mackdaddytruckfixer

Looking good keep the updates coming. I buy these older trucks and put them to work alot of guys use them as show trucks I like to run a little different. 

I still run older equipment like this everyday and have had good luck doing it. What I have found out is if it needs something just do it down to the inside light. 

I'm wondering if it was a glider ? I emailed them and ask for picture of the motor no reply yet. I like the older mechanical stuff. I rebuild them into a workable unit and put them on the road. I know the R600 was a glider The one in my pic was a R600 I built into a RD688SX

I'm kinda old school on how I do things I look at these new automatics as more stuff to break. I would to a Mack 13 speed and rears because of the heavy haul app and they are proven to get the job done. 

I would also go with the MP 8 505 hp. Yes the MP 10 is a big bad motor but I have seen people having mixed reviews on it as the MP 8 seems good to go. 

I would go for the CHU Rawhide it is a truck you can take care of and keep for many many years. 

I didn't know that. Is the Vision still the cx ?? I know the Rawhide flat front CH looking truck is badass hahahaha. They need to stop changing their stuff. 

If you are looking at newer Macks I would go for the CHN with the 505hp mp8 with a 13 speed. 

Had a new drive shaft made old one had a decent sized dent and one of the ujoints was locked up. Wow what a difference that made. I have always shook my drive line down everytime I greased it and no movement at all. Seen the small dent took it off to a trusted drive line company and he did all repairs but that one cost a G.

I'm looking for a sleeper truck with wet line. I have been hunting for almost a month and drove and walked away from a couple of CX613's because of the amount of blow by. I have a 90 RD 688 roll off with a EM6 300 that I'm almost sick of working on haha. I will try to post a pic of the truck see what you guys think. It also has a EM7 is that a mechanical engine ? 600k miles on it for $12,500 

I have spokes on the back inside rim was bent 90% of it is gone I will keep you informed what I find. 

Just to keep cost down I would go with a E6 or E7 engine. The E9 is very costly and parts are getting hard to come buy. Well whatever you do let us know. The E9 is not a bad engine.

What engine ? MP7 ? 

I always liked the Superliner and R model but the new CHN is pretty badass.

Thanks for all the reply's I put a reman in for 3k this problem is gone

It's a 2002 if that makes any difference. I think they put it in some 2003 models also. I know the 04-06 Macks were junk alot of Turbo issues. 

New to this form but an old hand. I have a 90 RD 688 and the front end like it is jumping up and down at 35. I inspected the front end everything looks good. Put new rubber on no change. I hate throwing parts at it without a good idea what I'm looking at. Really I think I should replace rims next. It is a 20k front on 385 floats. Any help would be great.  Vibration in steering wheel at 60 +

I have owned E7 and E6 motors my whole life so is there anything wrong with a 2002 Etech ??

I don't want to high jack your thread but I need some help and I guess this is where the Mack guys are. I have a E6 2 valve that I just had a total overhaul done on less than a 1000 miles on it. I'm seeing water in the oil and oil in the water. Runs real bad when I first start it with some white fuel smoke. Had the heads totally rebuilt also and new injectors. Really it dose run ok after it warms up and is using alot less oil and water but that isn't what I spent $8000 for. And it has a small bit of blow by. Getting alittle milky looking crap under valve pans to. Any help would be great so please help. I'm thinking they rebuilt junk cracked heads that cost me $1200.

I don't want to high jack your thread but I need some help and I guess this is where the Mack guys are. I have a E6 2 valve that I just had a total overhaul done on less than a 1000 miles on it. I'm seeing water in the oil and oil in the water. Runs real bad when I first start it with some white fuel smoke. Had the heads totally rebuilt also and new injectors. Really it dose run ok after it warms up and is using alot less oil and water but that isn't what I spent $8000 for. And it has a small bit of blow by. Getting alittle milky looking crap under valve pans to. Any help would be great so please help. I'm thinking they rebuilt junk cracked heads that cost me $1200.

I have been loosing A LOT of oil can the compressor blow it into air system ?

no leaks im looking at a reman

I have a 88 R model with a 13 speed Fuller RTOL in it. On the air shift side it will not stay in gear more than 10 seconds. The rest of the trans works well I've been running it in 12th but really need OD on the interstate.

cool let me know how it turns out i have some expr. so i will give you my 2 cents. i myself like the e6 but e9 is my fav

it might be just a simple short in the wire but you would think mack deal would find that but you have to remember people like me have work there lol