mrsmackpaul

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

Sounds to me like the shaft on the starter needs some lube for the solenoid be able to slide the bendix and close the contact Brushes could also be a issue If it winds over sometimes after tapping with a hammer then the windings are fine I would pull it out and fully apart Clean it, remove any rust or corrosion lube the shaft and the plunger, test the windings, file or sand the contact disc amd reassemble, test and put back together Nothing worse than been broken down on the side of the road because of a dud starter Paul

If we consider the air system on trucks never changed much at all over that period then that gives us a idea of how many tanks we need As to were tanks are placed, I can't help with that on these truck's But here is a copy of the sign/name plate of all Macks sold in Australia for many many years that was normally screwed to the inside of the passenger door on all models of Macks soldin Australia Paul

So I got the email telling me they are ready I replied to the email, Barry how do I pay and organise postage to this wide brown land ? Shoot me a email or message with some instructions and I'll make it happen my end Paul

Thats a fantastic out come I feel Even though Mack didn't offer much help it must feel good to have it fixed It really is a great feeling to achieve this type of result Well done Paul

Gudday Ron and welcome I am of no use at all on these, best advise for maintenance is to drive it Nothing wrecks a vehicle quicker than not driving it Paul

I can't see why not It should work, just have it ticking over nice and gentle, wouldn't leave it on there for hours on end but I reckon if it works then why not I guess if it had a limited slip diff and abs brakes or traction control it might be different Paul

Remember if you blokes are gunna cut into a diesel tank to clean them out to fully wash it out with petrol first Diesel seeps into the seams and steel and evaporates out as it gets heat from cutting and welding etc This makes the tank full of fumes and explosive again Dangle a air hose in running freely to force any fumes out But wash out with petrol first is a must But you all aren't talking about cutting a hole to clean a tank out so disregard my comments, my comment is just encase you decide to fairly get stuck in Happy days everyone Paul

Bugger me, this is no good at all I'm sure you'll find a buyer quick enough, sounds like a nice little run about Paul

I had no idea who this was, had to Google him I like food to much to starve to death like this bloke Paul

I reckon this would make quite the cool camper for a month or two Paul

Outhouse would be called a dunny here Paul

I am the same, I don't bother trying to do anything myself with a radiator unless Im broken down somewhere Last R model radiator cost 5 grand Australian to get recored Yeah it's a lot of coin but nothing compared to the cost of a motor Paul

White smoke to me is either timing or air in the fuel People smarter than will have better answers Did you have the cam out or timing changed Maybe something has come loose and shifted Paul

Compressor??? Does it suck from the intake ? If you can maintain 1800 revs on a climb your not over loading it at all Guessing as you suggested, it might be time to rod the radiator out A dipstick from a automatic transmission works well, no sharp edges Paul

Great stuff, I think the secret now is to use it as things seem to give a lot less trouble when used often Paul

We only live 3 1/2 - 4 hours from a capital city If I hit the road at 4am I might pass a car every 1/2 hour to hour Head north a bit into Western NSW and even during the day I wont pass a vehicle in 1/2 hour or more Into western QLD and it's even fewer Now if I head west or into even more remote country during summer I can drive all day and pass maybe 1 other vehicle The Nulabor plain were this photo is taken the traffic is a lot busier and yet it still isn't flat out The Nulabor was fully sealed in the 70s and highway number 1 the goes right around Australia in the 80s So maybe think about this The Nulabor has the longest straight stretch of rail line and road in the world 100 plus miles with out a bend so its pretty easy to see traffic and Australians are pretty good at taking charge of things like this without officials Paul

I collected parts for many years before reckoning I had enough to tackle my bucket of bolts Paul

I didn't see the old new out or the new in, slept thru the lot Bucketing down rain sideways again at the moment Miss Molly is sheltering in the bath room and masive thunderstorms A very interesting start to the day it all this year Paul

Don't think it would of been, Macks big corporate HQ in the capital cities look like that I have driven past Champions plenty of times but never stopped for a look I would feel a bit embarrassed to pop in for a sticky nose Paul

Just the R model with the steel front Legend has that when the fiberglass bonnet was available Mack Australia couldn't sell them, not tough enough is what Australians thought Well one thing lead to another and the once famous road train operator Noel Buntine was waiting on a new truck but no bonnets or mud guards were in Australia Cyril Anderson tried to talk him into a fiberglass bonnet and Noel was sceptical to take one Apparently Noel was given axe handle and told to see just how tough fiberglass was Turned out fiberglass was really tough and the bonnet lasted, when other Australian operators saw that Buntines that did a huge amount of off road work were buying these fangled fiberglass bonnets then others started buying them I dunno when the last Flinstone was sold to a owner operator but Im guessing in the 70s They look like they are from the stone age compared to the fiberglass bonnet As a complete side note, Australia had complete fiberglass cabs for the R and the F model for a short time as well because they couldn't get cabs out here quick enough so made the locally The extra 3 inches in a R model was first added to fiberglass cabs to give a smooth interior and exterior Paul

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Progress, no matter how big or small the steps are is progress Something crossed off the list Well done Paul

A tipturbine motor is about 17 psi max Pyro only gets up there on big looooooong pulls, not steep hills but big gentle pulls for many miles Or at least thats my experience Paul