mrsmackpaul

I never had a air dryer, didnt even know they  they existed until a few years ago and all is fine

that been said, you need to drain tanks daily in shitful muggy conditions a few times a day

The oil stuffs the air valve fittings and pancakes etc as well as o rings

I dunno how you stop the oil in the air when it's really muggy, reckon a air dryer would pay for itself pretty quick in that environment, depends were you operate but I don't think it would be a wasted investment 

Paul 

It's definitely well sanded bonnet

Some pretty serious repairs to take place, well for me anyway 

Paul 

Brocky we were our own country on January 1st 1901

But we remained British subjects up until 48

The first Australian war that Australia fought under the Australian flag was the Vietnam war 

Paul 

In the add there is a mention of a glider kit 

So Im guessing it was all put together with what ever was wanted

A 350 I doubt was even about in 71, or the bigger cab and so on

No matter, to me it's a neat looking truck

Paul

2 hours ago, Red Horse said:

And what year was that Paul ?  In any case enjoy the day..thankful we have such a good ally in that part of the world😎

The change started in 1948 and was completed in 1984

The date comes from 1948

I think the U.S. is a bit like Australia in the way that before we had federation in 1901 we were made up of colonies, because of this every state celebrated Australia day on a different date when I was young 

This changed and by the 70's all the states had the same day

In the 90's the federal government made it official 

Paul

41 minutes ago, 70mackMB said:

Seems l remember videos of an R model all apart not too long ago Paul.    .....Hippy

True, it takes a lot for me to work up to a big operation like this though, it isn't something I just jump into

These big jobs are a huge undertaking, even for people that have done a few of them

Paul

1 hour ago, allfritz123 said:

Yeah  Joey I think I should just buy it.  I am doing the work myself and if I needed it again I will have it.  Ruining a seal or having one leak after a bad install is not worth it!

I 100% agree

I never new there was a proper tool, that been said I have made a mess of more than on in my life so I'm thinking 400 bucks plus shipping is a bargain compared to pulling the gear box out again

For gentle heat 400f I use a old deep fryer out of the kitchen filled with oil

I used to heat bearings etc in kitchen oven but found some times it turned them a little blue in colour, never had a issue but felt it was pushing my luck so I changed to a old deep fryer filled with hydraulic oil

Works really well, I think it's a more gentle even heat

All those other measurements are I think to make sure that the wear ring ends up in the correct location so the seal is fully running on it and not up on a shoulder or just on the edge 

When these are done right they won't leak for a million miles,at least thats my experience 

Paul 

Removing the puff limiter was found that the diesel would wash all the oil from the bore and cause premature wear

Anyway, I  dunno my as from elbow

Paul 

This is some serious action going on

A big job but should be worth it

Paul 

5 hours ago, 67RModel said:

This is somewhat inaccurate. The puff limiter works off manifold pressure in the reversing valve on the intake manifold. Fuel pumps on trucks with a puff limiter system are full rack by default when the truck is stationary an parking brakes applied to aid in cold starting. Once the spring brakes are released, regulated chassis air is sent to the air cylinder on the injection pump. Once boost pressure is sufficient for full rack the boost pressure overcomes the air pressure supplied by the parking brake valve via the reversing valve that is tapped directly into the intake manifold. Boost pressure and chassis air pressure are always hydraulically "battling" each other in the reversing valve for control of the air cylinder in the injection pump. Once running, if the transmission is put into reverse and/or the low forward gear(s) the torque limiting valve is activated. It is piped from its location on the transmission up to the reversing valve (puff limiter) Once its activated it dumps the boost pressure to atmosphere that would normally build up in the system and allow full rack travel. By doing this rack travel is limited in both systems to protect the drivetrain in the low and reverse gears. Once the shift rails are moved to select a higher gear the torque limiting valve closes and allows boost pressure to build up and allow for full rack travel in the injection pump. The transmission (torque limiting valve) is part of the system but not the primary component. The torque limiting valve on the transmission is only there to protect the driveline. I would think by switching to an Allison and you could eliminate the transmission portion (torque limiting valve) of the system because the the torque converter in the Allision will provide a "cushion" to the driveline. Or just know how to use your right foot in low gear or reverse......

A far better and more accurate description than mine

But still not answering what actually happens when a Allison auto is fitted

Is the line to the transmission on a Maxitorque box just capped off 

I thinking that what ever is done for a Road Ranger would be the same as for the Allision auto

Clearly I don't know but someone must be able to answer this accurately 

Anyone have a air diagram that ahows what happens  ?

Paul

Progress is progress 

You made headway

Paul

ĪPuff limiter worked thru the gear box, depending on the gear you were in

Dunno what they did with auto boxes, I  would be guessing something was used to operate the puff limiter when a auto was used

Is there a switch on the box the tells you what gear it's in that a solenoid to work a air valve ?

Paul 

All good Barry I did go thru the process of ordering and postage to Australia was crazy 

I sent a email and you was gunna get your man to look into it

So far I haven't heard back from your shipping guy Jon 

Anyway I'll wait and see what transpires 

Paul

Welcome whitemouth

Good luck with trying track the truck down

I can still read the rego number, can you track it down that way thru the transport department ?

If you could start thereand maybe find the next owner and work your way thru and find out what happened and if it's still about

Paul 

Did the Kwik lock system ever catch on and become wide spread ?

It looks a little clunky to use and the US seems to love the pintle hook while the rest of the world uses the ringfeder

Sorry RD006 I  have completely trashed your thread here by taking it off topic

Paul

Bugger me, that's cold B Mack

And Rowdy there is nothing worse for me than get cold all the way to the bone and not been able to warm up at all 

Stay warm out there you northern hemisphere lot

We'll stay cool in the sothern hemisphere 

Paul

Welcome Sergey 

I don't know anything about Hercules motors, what type of information are you chasing 

Paul

This good news, hopefully this can all come together 

Paul 

On 6/4/2022 at 2:28 AM, Brocky said:

006, It will be hard to tell the exact year from those photos as the 200 series Brockway lasted for about 10 years with not many small changes..

Paul, American Joe Dog equals an Aussie "Jeep"

A Jo Dog set up ?

I gather this what a Jo Dog is that you all were talking about a while ago 

Paul

2 hours ago, JoeH said:

But seller would need to explain that "1 of 3" BS.

Does it even make a difference 

To me it isn't bad buying at that money

It's a good start for a project and everything after that doesn't amount to a hill of beans as the saying goes

It really is a good start at a good price

All the picking apart of a listing is kinda childish to me as no one is gunna keep it original anyway

I hope who ever buys it enjoys it for what it is 

Would there be many good B model cabs left in the states

They didn't so much rust apart in Australia, more broke apart with metal fatigue with our fantastic roads

Paul

Looks to me like the radiator isnt original 

Its orange the trucks yellow, this would explain the fan situation 

As to the price, if it was out here you would get knocked down in the rush to buy it

I would consider it to be good buying at that price 

Paul

A good result then

Hopefully the good results keep on coming for you

Paul