mrsmackpaul

In Australia pre Volvo involvement Gold was Maxidyne Chrome was all Thermodyne or something else Black was Armed forces And there was another colour but can't remember what noe So chrome was anything, but generally was all Mack drive line but a Thermodyne motor Now since Volvo has arrived, Gold is all Mack that is really all Volvo Chrome is everything else Black is still the armed forces Paul

Thinking it was pressure washed and maybe the plastic wasvput on there to cover electrical and air connections from someone that knows nothing about trucks It has no barn find dust on it so I'm guessing it has just had a bath Paul

Dunno, the add says it's a gold dog and the dog looks gold in the photos And if it was chrome it may be a Thermodyne Paul

If it is a gold dog on the front which it says it is then I would imagine it's Maxidyne Guessing a 5 speed and it's on 44 rears Would imagine it's 6 cylinder but there's no reason it couldn't be a V8 Mack, so 325 V8 is possible Would of thought it would have a V8 badge on the side of the bonnet if it was Still is a different looking ride to me, certainly would be interesting bob tail Looks like 20 inch rims with maybe 12.00 tyres, or maybe 11.00 Certianly doesn't look like 10.00 x 20's I have no idea about the mileage, wouldn't be many cars or farm utes of that age with so few miles, l can't imagine a truck staying so young Tyres would still possibly have factory air in them ha ha I reckon it's a ripper truck Paul

Well happy birthday, goon of fortune time for everyone Don't worry about tomorrows hangover That's tomorrows problem ha ha ha Oh be careful of the pussy you bring home Paul

I have no idea what a hood bezel is Maybe chuck up photo Paul

Thanks for the invite to the BBQ, Princess and I could of jumped on the kero kite, We could of been drinking cocktails and smoking cigars watching the sun set Instead I was freezing my ass off digging a trench Tiz a real bugger living in town these days were you have to care about your storm water run off Only 40 more feet of manual labour and cutting through concrete I have no idea what this has to do with alternators, don't even care ha ha ha But Bob, I could of been sipping cocktails, eating BBQ, and smoking a cigar or digging a trench freezing my butt off Just putting it out there, I hope the BBQ tasted great ha ha Lucky bugger Paul

I dunno how most of the topics end up with us all spinning out and ending up in a ditch on the side of the road, thank god we don't drive or things could get.... Oh hang on, we do drive ha ha I like older boring food, takes me on a sentimental journey to hot summers and great memories Paul

Well stuff it all and threw caution to the wind Fried Spam and baked beans on menopausal toast for breakfast Pity the fool that smells my farts ha ha Paul

Here is some ideas for mounting bunk and cab as one Vlads sleeper build is fantastic, Vlad also had a thread going were he cut the back wall in the R model cab into the big opening A very informative thread, I couldn't find it, Vlad might track it down for you if he reads this and share a link across Paul

Almost all air ride cab Macks I have seen mount the cab and bunk on a frame Two air bags at the rear, one each side of the chassis The whole shootmatch moves as one Don't think they all came from the factory like that, but with the usual rebuilds over the years and improvements most were modified as mentioned Paul

Woops, what happens to the plow driver if this happens As in, I wonder who is to blame, even were we don't have snow ever we get people continually park in the stupid spots that makes it hard to get around for everyone else I have wondered if inevitably happens and there's a bit of a love tap who is to blame It maybe just a Australian thing, on the odd time I drive in the city, the parking spots are so small I feel I need a shoe horn and some Vaseline to fit into some spots Paul

Dunno exactly what worth point is but seems they come up on there every so often https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-mack-truck-key-bulldog-emblem-434913183

This is the best thing about living the country, 40 minutes north to my first set of lights, 1 hour east, 1 1/2 hours south So peaceful compared to the city, no traffic, hardly even a stop sign Paul

Ha ha ha, ended up with "fiber plus" cereal The curse of getting older Paul

Well you'll be fully charged then Bob ha ha ⚡⚡ Paul

There's reasonably well known a recently built a copy of one and lead everyone to believe it was the genuine item It wasn't until a bit of carryon on social media that he tried to say something about it was only ever a tribute Anyway I guess you can expect anymore from the Kelly gang Same joker ordered a whole heap of new Superliners for heavy haulage, Mack ran stories about the single biggest order of Superliners ever Problem was the useless prick couldn't find the money to pay for them Mack Townsville was trying to sell me one for some time. No good to me but was a very heavy duty truck Paul

When I first started as a apprentice fixing lifts (elevators for you yanky lot) we never used a multi meter we carried a small lamp holder with two lengths of 1010 (think thats about 20 gauge ?) 2 - 3 feet long, and two light globes A 24 volt and 110 volt globe, our two control circuit voltages We had one anolog multimeter per crew and we fixed high speed high rise lifts with just basic gear 50 story buildings with lifts running at 1500 feet/minute Every bloke was the same, this taught us how to fix and prove what was wrong before changing parts Nearly every round (group of lifts you looked after) was a foot round, so you couldn't just duck down tonthe office to grab a whole heap of maybe parts as you had to catch trams and walk there This method of fixing things I still use everyday no matter if it's a truck or a piece of farm machinery or a electrical issue Anyway, my poor apprentice is told to "stop guessing the answer" I usually add a lot more excitement when I say that and few more not so politically correct words My point is, we tend to over complicate things, even in very modern electronic world the first go to for people is plug the laptop and see what fault codes their are This teachs nothing but how to read fault codes It doesn't teach us how fix things People then look at the code and the book says, this code then change that part That isn't fault finding, that is monkey see monkey do Anyway, rant over, freezing cold and horrible weather today so I have the heater on and it's breaky time Maple syrup bacon and pancakes, no good for the body but tastes fantastic Paul

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1YWCKsJjmC/?ref=share&mibextid=NOb6eG Clickty click on the link for a lookity look Paul

How cool is that restoration, a great video Thanks for sharing Paul

If you have enough voltage to make the globe glow okay then you'll have plenty of voltage to excite the alternator A test lamp is quick, simple, anyone can read it and interpret the result Light is on or light is off Now I'm sure some people will say "I have seen them at 11.5 or 10.5 volts and it wasn't enough to excite" Well Im gunna first of all suggest that if your saying that then you probably don't have a good understanding of how the alternator works or you just wanna be right and like a argument Neither of which I can help you with Simple basic electrical theory is still the same today as 100 years ago It's either on or its off, there is no in between, there's dirty contacts, crook terminations and so on, these create resistance, but it is still either on or off Geoff I like the idea of the key ring test, I'll try that out one day Important thing is the alternator issue here as I understand it is fixed Paul

A few old Macks and plenty of other cool old gear Paul P

I guess the answer is no, I certainly haven't tried to Paul

100% correct, if someone isn't competent with basic electrical knowledge a test lamp is far better than a multimeter Understanding how to read the instrument and interpret the results correctly comes from propper training and thorough understanding of what people are doing So a basic test lamp is adequate at this stage Keep it simple and let's not over complicate things KEEP IN MIND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SCRATCH AROUND A BIT ON THE STUDS AND CONNECTIONS TO GET A GOOD READING so maybe get some emery cloth and clean the nuts, lugs and studs up spotlessly clean before you begin testing, I doubt this is your issue but it gives you a good spot to start testing and yes big dark letters because this is really important to give propper test results Grab a test lamp, see if you have power at the alternator or not First thing first, alligator clamp on the negative ( - ) battery terminal and the pointy end on the positive battery terminal ( + ) , the lamp should light up, if it doesn't you might have a dud globe in the tester That is your most important test, always test the tester on a known lice supply Then grab your test lamp, alligator clamp on stud I circled in black, with the key turned on put the probe end on the stud circled in red, does the globe in test lamp light up ? If yes skip a few steps here If no, then shift the alligator clamp to a good clean ground or frame or better still to the battery terminal marked - Try again on the stud circled in red, if you have power at the terminal the fault is between the negative ( - ) terminal and the alternator If no power put the alligator clamp on the positive battery terminal ( + ) test between the stud circled in black You should have power here if not Try testing further back were the ground strap from the alternator bolts to the frame Still no good test back to were the battery lead bolts to the frame and so on If yes from above, follow the same principle as the the negative, slowly test back through the circuit, tracing out wires etc until you get the lamp to light up When it lights up you have gone passed the fault I think it will be something simple here to find if you know what your doing and a slow frustrating job if you don't But stay patient and we will help as best as we can But if to much bull shit advice, like I reckon, or old mate says these always do And so on I'll butt out as it becomes messy over the internet Paul