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  1. mrsmackpaul
    Well I'm gunna fly against the wind here no doubt If you own a house you invest in it constantly to maintain it in good condition, not because it is cheaper to do than buy another house and let it fall apart around you So my answer to your question as to if it is worth while ? 100 % yes it is A well maintained house were everything works as it should is a pleasure to live in just as much as a well maintained truck is a pleasure to drive So to me it's a no brainer Things arent and shouldn't always be about dollars and cents Paul
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    Your doing amazing work, I have never seen a Brockway in Australia of any description, I do know they sold them out here in the late 60's to early 70's as I have seen the adds for them but I have never seen one with my own eyes so this is all new to me Thanks for sharing with us Paul
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    The air system is no longer plumbed correctly after it had a new frame put under the truck Im guessing the air lines were pulled off and not put back in the right spots Paul
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    Probably a dual plate flywheel machined out to take a single 15 inch clutch I have done this before on GMs to get things to match, I doubt a 285 was ever offered with a single plate clutch as I feel the torque would of been way to much for reliable service in a working truck Paul
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    Im impressed, you've done a heck of a job there Paul
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    I'm pretty thick as most here know, if your getting 25 pounds boost are you still making smoke at this boost ? If no smoke then it can only make more power with adding of more fuel, or at leasts my understanding of how the show works With 24.5 tyres and 4.17 gearing I doubt it will feel like a race car no matter what you do to the injector pump Paul
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    Good for you and all involved That 20 years went amazingly quick Paul
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    It shouldn't really matter if the inside of the spider is worn or spacer is a tad bit out of shape the outside wheel should be able to run true pretty easily I haven't had many dramas over the years, if any trying to get them run true Some times I gotta back the nuts off to pull it up a bit on one side, but all in all I never felt it was to difficult Paul
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    Ah well I guess it as they say, "if you want a job done right do it your self" Nothing more to add here Paul
  10. mrsmackpaul
    Yes it would appear marriage was either good or bad for him 🤔, it appears will never know lol I hope Paul is doing okay and everything is good in life
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    I find that hubs with spokes are much easier to get off with the rime and tyre still mounted however its to late for that So either your brakes are catching on the lip on the drum or its just catching on the seal When it stops sliding off can you still rotate the hub ? If you can the brakes aren't catching and its stuck on the seal in which case brute force is your friend Maybe a ratchet strap or two to apply some constant force and pop the seal out of the hub Paul
  12. mrsmackpaul
    Yes my son ?
  13. mrsmackpaul
    Moving right along, Looking like its all coming together all okay Paul
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    I'll keep my eye's peeled for your photo, the sky doesnt last long like that before it's all changed colour again Paul
  15. mrsmackpaul
    Well Seed that shows just how out of touch I am with new trucks Paul
  16. mrsmackpaul
    Check air regulator and air filter on the box Paul
  17. mrsmackpaul
    Dunno about over there in Yanky land, but most brands seem to give a pretty good run in Australia The Australian Granite is a bit different than the American one but I'm guessing the drive line is similar and it is pretty well tried and tested in Australia and I dont hear many if any negitive reports Paul
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    Well she certainly got my turbo spinning lol
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    At home in the yard, Northern Victoria
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    Sunrise, only seem to get these types of sunsets and sunrises in the open plain country 100's of miles from mountains and hills Paul
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    Give it a try I guess, I have no idea Paul
  22. mrsmackpaul
    Well Im calling bullshit to the covered exhaust or covered intake For that turbo to spin it needs air flow, for that to happen you need both intake and exhaust valves to be open on at least one cylinder at the same time or missing parts in the motor I have heard the myth and like some many things people have a mate of a mate that swears by it but never actually had it happen So to me it definitely has no common sense theory behind it Oh and thats not a good look for a Mack modern or old Paul
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    Long and sleek, very nice
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    I have never driven anything with that stuff on it, people that I know that have it fitted tell me it takes some getting used to but once they are used to it they dont notice any difference , what ever that means ?? Paul
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    There will be a bit of something floating around in the fuel tank Paul

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