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18 hours ago, odSteve said:

they called and told me they found a box of them in the back of their warehouse - 66 of them in that box.

Makes you wonder what else they have in the back of their warehouse?

A Rolls Royce engine in an International was said to be a regular production option, but only in Canada. There is at least one of them still in existence.

Even model numbers are gas engine, odd numbers are diesel.

B-61 is diesel, B-62 is gas.

Did you see this thread?  

You could try a personal message to her or to one of the people there who knew the company. Or a google people search.

If you cannot connect, a good place for the photos would be the American Truck Historical Society.

A list has been entered into the Wiki section.

You will have the only one at the truck show.

I do not now how many there are now, but the total build was 150. In 1940 and 1941.

There were several different F models and the wiring is probably similar in the others. You could check with the Mack Museum for a copy, but they are closed by the pandemic now.

Possibly you are talking about non Mack, or aftermarket parts. Look on the serial number plate for the model number. Anywhere in the 600's will be referred to as a 600 model.

I don't know if they will show a replacement here for your engine. You may have to contact them.

https://pertronixbrands.com/pages/pertronix-ignition-distributors

If you do a search here for Midliner, and search through the posts you may be able to figure out what it is and learn about it. 

You could try a PM to member "Rob", he would know.

Go back and look - you might find the rest of it.

Keep all the parts. Some day somebody will be wanting to put it back together - while shaking their head the whole time they are doing it.

On 9/2/2020 at 9:53 AM, doubleclutchinweasel said:

Here's a picture off the internet that someone posted of an old Ford N-Series.

Anybody remember driving one of these?  I never drove one, but I used to see a lot of them around home, back when the world was young and so was I...

I never could figure out if they were a thing of beauty, or if they were...uhhh..."aesthetically challenged".  But they sure had a tough look to them.

 

"Aesthetically challenged" seemed to be a common theme with LCF's. It is true with the GMC 860 in other dog's recent post and the Dodge C model. They both look cobbled together, but look odd and good at the same time. The Dodge has a cab that doesn't fit the front end and a conventional hood that was cut down to fit - except it doesn't fit at the front corners.

First make sure there is fuel to the pump. Then check the fuel pump actuating arm, it could be stuck from rust.  When the pump is off pump the arm and see if there is vacuum and pressure at the ports. There could be a problem at the check valves in the pump.

Red paint and a fuel delivery body with Standard lettering would be just the thing for your truck.

On 12/21/2019 at 10:07 PM, Jamaican Bulldog said:

What is a DML800?

The L was for Logging. 

It was a DM800 built as an off road log hauler.

7 hours ago, Dirtymilkman said:

I love The Black Eye Peas.....well maybe just Fergie. 

3 hours ago, Frederick said:

Where is the current location of Roy Lunn's 1964 Big Red superhighway truck ? August 2020

A 30-06 would reach that far.

I don't recall seeing another DMM with a steel front end. It looks much better IMO.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AmericanTruckHistoricalSociety/permalink/10158505895326221/

15 hours ago, JoeH said:

That's a neat front suspension setup.

15 million Model T's can't be wrong.

3 hours ago, Hoot said:

I know this is an old post but I would like to provide a bit of history on the truck in the photo:

My father Bill is the third and current owner of this truck and has since approximately 2003.  It was originally built for the Palenville New York (home of Rip Van Winkle) Fire Department and served as a front line pumper until 1991.  It was purchased by a Gary Hyde from Indiana that used the truck for local shows and parades until my parents purchased this amazing truck.  As a family, we have driven this truck from just south of Louisville Kentucky, to El Nora In, Auburn In, Paducah Ky, Hazard Ky, to name a few as well as over 50 parades.  She has set for the last two years due to family health issues and the passing of my Mom, Juanita, after a long battle with Breast Cancer.  Yesterday I pulled the covers off the firetruck, puller the truck out of my garage, and gave her a good bath, and while researching the best way to polish original single stage paint; I came across this post.

This truck is a 1958 Mack B-405 cf and with the exception of a back fender repaint from the early 1980's, has the original paint, running gear, fire gear, and is fully operational.  it has a 392 Chrysler hemi, Dodge New Process transmission, rear end, front axle, and brakes.  It has a 500 gallon tank and a 500 gpm pump.  Due to low gearing, top speed is 57 mph uphill or down and i have gotten 8.5 mpg consistently. She also only has 31,000 original miles.  As posted prior, only 9 B-405 cf's were built and this appears to be the only only one left.  A couple were wrecked, one shipped to Australia and converted to a dump truck, and the others are unaccounted for.  

The reasoning for the Chrysler engines were that New England Fire Departments were concerned about diesel engines starting during extreme cold snaps, especially after sitting for days on end.  With this running gear combination, dependability was, and is, definitely not an issue. 

I am happy to answer any questions you may have

 

Tim

 

Apparently there is one that the original poster was asking about.

https://www.macktruckshistoricalmuseum.org/

You might be seeing play in the spline joint. To check for U-joint play turn the shaft.