs and I don't have a "custom" socket made yet so I borrow one from a friend. Four of eight plugs are barely snug, the ratchet basically just spins loose, no effort. One plug had the ground strap broke off, which is more common of these race plugs. So I dig out an old set I keep just for these kinds of days. I pull the valve covers to make sure the valvetrain is okay, which it was. I throw a number on the car and go up for first round. I win it. Whew. Onto round two. I win that one. Onto round three, I win it also......but the car really stood up and it broke one of the wheelie bar tubes off. Been there, this was the other side compared to a couple years ago. Tubing is too thin, car is too heavy and I'm going to finally remedy that this winter. I have to quickly do some chassis adjustments so the car stays closer to the ground. I roll under and put 4 clicks in the front shocks, take 4 clicks out of the back shocks and add 1/2 lb of air to the slicks and head up for round four(semi finals). I was having damn good lights(reaction times) all day and I had lane choice. I was running a slightly slower car this time, I get a better light and take the win light. WOW, onto the final. I now have to run #2 in points, in the final. We go up, I have a better light, but ran under by .015 seconds so I gave the win to #2. BUT, remember back about the point spread. I was actually 6 pts ahead, so even with his win(gets extra 5 points), he is ONE POINT short of the points lead which makes me the CHAMPION for 2020!!! Our points systems is 5/round, but you can get 1 point for best reaction of the day, or 2 points for rain out(for showing up), so it isn't always an even 5 between racers in the points chase. That one point I got sometime back earlier in the summer got me the championship today. One measly point. I haven't had a championship win since 2009. I keep myself in the top 10 for the most part every year out of 30+ racers. It was a tough season, glad it's over though and I can relax. Only problem is it's 7 months before it starts again(as long as this crap we're living in today doesn't screw us over next year). Time will tell. Hope I didn't put anyone to sleep reading all that. Here is a FB link to the final round. Sorry, I didn't take the video so I can't save it to anything else. https://m.facebook.com/groups/348745654742?view=permalink&id=10158746753579743&comment_id=10158746855724743&notif_t=group_comment_mention&notif_id=1602381335232698&ref=m_notif&hc_location=ufi

Ditto........

I was being a sarcastic POS for Randy's "love" of Detroit's. Which he is either ignoring it or just won't respond. 😜 I too like them old poop spreaders. My first truck was a '72 1210 2wd.

No problemo..... I had to learn it myself as I had no clue. Of course it was easy on an engine sitting on the floor in the garage. I did have to replace the transfer pump the following summer due to low pressure on a hard pull, it would run out of guts about 1/2 way up a long grade. The hand pump was fine. I put a small fuel pressure gauge strapped to the air cleaner so I could watch it on the hills. That is where I found out what was going wrong. Put a reman pump on it and she was like a new puppy again. Photo from google. Going from faded memory there is a disc on top and bottom, "inlet' and "outlet". Not really hard to figure out, but watch dropping parts if taking it apart on the truck. Though there only 2 bolts holding this onto the transfer pump, so removal would make it easier to work on a bench.

Hmmm, I don't see a winch....................LOL!!!!!

I had to fix the hand pump on my 237 before getting it running the first time after buying it. There is basically two ceramic discs with springs behind them that act like one way valves. Mine were dried up and stuck. Once I lubed them the hand pump works flawless. I'm not sure "IF" they have any affect on running? Never found out. Just have to unscrew the two plugs and see what you find. I wonder if the return side was stuck open, would that allow fuel to drain off after shutting it off? I know with the truck running, if you leave the hand pump loose it will pump up/down while the engine is running. I've never ran it long like that so can't say if it detrimental to fuel pressure/power?

Welcome to the forums. Another Larry can't be all bad? It's been forever, but I wonder if you have to have a few posts under your belt before the site allows you to download a picture to your post? Don't know for sure. I'm sure Swishy will help you out.

The old ribbed, square shouldered bias ply is just has a "timeless" look to it. Something a more modern radial just doesn't have. For many it doesn't matter, for others an old truck just doesn't look right with radials on it.

How may gallons to color it all?? Just curious.

Yup, checked the other night. Seems some kind of "update" issue caused the shutdown.

The white/black fender was the color scheme of the towing company I bought it from. Every truck they had, big or small was the same. They had a fleet of B's at one time and this was the remaining working truck. I keep in touch with the owner occasionally(he retired and sold out) and have asked for pictures from way back. If you look closely at the fender it says "B 61 Squadron". After I painted the fenders, I've wanted to get that painted back on. Someday.

Wow...that is near a twin to what my truck was 20 yrs ago before I starting upgrading it:

They had two good qualities.....they are black AND round. What else do you need??

Detroit's are real fussy about stuck racks or goveners!

I could use a few better bases. Mine are rotted and one doesn't have anything to hold the screw for the cover. I've had it siliconed on for nearly 2 decades now! Mine look like Matts, not the newer reverse flipped edge.

So it's one of those....."I know what I have, don't low ball me!". Lol!

Politics and the internet can be a cruel thing. I've learned to keep my mouth shut because it doesn't really matter.

Hmmm, wonder if this all went back to that political mayhem just a while ago? Have noticed it is pretty quite around here lately. I don't have all that much to add unfortunately. No projects or excitement in my life.

Never had kids driving buses when I was in school, but remember the old stick shift buses and this one small hill that a new driver couldn't get the bus started on. Oh, the fun days. 345 CI was it. They made 304, 345, 392's for most applications(at least for light/med duty). My '72 1210 pickup had a 345/4 spd in it. Ex township road dept truck. Beat to pieces, got it at auction for $150 but was my first truck so I thought it was cool. I have a couple pictures of me working on it(did that a LOT). It would pass everything but a gas station. I think just starting it took 1/8 tank of fuel!!! Good friend in school had a few Internationals, his last was a '72 1210 4wd stepside, 392/4bbl, 4 spd. His dad had a few Travelalls growing up.

Dog gone..... that's a LOT of truck!

That was the year I made it too Alex. Hope to meet up again sometime.

Clean rims/tires always makes a vehicle look clean. Nothing worse then brown ugly tires on a clean vehicle. I do get the horse and buggy deal! The thinner oil makes the shafts spin easier, thus shift timing gets screwed up. I started running synth in my race car and it takes much longer for the shafts to stop when trying to put it in gear after starting the engine with the clutch out.. The old 90w gear was much thicker!

Those Louisville's are good looking trucks!