mrsmackpaul

Miss Molly the border collie is waiting for me to get my act together Paul

There's some good reasons to not force the engine to hard mentioned here My thoughts are fairly similar, if the truck is home and you are capable of mechanical work to me it's a no brainer, pull the heads and have a look Because without doing that you have no idea what's stuck, everyone here is assuming pistons, it really could be anything and the chance of causing a major issue is pretty high and could be easily prevented by pulling the heads and having a good look Not only that it gives you the chance to clean 50 years or more of crap off everything and not have it pumped thru the motor Anyway thats just thoughts Paul

No definitely not Drop the tail shaft, put in gear and use a porta on the yoke of the tail shaft to move the motor Pry bar is the go, lots of possom piss as Hayseed suggests Be careful with heat as you might crack the head or stuff the injector People sometimes screw a slide hammer into the top of the injector, but this normally just breaks a really stuck injector Paul

It's come up well Vlad I find most metric fittings and air lines etc work well enough with imperial, just use some thread sealant Yes projects have a habit of blowing out in the time department for me, was going to go to a truck show a few months ago and turned my Mack around and parked her on my low loader to give her a bath Well it hasnt stopped raing since so it is stuck high and dry Paul

Well done

Anyone that buys these old buckets of bolts is paying to much I have no idea about the price in the US but 5grand for a B model in Australia would be a steel Paul

Seed these are Trev Jones and the Princess took some as well so credit to both of them Paul

Well I'm gunna be keeping a eye out for some piccies Paul

Fill the filters and wind it over If it wont prime pull the lift pump apart it mighr be full of gunk It should prime up pretty quick with out anything special If you have the lift pump apart pack it with grease so it sucks right away Paul

Mate, how long is a bit of string ? Honestly you are the only person that can make that call Probably not much of a answer your chasing but the only one any of us can honestly give Paul

Check out this CH something and the hairy chested buldge in the bonnet (sorry hood) talk about tough looking this dog has some balls about it NrwZeaNewZealands 1000th Mack A E9 with a fare set of haggets The forst Anthem I have been up close and personal with And I have gottaadmit they look better in the flesh than the photos I see And what it is really about, great people Trev Jones that I have spoken to for years over the interweb We (the Princess and I) met Trev and Mary for the first time and went out for lunch after the show and sat amd talked and laughed and got on like a house on fire because like almost everyone of us all over the world we are just normal jokers having a crack at living the dream A couple of good looking roosters there Heaps more to tell about NewZealand but not Mack related as such If you ever get the chance jump on the kero kite and go for a look, it really is special Would be the best money l have ever spent Paul

The Midliner that causes only Americans to have coniptions when it comes to getting parts for The rest of the world I think is just used to been mucked about and really having to chase up spares

Well the big event has come and gone I haven't had holiday in I have no idea how long, maybe 15 years or more So a few months ago, about 6 months I was working away and trying to get some shut eye in a feral cabin in a dodgy as all get out caravan park and "stuff it Pauly, you should go" So jumped on Google and booked some airfares to NewZealand and back, with a fortnight gap between them Told the Princess when I got home and just by coincidence the trip coincided with 50 years of Mack celebrations So as the time got near I booked a campervan and waited nervously as huge parts of eastern Australia are in flood, millions of acres at a guess Knocked off work on the 14th of October and pointed the ute south for Melbourne town at around 6.30 We drove thru at a guess 4 km (3 miles) of water from just a few inches to 18 inches deep in spots arriving in Melbourne around 10 Caught the kero kite at 1/4 Twelve Landed in Christchurch at 5.30 am and collected our camper First thing I will say about NewZealand is that photos do not do it justice, it is absolutely stunning scenery that is constantly changing, I never tired of the views, it really is that good, the south island is very different than the north island I could share photos of all sorts of things but been a Mack truck forum I'll just share the photos of the truck show Depending on who I asked there was either 171 Macks or 205 but ot was huge and well done Now before anyone passes judgement on the show size you need to remember that there is only 6 million in the country thats about a 1/3 the size of Texas NewZealand like Australia shouldn't really make it in the world but just like Australia they punch well above their weight and should hold their heads high, what Yanks probably dont know or understand is the ANZAC spirit that shaped our nations Anyway some piccies The first NewZealand Mack rebuilt and looking damn sexy And a better photo, courteous of Trev Jones Trev is fella I have been speaking to for many years over the interweb Trevs hobbie is photography and needles to say thats how we started communicating over Trevs photos And in particular his selfsteer trailer photos So Mack number 1 is a FR with a fiberglass cab, You can thank Peter Ramsey for the use of the scans from the Bulldog Bulletin Anyway on with the show Now there's a good looking rooster all done up in his town hat in front of a truck a mural of a couple of my child hood hero's, Wal Footrot and the "Dog"

Well yes and yes Yes you should have no air coming coming out at all when the trailer supply valve isnt pushed Amd yes the tractor protection valve isnt working Or at least thats what I undersunderstand is happening Paul

Market place on Facebook works in pretty good in Australia

R model with the big aircleaner cans we run in Australia hit the quarter vents (the little glass window that catches the air and angry bees and wasps but keeps the sweat moving off your body) when they are open There are adusjtable stops that clamp onto the hinges to stop this from happening but the doorway is small enough as it is I wonder if these would work on a B model I'll take some photos of you like Paul

Sounds like something is spaced correctly Not knowing anything about these but I gather it drives off a accessory drive Paul

So I see you can still get rock hard Swishman You will have to let these old timers in on your secret Guessing a good dollop of Detroit lube helps immensly at times to get it up and keep it up, hour afte hour Paul

Rock on Swishman

Well good news is he is all okay, just heard back from Vlad He is having computer issues at the moment and also some other issues in his country that I think we cant even to begin to understand Vlad assures me he is all okay which is good news The world is on a knife edge it feels like to me and could easily spin out of control So with that in mind I reckon I can sort of understand that things for Vlad might be very challenging to say the least Anyway the good news is we still have the forum and Vlad can view but not post at the moment Paul

And bearings and seals and a adaptor kit t o make it belt drive But the 671 and 871 blower has been stuck on the top and on the side of a lot of wannabe hot rodders and street racers Oh and plenty of drag cars Not many are from a Detroit Diesel but use the 671 and 871 numbers as they are well known and the specs are loosely based on them The 671 is the most common in Australia for young and not so young blokes and the occasional bird as well Paul

903 were used in everything and were well regarded as good motors Then the BIG CAM arrived and they fell out of favour pretty quick for some more power and better fuel economy Or at least thats my take on Cummins Paul

Just checking up and hoping all is okay with Vlad and this mad world we are in these days Dunno if anyone else is in contact with him Have just sent him a PM as I haven't seen him on here in quite some time Take care Vlad and hoping all is okay Paul