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the fuel tank will go on very soon and I want to start the engine as its been a long time sence its been ran. is it better for me to use a temp gallon jug filled with fuel held above the fuel filter to let gravity help prime the system? all the lines filter and pump are pretty dry or have old diesel in them and I am figuring trying to suck it up from the fuel tank will be hard on the starter if. there is a little hand primer pump on the feed line but it seams stuck as it likely was never used??? do I need to crack the injector lines also?? I figure i will to get all the air out?? any help will be great Trent

try now????? I suck at the internet LOL I just tried at home and it is working. its just a silly vid of my truck belching black smoke here is a pic

Hello Dale not shure if I will need a diagram I soon will be making new harnesses for the B model. looks like it is just time consuming. did the diagram help you or did it basicly tell you what you already know? Trent

video I figured I would have a little fun on sunday. I was cleaning up the dash a little and adding some switches for the light bar and back up lights. I was pulling some cut air lines and wires and got a "great" idea...I unhoked the air line to puff limiter from the dash valve and re routed it thru a unused air switch located on the dash. now I can do a smoke show and pass emissions at the flick of a switch video here video yes.... im a little nuts Trent

I finnaly scraped off the grease off a spare gear box i have I figured it was a 7220 but under the dirt was 7210. what is the 10 stand for

I just removed one from a wrecked R model last month the top of the cab was bent up badly and it came out with no tools. I simply just pulled if free from the rubber weather strip. I cant remember if it had a lock strip in the middle. if it does it will be a pice of cake to remove/install. trent

Hopefully they keep the truck in good shape or sell it to you to restore. One of the best part of buying a old or truck is finding all the stories about what it did before you took it home. I mailed the 2nd owner of my truck some pics and asked him to give me a call if he was intrested in telling me about any past info on the truck. he gave me loads of info that I would have never guessed. simple things like that my bumber was off a cabover mack, 5th wheel was replaced, the brakes and tires on the truck were the ones he put on before he sold it, that little info further showed me that the truck was well taken care of, the last owner was a demolition company that did no maintince to it for the year they had it. luckly I got it for a good price and freshend her up a little Trent

welcome to the board post a pic of your new dog!! Im a big fan of R/RS 700 models Trent

I spoke with my mack parts guy today and he said there were a few revisions with the 9 speed. the range selector/clutch plates , some gears, and counter shaft were the some of the changes. he said that in most cases it was because the drivers did not know how to shift them properly, He also said that some of the early productions had problems people speak of, mainly with the clutch plates, he said that they were very stiff and caused early wear on some of the internals. the plate revision had a softer engaugement that reduced wear. I guess if the trans was shifted correctly or had the revisions made all will be ok I like the 2 stick for the city but the direct drive is no fun on the highway thanks for all the input Trent

any things possible...... some things I have seen that are diffrent between the e6 and e9 instlations are... front engine mount, rear engine mounts. steering box, exhaust system, air filter location, IC piping, water piping, possible radiator mounting location.possible radiator size?/IC size. go for it

the 672/675 etc... that I have driven all had weak engine breaks. i just figured because they had less ci than the other engine mfg's. the jake brake in the company truck (550Cat) works great. it feels like i am on the brakes when its on stage III.

a few years ago there was that strike held in front of the white house? diesel around me is 2.84 at the small stations and a lettle less at a truck stop. hope it goes down. its costing all of us money. there is no reason for diesel to be more than reg unleded

thanks for the reply I am asking because I have mixed reviews I am driving my friends dump truck on some weekends for the last year and it has the 9 speed. I noticed the range change was not smooth at all. He replaced the clutch pack and a year later its doing it again. Another friend has the same trans and we went from Chicago to N.Y and back with not one scratch from shifting it. the local truck puller has a superliner with a jused up V8 with the 9spd and he's heard its a tempermental trans but has not given him problems...yet

On both my trucks I used PPG DCC single stage then used PPG clear coat to get the deep shine. I did wet sand the B model and buffed it with rubbing compound then had my friend wax it. I did all the body work on the B and painted about 40% of her, then my friend took over to smooth out any mistakes I made... If you saw my RS at Auburn it had lots of oarnge peal and a few runs in the clear coat. thats what the B model looked like before we wet sanded it. I am no expert at painting and had lots of help from friends who work in auto body.

I have driven them both over the road and in the dirt and I like them alot because it gives you more gears to work with and it has an overdrive to keep RPMs low on the big roads. However I have heard quite a few people say the 9 Spd is not a good dirt truck transmission because there is a problem with the range selectors in the gearbox?? any truth to this has anyone had a major issue with them?

dont forget that the e9 is comparibly small for a V8 at 998ci and is also 15 some years old. The marine E9 engines were 600+ HP and some milatary engines were tested to 900HP. I think the reason the E9 is not availible state side is that it is heavy, and most current 6cyl are making the same hp/tq as the older v8s. also less things to fail on a 6cyl dont get me wrong. a V8 under my hood would put a big smile on my face

WHATS THE "FUSION" CAB???

great pics . i like that cat v8 and that sweet b model

I think I have one in a junk truck but the mounting tabs are cracked?? I will check tomorrow

Hi dave. There were a few trucks used, the main truck was a 1977,78 RS700L powered by a 285 tip turbine with a 10 or 12 speed. it had a 60" ablebody sleeper the other truck(s) were R700s with simmilar setup. look in my photo album for pics of my RS700L

I was in the middle of them all 27 missed me!! We were at Road America for a race car event when the sky fell. I guess luck was on my side

thanks for the kind words everyone. its been a long 3 years working on her. The job and no funds gets in the way real quick... its been great learning with it so I hope it will come out looking good Barry I will check my local window repair man if he has any..if not I will let you know Thanks again Trent

just a few pics I took this evening Barry I recived the windows and rubber weqther striping todayall intact...Thanks for the speedy shipment!!!! one question. what do I use to "glue" the door glass to the steel holders?? Trent

could ithave been possible that one air cleaner went to the turbo and the other to the tip turbine?

DAVE some people are having a hard time posting pics if you have trouble posting the pic email it to me and i will post it for you. Trent Lmackattack@hotmail.com