mrsmackpaul

I couldn't advise properly on that as Mack Australia offered a very different line of trucks than the U.S. I'm fairly certain the Econodyne arrived towards the end of the E6 in Australia Could still get Maxidyne and Thermodyne in the 4 valve Not even sure what the difference is between a Thermodyne and Econodyne apart from the name I only recall seeing Econodyne when the Valueliner arrived on the scene in Australia, thinking 86 onwards for some reason Paul

With it been a 9 speed I doubt it's a Maxidyne Not sure when the Econodyne arrived on the scene, I think it is pretty safe to assume that if it is intercooled from in front of the radiator it is either a 300 or a 350 Thermodyne or Econodyne Either are good motors and wont disappoint the user thats after a old fashioned mechanical motor with a hairy chest and a decent set of balls Paul

What year is it Assuming now it's either a Thermodyne or a Econodyne Tip turbine or chassis mounted intercooler ? I am assuming the inter cooler is in front of the radiator Paul

Im thinking you need to give us more details Whats the truck, body truck or prime mover (tractor) What transmission What model truck Paul

Plate looks like a virgin that has never been stamped Paul

Well I doubt it's stuck, putting all that force and not moving suggests something still isn't removed inside the diff center Not knowing what brand it is, could be a not so common brand, have come across axles with a big circlip on the spider gear end that has me puzzled for a while Paul

Great work, nearly there now Paul

Happy birthday for the other day Linda I completed another orbit around the sun on Monday Paul

OHS Mack with apparently a camel rescue ??? Paul

You can buy 20 thou over sleeves in Australia off the shelf So I reckon it won't be a drama in the U.S. as ours probably come from the same supplier If the link works in Yanky land you'll see STD, 6, 12 and 20 thou sleeves Cylinder Sleeve For Mack Engine E-6 2VH/4VH - MaxiTrucks https://share.google/H24bIClcGFfCC1rKZ Paul

I have gone through a few speedos and tachos, all genuine Mack, some last 20,000 kms some last and last I found the cable length had big result in how long they last A longer cable with not as sharp turns seems to last forever Well done on the 4000 miles Paul

Good job I guess it's time for another R model Paul

Iranian trucker Paul

Looking good, it will look different once the clear coat goes on Paul

I reckon it's cheap insurance on a good motor I got the R model done, it was crazy expensive, I think all Australian Macks of that era came with the biggest radiator you could get I can't remember the exact price, but it was over $5000 Australian Back then, with the exchange rate it was about $3600 US You probably felt the earth tremor when my jaw hit the ground But compared to the cost of a motor it is cheap Paul

Should be able to read it all ifbyou zoom in a bit Paul

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I'll just chuck these in here NMP

Good job It's summer here in a week or so, still cold days amd showers Very unusual weather for here for this time of year, normally stinking hot and dry as chips Glad you got a break in the weather Paul

Yes Vlad, life gets kinda busy for all of us But at least never wake up in the morning with nothing to do for the day Just keep poking along, thats what I do Thanks for the update Paul

Milk tanker drivers in Australia always self load, I have no idea who else would load Dairy farmer put the milk in the vat, our work is done The very best years of my life was dairy farming, I really loved that and still miss it today Paul

There was LHD allowed in some states in Australia and only under some conditions in some states and some states not really at all People with WW2 type of gear had tp pretty much convert them to RHD in most states I think most things got converted to RHD as a matter of course and others that didn't had sign written in big ugly writting "CAUTION LEFT HAND DRIVE" Dunno if the writing made anything safer I reckon nack in the late 80's things started to change As imports of classic cars/muscle cars from the U.S. increased, so did dodgy shops converting things to RHD As I recall it, some really shoddy conversions were taking place and people were paying huge money for these conversions and I reckon it was maybe when some people died as a result of these conversions that car clubs and the likes really pushed back at the government's rules We have car club registrations in Australia that cover collectable cars trucks tractors etc Your only allowed on the road 45 days of the year and some other rules I feel the clubs argued successfully that it was much safer to have these vehicles in good original condition than have dodgy modifications So back to trucks and every day vehicles Only special types of vehicles are allowed to be LHD and on full rego and used daily, as far as I know Things like cranes and farm machinery and the like I'm sure there are lots of exceptions to these rules, but as a general guide that would be my understanding There were 2 H model's bought into the country and I feel both were converted to RHD over their working life The DM 800's were converted as well as were I feelthe R700's The F models had 2 right angle gear boxes on the dash and a PTO shaft joining them up when new in Australia Then the FR was introduced and this was a F model cab on a R model chassis The R model chassis was used om everything well into the 2000's as the chassis was well suited to RHD Enough waffle from me Paul

Fully blinged, looks like Mr T has been tyre fitting ha ha ha Good job Bob Paul

Here is the lady on her Tennessee walking horse And GMC truck Paul

Well done, loosing weight is a challenge and as I get older the challenge is even harder I have no good answers here Was running between 8 and 10 mile each morning for nearly 15 years after I had a accident and busted my back in a couple of spots Dunno if I lost weight or not but sure as I never weigh myself, but I felt better and still take zero medication Developed a heel spur type of deal a few months ago, so did something really unusual, got some new tyres and tubes for a push bike someone gave my years ago Stuff me that took a while to get used to but I am 12 - 13 mile each morning Almost always up at 3.00 am and go straight out to it Well done on the weight loss, I dunno if I could give up Bourbon, the longer I'm married the better it tastes ha ha ha Paul