mrsmackpaul

Wow, sorry for your loss But a cool looking truck Paul

I dunno During the millennial drought that sort of sorted out large area's of this wide brown land called Australia I was dairy farming back then and watching the Princess and mine dreams blow away in the dust storms These are my photos Not my photo, but dust storms would roll on through like this every week These came all to often, I discovered a kinda famous celebrity type of fella from the US of A called Dr Phil and he has lots of wise words and some of these are mentioned bellow "Do you wanna be right or do you wanna be happy" So bearing this in mind ever since, I make it a concious choice to try and be happy During that 10 year drought on average we had 1 Australian farmer comit suicide every 14 days Kinda puts things into perspective for dumb asses like me And no matter what I think at the moment, I always choose the "I wanna be happy" Life is so incredibly temporary and is gone in less than a heart beat, this isn't no made up bull shit I guess I understand fully how you feel and who you maybe talking about But I challenge you to be the bigger man Anyway, if I'm in doubt I kinda reflect on another fella from the good old US of A, Paul Harvey, "I Believe in my god, I believe in my country and I believe in myself, and in that order" I can't believe I'm quoting Yanks, but they do make some sense some times I guess in a long winded way, some times it pays to let shit go and move on Also to quote another Yank, I can't believe I'm quoting Seppo's Morgan Wallen And if there's a dirty spot on your windscreen I have a answer for that as well ha ha Smile and learn to let stuff go Paul

Brocky the return to NewZealand leg is set in stone, but thats okay, next year Paul

I think I'm becoming obsolete pretty quickly these days myself Don't really have heavy clothes to bring but it's only a week so it can't be to bad ??? LOL I feel it's gunna be a hell of a ahock going from a 100 im the shade to what ever snow covered temperature it will be ha ha, character building Paul

The Pissan Nissan work ute is bloody hopeless trying to get it of 4WD Last time I had to crawl underneath and remove the electric drive motor and it's little gear box and use a shifter (adjustable wrench) and manually take it out Then pull the electric motor apart to wind it enough so it's little drive gear box was in the right spot to go back on What a complicated stuff up, a lever and linkage was so simple, I guess todays snow flakes have enough drama turning a dial on the dash Will update on the weather in Yanky land I'm flying in NY to help a fellow forum member Tim Maikshilo and shift him and his family back to NewZealand next month In on the saturday the 10th Jan, out on the 19th I expect my summer clothes wont be much chop in a north American winter Paul

It's come up well, thanks for the update I went back a page and re read this again 7.17 or what ever it was would of been a pretty common ratio for a petrol truck Gotta remember these were really a local delivery or construction site type of truck and not a interstate high speed job And the 55 MPH speed limit was probably still in as well Trucks come up a treat Paul

That's what I did and never a issue now Paul

Moving right along and looking like a truck again Top effort Paul

Keep this up and you'll call it winter, brrr No heater in the little yella hot rod is good, increases the chance of a cuddle 😉 Paul

I hope they are as I have never worried about which way they go Paul

Found this from some Googling about May or may not help Paul

I assume the oil pickup is different on the bigger sump ? Might be worth looking into Paul

This maybe what your looking for CAS CARBIDE-SERIES BLUETOOTH RADIO CONVERSION : CIRCA 1960-1985 (MACK TRUCKS) https://www.retrosoundusa.com.au/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3518 Paul

Just watching this, we were calling them Econodyne in 86 Paul

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