Lmackattack

WTF?

looking good. Will it have one of those nice stainless steel water tanks on it?

a few more

had about an hour to stop over at the yard and add a few more trim rings,dash emblems and screws..

Typo LOL... We had a DT466 in one of our IH 4000 seriers truck at work. I was thinking of the DT466 tag on the hood. I hope it looks diffrent than a IH but still in a Medium duty chassi that can compete with the IH

Saw a few pete garbage trucks in the mid west. mostly dumpster haulers. Hope mack dont louse that local market like they did with the Construction market. past 10 years now in Chicago Mack is not that popular with new dump trucks but they do hold ground with WM,groot, and other large Garbage co. Kinda sad when thats what Mack is now known for around here... GARBAGE trucks

I think this engine is just old and it has blowby? the Turbo is old also so it may be comeing thru there as well? I would rebuild it but it has not been on the road for 2 years and It still pulls just fine. What I need to do is pour some Diesel in the crank case and run it for a few min when its hot. Drain the pan and let it sit over night draining. Havent done a oil change in 2 years but it only has 5oo miles on her. It had lots of idle time last year from moving it around the yard...\\

I hope its something like close to a DT466. The mid liner and those freedome things were a joke. Saw a bunch of mack fleets buy them to keep a 100% mack fleet and then found that the parts for them were hard to get and nothing interchanged with the other macks in the yard!

Thats was the sled puller that cracked the block in half. Head stayed on so cant blame the Head bolts!

Intresting.... And way to leave us hanging

Thats what happens at 100 psi of boost and 3000+ RPM!

I run standard oil in both my Trucks. at work I run synthetic in the Cat engine. the Macks tend to build up with soot realy fast. the oil is black after a few days the cat is clean untill 4000 miles and then it starts to get dark. never have put an additive in the engine oil but have used lucas stop leak in the hubs,boxes and rears, It does reduce leaks. As far as the oil additives for the engine you can look at it a few ways. A engine with soot often slows leaks. when the soot is removed the leaks start. on the other hand a clean engine will likely last longer. Personaly I would like to use synthetic but that wont happen untill I have rebuilt the engine and replaced all the old seals. I was told that standard and synthetic oils dont mix well. I try to keep it one or the other....

good one david... its always 12:00 at my house LOL!!!!

Seats look good Rob. my door panels have the "western" imbossed Dogs. I got them out of a valueliner a few years back. Regarding the Hi back seats.... Im also not a fan of them in the R model. you cant get any recline out of the seat. as we know your lucky if you can keep the seat off the rear wall. when you add the hi back it causes you to move the seat forward a few inches or you have to upright it. this superliner Im working on has hi backs and my gut is up against the wheel and seat back touching the rear wall. I remember seeing some R models that had a bar that was behind the seat bolted to the wall. It ran from the top of the cab to just below the rear window. It was used to keep the chair from rubbing on the interior. One of these days I would like to "build" a R cab that has 8" added to the rear wall. Think it would look cool and add to the much needed interior space. on a side note...Im in Flordia this week Been wearing shorts all day. Yesterday it was 20 deg out...Yea!!!!! Stopped at a few chrome shops to get stainless goodies. Found some Shift boot trim rings, and some stainless dash screws. Also picked up this neat little dash light that will help locate the toggles in the dark. Before the storm last week I was able to get in a air restriction gauge and installed the chrome covers. Will get some pics it after I get home. Rob I will call you on my way home from FL. I heard we got another 3" the day I left. I know that valueliner was burried behind the pile from last weeks blizzard.I know wont be able to get the torches back there to aid in removing that steering box. the way it sits we would have to shovel our way to the truck thru 3' of snow drifts after we get over that pile they pushed in front of the trucks! Stay tuned!....

Im the same way, brakes, tires, and anything that seams to make it run properly... on a side note. that valueliner along with all the other part truck, are burried behind a mountian of snow.

is it smoking bad? a bad cam or bent pushrod will make a poping sound also.

A friend and me always joked about when we die we would get creamated.then Head over to our old Mack. fire it up, pull the throttle control knob and set it to full RPM, remove the air filter and send us on our way. Dont know if that will ever happen but im pretty sure it will????. On a serious note a will does save the family alot of un answered questions and concerns.

I agree that the small local shops have people that know more and stock more of the "common" items. Places like autozone do ok for the most part but not as good as a Napa or Carquest. I agree with rob that Carquest has more of what I need and they know what it is when I ask. I bought brake parts for my 65 cadillac last month without having to come in and show them what parts I needed. thats service! Trent

Always felt that Mack has fallen short in the HP war. the E9 was the last of the "big dogs" and in todays standards the E9 is outdated (in stock form) I think the MP line is making its way forward but I think there is a few gaps to be filled towards the top of the HP games.

I think the recent reliability issues and lack of O/O in todays market took a toll on CAt truck engine sales. Most fleets I see are running Cummins,mack or DD. See a few fleets sticking with cat but the costs to maintain them are higher

just wait untill I have all the trim rings,and some other stainless trim on the dash. It will stand out from the rest yet have that somewhat stock look. Now all I need is a nice Mack Western "White" steering wheel.

and fyi I took the pic with a long exposure so it looks briter than it is. they really are no briter than a bulb. Should also note that these are "inverted cone" LEDs. this sends the light beam in both a center and outward pattern rather than a common focused light path.

I dont think so. they are LED bulbs that fit in the same sockets and no they dont glare off the glass its just a nice glow. However I made a mistake and bought some LED bulbs that are on/off only, they cant be dimmed, I also bought LED bulbs that can dim with the dash control knob. I will be replacing the ones that dont dim. The ones that do dim can be controled like a normal light bulb. Regardless they add a litte diffrent touch to the truck.

Does mack still sell any FD trucks? or are they all Special order from a outside builder?