mrsmackpaul

It was looking as expected until I saw the seats, a modern touch 

Its come up well and you should be proud 

Paul

Nah mate, she's one of the continental  jobs squire. 😆😆

Paul

Im impressed Vlad, always a great story from your part of the world

It should make a great camper except for the speed but it gives you more time to enjoy the scenery as you travel 

This will be interesting 

More gypsy Swishman 😉

I've gotta say these Anthems are growing on me slowly 

The US Pinnacle to me is the best looking Mack in the US line up today

Paul

I tried doing that type of thing Vlad but the internet can be extremely  slow and the whole process became bogged down so the Postimage account works well for me now

Paul

If you cant hear anything at all, try turning the truck off once it is full of air and then rotating the knob 

Sounds like you have no air supply getting to the box for some reason

But first things first, establish a full air charge with the truck, ie start and run till it has built up pressure

Then stop the truck and try rotating the switch control on the gear stick

It will not matter if it's in gear or not 

Rotate thru from left to right allowing a moment at each position 

Yoy should hear puffs of air going thru the gear stick control

Paul 

In the rear section of the box you have high split, low split and reverse 

The high-low split and reverse are mechanically interlocked, it sounds to me that these have bound up for some reason and I would do as Joey suggests 

Pull the lid and have a look 

This is a fare bit of stuffing about to do this but it can be done with out dropping the box out 

If its a air ride cab stick a jack under the cab between the  chassis rail and the cab floor and jack it up as high is it will go without damaging anything 

With the floor out and the cab up you can get it out okay, getting it back in and lined up right is the hard part 

But before you do all of this, can you hear the shifters going clunk etc as you rotate the knob  ?

The mechanical interlock is situated in the blue circled area, theres a nolt doo hicky were the arrow points were the mechanical interlock comes outfor working 

Paul

Not exactly the same, there is some degree of movement in the bolt holes, it is always best to spill time it as you have no idea if it was right before hand 

Paul

23 hours ago, D-Day said:

I had a similar problem with a 350 in a superliner always had to crank it a long time after sitting for a couple of days finally found a tiny crack in the fuel filter head where the fitting for the line to the pump screwed in gravity was allowing the fuel to return to the tank  and partially emptying the filter

No matter were the leak is I think putting some pressure in the system is by far the quickest way to find a pesky leak 

Paul

A Thermodyne is a turbo engine as well, so perhaps put some engine numbers etc up and someone here can tell you what you have

Sounds like some adventure ahead of you once you get some time to tackle them

Paul

Thats a great result, did you put sound deading in before the interior was done

Paul

Drop the box out, stand them om their ends and separate and replace the gaskets, biggest job is getting them out but well worth it it'sleaking this bad

Paul

You have a leak in the return side of fuel system

Pressurize the tank slightly to show the leak 

A hose clamp and a piece of old inner tube over the filler will show the leak pretty quickly

Wind the air regulator on your shop compressor down as low as it will go, once the fuel system is at 10 or 15 psi have a look all around the fuel lines for the fuel leak 

Paul

1 hour ago, theakerstwo said:

you would be money ahead if you would spend a half of a day with them.Show them how and tell them how much its going to cost if they keep this up.

And fix your oil leaks would save a fortune

But yes, knowing how to operate them can make all the difference and if they dont then they cant really be blamed

Paul 

I believe that it should be master keyed so can only go in one way

Once this is done it will need to spill timed, this is a two person job and you really need to find someone who has done this, not been smart or rude or any other such thing but it needs to be right 

I doubt even most heavy diesel mechanics know how to do this properly 

However your local diesel injection place probably can supply the second person and they can talk you thru it to and help you get it right 

I have done it before but I am not confident enough to be giving instructions here

Paul

Is it the same box, as in casting ?

If so can the gears on the counter shafts and main shaft be changed and made into a over drive 

Paul

A good result then

Paul 

18 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

I have beem asked another question 

 

Can a Mack direct be changed into a overdrive like a Roadranger ?

I have never looked into this as I have never had a need

 

This doesn't even look like a Mack number to me but I dunno 

It is definitely a Mack Maxitorque 12 speed with deep reduction on the dash

 

Paul

so no body knows if a Mack box can be turned into a overdrive by swapping gears and still using the same housing ?

Paul

I have beem asked another question 

Can a Mack direct be changed into a overdrive like a Roadranger ?

I have never looked into this as I have never had a need

This doesn't even look like a Mack number to me but I dunno 

It is definitely a Mack Maxitorque 12 speed with deep reduction on the dash

Paul

Well done and hope it all works out for you, looks neat and tidy 

Paul 

The photo posting can be one heck of a challenge at times but I feel it is worth it adds so much to the forum to have pictures and makes it more enjoyable for all

Paul