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ws721

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  1. On 2/28/2023 at 9:50 AM, tjc transport said:

    back in the old days, you could order your mack with whatever engine and trans you wanted.

    i have seen mack trucks with cat, cummins, detroit, scania, and duetz engines in them, all ordered that way. 

    NYC sanitation ordered all their heavy haulers with cat engines and allison automatic transmissions

    Also could get the "Purple Monster" Allis Chalmers engine in a Mack

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  2. when i had the radiator out of my E9 i changed both thermostats just because i thought i should. However,  the engine would not warm up after that. So i took the Thermostats back to Mack and explained the problem. Luckily for me the service manager happened to walk by and overheard. He suggested putting the old Thermostats back in. Which I did and its been fine. As the service manager said, "Today's parts aren't as good as the old parts.  Make sure its circulating. The Thermostats are available thru Mack. Or were 4 years ago.  Who knows what the new owners have done since. I di have to replace the Thermal clutch fan. But that shouldn't cause it to not warm up in the summer time at least. Good luck

  3. That 1 million Superliner was Yarmouth Lumber's.   Said Top Dog on it.  been a yard truck at their yard in Gray, Me.   I remember it coming into a business in Derry, where i haul into.  Always thought that should be in a museum.  I remember hearing stories that Mack motor's tried to buy it back, even offered them another Superliner.  

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  4. Mine has a bad engine.  I'm the 2nd owner. I bought it from the son who told me they took a family vacation to Texas. While down there they toured the Marmon plant when this truck was started.  For a 74 i'd say it was loaded. Has a 350 S.C. Cummins, RTO 12513, Factory Air ride, air slide 5th wheel, A.C., power window. The son told me that his father had the engine rebuilt. His mother told him that the truck came home on a hook 2 weeks later. #4 rod is sticking out of the block.  I have a 350 B.C. for it but im toying with putting my 8V92 in it.

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