mrsmackpaul

Some tough looking Western Stars in the last lot And how cool are those toys in the previous bunch of photos Thanks for sharing Paul

Thats pretty impressive, and even more impressive if it is still almost original Paul

How long until it warms up again ? 10 weeks ? I have no idea, I was expecting white stuff to be everywhere in the photo Anyway the time will pass soon enough and you'll back it before you know it Paul

Came across this on Facelessbook a day or so ago Thought it maybe of some interest to someone I have no connection and know nothing more than the add says Paul

Not as crazy as you might think, Eaton did exactly what your suggesting https://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/6th-november-1964/60/now-eaton-three-speed-axles Swishman shared the brouchurs for this on a Australian truck forum some years ago, first I had heard of it Perhaps if he see's this he might be kind enough to share here as well Paul

So before we go any further in diagnosing this some questions Does it wind over on the starter ? If it does is it at normal speed Does any smoke come out the exhaust when its trying to start Did you.wind the idle up a bit when you left it Paul

Hmmmm oil pressure should be reasonably high at the working rec range As to how high ? I'm thinking at a minimum of say 40 psi for most motors of any brand Have never seen a motor run at 90 psi once it is warmed up and would be thinking something isnt right and a bypass spring or valve is sticking To higher oil pressure in my mind would make it harder to contain the oil in the galleries etc That been said I am only thinking out allowed Paul

Fantastic stuff, it's all coming together nicely Paul

Welcome Dale Sorry I have never heard of this, maybe the Lanova diesels had something different in the valves I have heard plenty of stories were old blokes say they could count the revs they were reving that low, something I know nothing about Paul

Thats fantastic stuff you have going on there, always feels good to start putting things back together I reckon Paul

Sorry mate, you and I are clearly worlds apart, anyway thats me, just a tad different than the normal these days Stick it on a truck if thats your cup of tea, I'm not judging I just wanna have something more to think about when I'm all buggered up in a nursing home than all the adventure I wish I had of done Paul

Shipping, what the fudge, get in it, chuck a bed roll or over night bag in and drive home Bugger me you blokes need to have some adventure, shipping, phew Not on your nelly It is a great looking truck for that type of coin Paul

What a difference a coat of paint makes, maybe get pin striped and scrolled and sign written like your old truck, it's almost there with it been the "Red Rocket" and all Mexican food I no nothing about and dont think I have ever seen a Mexican restaurant in Australia, though I have eaten Taco's and Tortillas, mind they are probably an Australian version and apparently our taste buds are pretty boring compared to those of the U.S. and our food is pretty bland Anyway trucks looking good, you went all out with your Christmas decorations Arthritis I dont have but the skin is getting thinner and lumps all over it from been in the sun all my life I think Todays useless triva, yes I am full of it In Australia Queenslanders call people from New South Wales Mexicans because they are from south of the border Queenslanders call Victorians Cock Roaches because apparently the only lower than a Mexican is, I let you fill in the blanks lol, and yes it isnt serious and we are all full of cheek out here Stunned by the F truck transformation Paul

All good, thats what these forums are all about, learning things from like minded people I guess they run warmer to maybe run cleaner and burn fuel more efficient Paul

That's the go, got your dream machine, should be lots of fun to be had with it Paul

Yep, run a muck while your still all young enough to Have a great 22 Paul

That's still getting warm, I have never seen my old Mack get over 140, I had to convert that 60C even in 100 plus weather pulling a road train Might have to rod the radiator core when you get a chance Paul

Swishman apparently it's false as we are reliant on coal and renewable energy isnt gunna work, but what would I know Paul

Im pretty sure thats whats happened Have seen similar things a few times in recent years (not quite on this scale though) never took any photos as I was busy looking after the people involved Each time one of the drivers had fallen asleep with cruise control on and drifted into the on coming traffic The person they hit could do nothing as you can only get a big truck so far off the road and out of the way Paul

https://fb.watch/adfFbhhim4/ A picture is worth a thousand words they say, guessing video is worth a bucket load more Dont think you need Facebook to view Paul

Sand blast and paint, it's in pretty neat condition from what I can see It's air ride so your not gunna achieve a huge amount of improvement no matter what you do Paul

Do you have a link or something, I dunno what to look for for what page

Are you sure that it is assembled correctly, I have never seen a drum brake were even if the lining is missing the steel part of the shoe still reaches out and grabs the drum fine Actually that isnt correct, I have seen miss matched drums, shoes, s cams and rollers on s cams that under heavy brake application can go past the high point on the s cam It sounds like it isnt put back together correctly, or maybe it never was put together correctly when you got the truck, I have no idea on the history of this so cant offer any more advice than that Maybe check part numbers if you have access to a parts book and confirm all parts are correct Paul

Building the suspens, it's working, almost on the edge of my seat, nah not really, it's gunna be great build I'm sure, we are all just a little busy this time of year so maybe taking a while to get back to us Paul

I have thought about how to try and respond, to educate, to try and explain how the Australian energy market and energy production actually works and is applied in Australia, after all I can not comment with any degree of accuracy on the American energy market or it's production as Im not at all involved in American electricity production I never realized that finding a government web site made you a expert on that countries electricity production, learning things every day And this is the very reason I dont go into this with people who just want to have a knock down drag out fight to prove a point, it makes little difference to me whether you believe me or not, whether you want to learn or not, my life ticks along exactly the same whether I choose to become involved or not in this type of discussion (even this comment you could start a argument about if you wanted) My personal opinion has little weight if any in the grand scheme of things as does yours and as such the reward for me is very little, unlike talking about Mack trucks, that has a huge impact on my happiness, even old machinery and old stuff in general So I'll leave the worlds energy production problems to you, make sure you take care of us down under as I want that light to come on when I flick the switch and the compressor to start when Mrs Mack needs her air start tank filling Have great day Paul