AZB755V8

The issue is fuel getting into the oil not "bypassing oil into the fuel somehow". The injection pump has worn barrels and plungers. They actually put the fuel pressure to the injectors at 4000 psi. You are not going to find a leak with 45 psi of air. The B&P seal with metal to metal and very tight clearance between the two parts. So tight that fuel can not get passed until the parts wear and clearance opens up and leak fuel passed into the oil in the pump which drains back into the engine oil pan. You need a injection pump rebuild or find a good used pump. The charge pump is not the problem. Change the engine oil ASAP, bearing will be going out with that much fuel contamination. By the way WELCOME to BMT!!

There is NO right or wrong here Guys. The fact is that the E9 was a good engine. It did have problems just like any engine. I recently have been talking to Steve Trevitz about my E9 that he personally spec 1500 hp at the flywheel, I have since turned it down a few hundred HP. Yes I have dropped a valve seat... on a Reman head with 18K miles on it. It is known that the press fit on the seats needs to be on the tight side of spec or more. The biggest issue with the E9 was when increasing HP not everything was modified to do so and with operator error bad things happen. This is directly from the MACK engineers mouth... Steve was the E9 engineer from the start of the E9 to the end of the E9 at MACK. Steve is a MACK engineer and still works for MACK... oops... VOLVO now. He was the design engineer of the 4 valve head that turned the 866 plus some cubic inches into the E9 and its variants. I have ask him for some photos and information of the creations that MACK was involved with, there are many. Most of these included multiple turbos, bigger injectors and 13mm pumps. Marine, over the road and military were the main uses. Prototype rated at 360hp, production Rated at 400hp@1800rpm to 900hp@2600rpm with reliability and continuos use in mind right from MACK. I may get info on these engines some day but Steve is to sick to even dig that out at this time, 20 years after production stopped in the USA. No not ill but the engine had so much potential and was abandoned by VOLVO (me saying that not Steve) to promote their 16L engine. With power abound just like the 350 Chevy that started at 170hp and now over 650 hp today from Chevy, well over 1200hp race. If all engineered correctly it is no problem to tune engines up if needed. The fact is that correct information or really any information was not released from MACK to do so. Just to put it to rest the engineering and information was there.... at MACK. On a clutch's, I got a 4400lb LIPE in the Superliner, works great, just a workout to push. I thought it was a beefed up stock clutch with ceramic pads not special. It is cast iron and is NOT a competition unit by todays standards. No cast flywheels or pressure plates in anything but street class pulling now. A multi plate slipper clutch is the way to go for big torque capacity, ask Back in Black, think he has had one for several years now. Dale Frances can get one together with billet flywheel for an E9, $$$

Mack T2100's are defiantly not a fast shifting thing. I like an 18 spd myself because it can be shifted several different ways, 8,12 or 16 depending on the load plus the low hole that is rarely used making 9, 13 or 18 spds. Start skipping or not splitting gears and it seems like forever for the engine to wind down and go into the next gear. You want a throw into gear trans and easier to shift an Eaton is the way to go.

Matt did this truck. It took me 16 years to get all really good parts to put it together. There are 6 donor truck in to this B755. I did not have the time to put it all together and Matt had it for two years if I recall right. 2013 Gerharts was the first time I saw it complete myself. I did a short punch list of "to does" and it was shipped out to Arizona. I have done or am doing the restorations on other trucks myself. Frame from California, Borden Dairy, B773 Engine from Ohio, Kuhnle Brothers Tank Lines, R795 Quadraplex duel plate clutch Transmission fron New Jersey, R719 Cab, hood & radiator, Rears 6.34, from Texas drilling company, B75 4.17 carriers from Ohio, 1967, R719 All mounts and brackets from PA, B755 New fenders, doors, interior & glass from Mack, NOS a lot of little stuff from Tidewater Mack, back in the day. Wheels from Georgia, Ford 1980 vintage. Reworked for stud pilot mounting.

Both of these B-755 are 1965's, wonder how close the serial numbers are between them. Both B & L cabs in B-7xx series were available to end of production in 1966. When I choose the color for the truck the painter really did not want to paint it. He had never used that color on a truck. It tuned out nice and everyone that comments on the color likes it as well, including the painter after it was done. When I got the truck cab from a drilling company out of Texas it was a darker shade of a similar color. Thanks for liking it to.

Nice looking black B, got the cab and hood for mine out of Texas as well, look like what is on the plate. There are more than a few B-755's still around. There was a number of differences from a B-75, mostly to do with raising the cab to fit the engine. Most do not have the original 864 in them anymore. OEM B-755 had the NA 864/255hp. It was Mack's first attempt at bigger HP but the engine was plagued with problems. Then came the twin turbo 864/305hp in 1967 in the R Model. The injection pump was a nightmare! I had a running 864/255 for my B-755 but choose to go with a 866/375hp when it was restored. Most of the bad problems were worked out in the 866 except for constantly cracking cylinder heads.

Thought I has the only "dumb ass" still on AOL. I don't care about any of the crap they flash or headline, I just need email and am to old to change even with a bad thing. Just sayin... still am married for 25 years now, to late to change.... and it still works...

Kind of depends of if you are buying or selling. Selling value way more than it is worth. Buying way less and it is a Deal. In reality it is the history and condition it is in. The value is only as much as someone is willing to pay. There are very few Magnum's still working these days so the value is in the collector market. Without inspecting the truck the range I have seen is between $15,000 to $95,000. One was listed recently for $95K on a Mack resell site. Needless to say that truck was on there for months, don't know if it sold or was taken off for no interest at that price. If this truck is nice and needs no real work $40-50K would be a fare price only because it is a Magnum. That is without adding the emotional attachment value that can add zero to $$$. If the engine needs rebuilt or has transmission/rears, problem that can be a $10-20K or more repair alone. Nice looking and desirable Mack from the photo!! So what is the price? Are there more photos and information?

Thanks for the info. Sorry for asking but what is a "mob"? Is it man or guy here in the US? That chromed badge price is almost right on for what I was thinking, converts to $112 USD. So I will not be doing the V-8's as they are already available in AU and fairly priced. I will be concentrating on the Bulldog.

I understand that there are different ways of doing things but every time I go and change it up, it comes back to bite me. It is not the fastest, cheapest or non-original way. It is just the way it was done and I respect that. If I was doing this to make as much money as possible I would not approach it like this. If silver is what is wanted, just pay for it, the difference is about $75 between hollow and solid silver, hollow is not going to happen with me. In perspective there will be approx $125 in a chrome plated bronze one. To do the bulldog in Solid Silver (6.25 ounces) the price is $250 each, double that of chromed, and there will not be any like it again. If done it will be one run only. Finish weight will be a bit lower due to gating and finishing. I am simply offering to do a small run and not get Mack/Volvo to worry about trademark stuff no more to it than that. Embroidery we are doing, $60 a shirt, reflective piping, plus flat rate box cost. You can figure which ones are Guys and Ladies

Yep, Thats the stuff. We make it here in the USA. Real American designs and production. Small but we hope to grow it into something. We are also doing embroidered mechanics shirts (full back & shirt pocket). Factory direct on the shirts to our design and we embroider here in Arizona starting now as well.

Kenny, Things move slow around here but you are responding to an almost 5 year old tread..... Anthony has not been on this site since March of 2016. Safe to say the truck has GONE into different hands.

I can have that weight in a few days. Silver is about $23-25 an ounce now It'll be a few days for an exact weight from the CAD program. Silver is $23-25 an ounce now. I'll get exact but figure 6-7 ounces. It would be a way cool belt buckle by mounting to a back plate like rodeo buckles. We don't do that but....

Shrinkage is figured in a % of finish size. Normally a single % is good enough but in complex parts a dual %% is calculated for lateral and longitudinal shrink as in jet turbine blades. This is no issue and they will be as good a originals or better. I was a moldmaker and QC manager for jet turbine molds in my past and now make sterling silver jewelry for a business. Our 3D wax printer is a high end $50K unit specific for high detail parts. These emblems are really quit simple to produce. The issue is that I have to send patterns out for casting. Bronze is a dirty metal and our silver & gold casting machine would be contaminated melting anything but silver and gold. Idea anyone what these in real silver... gold would be $$$ just because of gold price not labor it would be the same. Check out the jewelry at: www.rebelroselife.com Yes the site is female focused.

The price that I am quoted is for the Bronze casting that will be polished. The Bulldog came that way and not chromed. The V-8 came chrome and gold plated. Prices from Mack when I got some of the last V-8 NOS over 20 years ago was $65 chrome, $95 gold. I don't know what the Bulldog was priced as it only came on the chrome valve covers and does not have a part number on it. By the way I have seen the V-8 emblems go on Ebay for far more than $100 each. Even triple chroming should not add more than $25-30 each. The casting originals will be 3D wax printed to correct for shrink and investment cast. Just seeing if there is any interest so I know how many to make for myself and maybe a few other guys.

I have a need for a few of each of these very hard to find Emblems. Even harder is to find them in new condition. I am seriously considering having some cast out of bronze. The E9 valve cover Dog was bronze originally and just polished. These were produced one year only from what I can tell around 1993 for the black engine with chrome valve covers in CL700's. The V8 came be chrome plated and they did come gold plated but not solid bronze. These were used from 1963-1979 but I can be corrected. They will be made in the USA and not cheap but affordable. Thinking around $85-95 a piece. Would any of you have an interest in them and maybe the price will come down with a larger order. I am working on the patterns now and finished cost with a foundry. If I used these actual parts for patterns the castings will be about 2-3% smaller due to casting shrinkage. That is not a lot smaller but will be noticeable compared to an original.

I would go back to the basics. Take the two heater wires from the mirrors and put 12V to them and feel if there is heat. If not the elements ate burnt out. On the right mirror motor take the two wire to it and see if it moves them reverse the wires and see if it moves the other way. As for switches get the volt meter out and start checking if the correct terminals have power, for switch position. If all that checks then it is the wiring between the mirrors and switch or your wires are on the wrong terminals.

Some others things old guys send the new ones to find or do. A Pussyfor the wait for them to ask what's a pussy for. Always a good laugh. They never ask again. An adjustable socket wench. Kitty Litter, They alway ask what for and where is the cat. It's for soaking up oil, dumb ass. Worked with a guy (real name) Dick Head. Tell the new guy to go meet Dick Head and make sure to say "are you a real dick head". We would be fired or socially unacceptable now for all the stuff we did to the young ones in the shop but that is how they learn. It was all good fun. We are all doomed with how everything is now anyway.

Just think these same Millennial will be running the country soon enough. It is a truly sorry truth of the mentality of generations to come. If it is not on a video or cell phone screen it is not important. If effort or thought is involved it is to much stress for Millennials. I have two of them still at home and can one up the stamp thing, " Dad we don't have toilet paper" I say go get some. " Dad there is non under the bathroom sink" I say then go get some. "Where?". I say at the store at the corner of the street. They used paper towels for a week before I ran out myself and got some. The point is: If it is to hard to wipe your ass what can you do anyway!! VOTE, asked my Millennials, they said no, it was to much time to find out what were the issues to vote on let alone figure were a STAMP comes from!

A Superliner is a good one to start with. Buy the best one you can afford. EVERYTHING is expensive to replace and parts are harder to find as the age of the truck gets older. I have had trucks done by professionals, done my own and purchased one that just needed a little work and had all the right stuff. Going down the line: Wheels cost $275-300 new. Repolish is approx $125-175 a wheel. I have bought repolished wheels for $175. An old or scrap wheel is worth about $50-70. Scrap the old ones and get new, there is nothing like new wheels and tires. Danny's truck wash by me in Phoenix, AZ does polishing all the other polishing you asked about. Call them and they should be able to give you a ball park price. The more you can polish the more you can spend in other areas. Frame restoration is going to be what you are willing to accept. A perfect frame with no rust pocks, holes welded, painted in and out will be expensive $20-50k. Just to grind down, sandblast and repaint like you stated will be at least $10,000. A nice Superliner went for $15000 with aluminum frame, E9, and nicely painted in the past a member here had it. They were out there, maybe still. Air lines and hoses are things that you should be able to do. Having a hobby truck is having something to tinker with and work on. There are things the go wrong, break and just need replaces. You will go broke if a truck shop is going to maintain your vintage truck. DOT Hoses, lines and fittings, $1500 should cover it for parts. American Big rubber tires: $3500-$4500 for a set of 10 Hope that give you an idea of what you could be looking at. Buy the best condition truck you can to start with and you will be money, time and work ahead. Then go out an have fun with it.

Look like you did some homework. I know the Kirker # is correct, I still have a gallon. If you want it I will pull it out and see if it is still liquid. Just pay shipping. All those # could be correct.

Time is short on all these, only two days to bid!! There maybe good buys for some of you that have been looking. Get one or two and store them for a few years and make some money.... just a thought.

Yep, There is a lot of Superliners back in Ohio and PA still. Sort of glad I moved out west, I would have a fleet of B's and RW's down by the barn and more than likely be divorced by now because of the Mack addition... 👍 Think these trucks will be nice buys for a few guys. Look like complete running trucks. Hope none take boat rides....

Just stumbled on this, surfing the web, A LOT of SUPERLINERS with E9's and nice B model sheet metal. ONLY 3 days to bid!! https://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=148842 Good Luck,

Saw that to, it was dated (sold) on that site before it went on Ebay. He made a few K on the deal.