mrsmackpaul

I would try adjusting the clutch by the bolt in the pressure plate to bring the throw out bearing back towards the motor end and off the clutch brake until the measurement is 3/4 of a inch between the throw out bearing and the clutch brake I think you will find it will work then Paul

Did you adjust the clutch at all With the discs out of something else and the pressure plate from the truck with a worn out clutch it may well be a long way out of adjustment and already adjusted as if fully pressed Paul

I have a bit of a chuckle at the voting above The E9 is winning but I wouldn't say it was the best by a long way They sounded good, pulled like a train but didn't last and I have never heard of one doing a million miles like a E6 Paul

Thanks for letting us know Glad he is ok and just like the rest of us has a whole other life going on outside the forum Paul

Dunno what your plans are for cleaning the inside of the fuel Some people have used the cement mixer method with good success I normally just cut the end off and weld it back on If you are gunna cut the end off and are worried about it going bang, just dangle a air line in with it running for a few minutes before you start and leave it running the whole time your working on it This purges any explosive fumes out and makes it safe What ever you do dont fill it with water or worse still water and soap as this gives fumes a spot to be trapped Paul

Anyone seen ks on here of late, I hope he hasnt had the chop or quit like others ?? Which ever way things are I hope all is well with him Or maybe I have just missed his posts Paul

Well that's kinda embarrassing, thought I would see if I could find the link to the end result of the weld repairs Now if you read Swishmans link the fella with buggered cast iron cylinders handle on the forum is Mammoth Now he was calling these old cylinders jugs So I tried googling "hcvc mammoth jugs" and got a unexpected result Just as well the Princess isn't watching over my shoulder as I might get a bloody good clip under the ear 😉 Turns out all the information is in Swishmans link and a word from the wise, just be careful what you punch into Google Seeya Paul

Mammoth got them pots back all done I seem to remember Dunno but it certainly dragged out a tad bit more than a few hours Tah muchly for the link Swish Paul

Love it, and yes it is a wonderful feeling to start hanging stuff back on the cab Vlad I hear what your saying but I think if your careful after a day it is pretty safe with warmish weather Paul

Swishy if you looking here, or maybe hayseed might remember Maybe chuck up a link What was those love rods onetrack (pretty sure it was onetrack) used all those years ago welding up some cylinders for some old banger Personally I would get a whole of dry sand (wheel barrow full) Heat offending item in Mums oven with the oven on full noise And just add bits of cast iron on the right shape with nickle rods Keep on chucking it in Mums oven every 10 minutes to keep it hot Probably put the sand in some big pots on the BBQ to make it nice and warm Then when all welded up chuck half the sand in the wheel barrow followed by the now welded manifold and bury in the rest of the sand Try to keep it warm as long as you can and cool gently of a day or so Thats me though, I would be guessing these are pretty prone to cracking though Good luck searching for a manifold Paul

You should be very proud of your self and your achievements Top job and I would be smiling like a Cheshire cat about now if I was you Paul

Sounds like the clutch is slipping Paul

I gather this asking about the puff limiter Probably best to chuck up a photo of exactly what your talking about, make sure we are all talking about the same doo dah , or doo hickie Paul

I had no idea about this until today when it came across a Facelessbook page September 30, 1970 – A sniper fired at a truck hauling 20 tons of dynamite along I-44 and the resulting explosion broke windows in Springfield, 12 miles away. The blast created a 30-foot deep 50-foot wide crater on the interstate. The driver was killed instantly. Teamsters had gone on strike against the company that owned the vehicle a couple of weeks earlier. Three people were charged in the shooting, including two that had been drivers for the company prior to the strike. It would be interesting to see what the likes of teamster grrrrrl would of said about this Even more amazing that the police or maybe it was FBI could get arrest 3 people quickly without or the modern technology that we have today Even more amazing is the fact with all the technology of today it appears to my untrained eye even more crimes go by with out any results It surly is a funny world these days Paul

Yeah Swishman, I think all from th3 HCVC site remember the photo bucket dilemma We all lost a lot of history when it went kah-put Paul

Bell housing was changed and the box and just about everything else Im pretty sure it was a frade clutch cable all along Paul

Thats amazing, I would of thought you blokes would be all over that for that type of money Paul

A fascinating story, this photo thingymabob on the forum doesnt seem to work any good any more I use a host site (I think thats what it's called) and then just post a direct link The site I use is called Postimage and it works fine and so far is free When you go to load up the photos under the lower right of the page at "other media" I just open the then other "insert from existing ULR" and baddah bing baddah boom it all happens Or you can email them to me and I'll load them up for you Paul

And now Ozark, I am assuming it is a S cam brake, if so you can just wind the slack adjuster off with a 9/16 ring spanner Or if it is the normal maxi can you can just insert the "T" bolt thats on the side of the can and do up tight witha 3/4 spanner https://www.teamrunsmart.com/articles/truck-smart/june-2014/how-to-cage-your-brakes Paul

I gotta say I learnt something here R models in Australia have a valve to push thats beside the air supply valve to the trailer Looks the same on the knob, black round but I think the writing is different Anyway I have never known what this valve is for and have asked plenty of people over the years I push it and never holds, just pops back out On my mates R model we were problem solving (having a drink and talking dribble) one night a few weeks ago and I noticed that at least one of the brake chambers is different to a normal maxi It looks like these DD3 when I googled it He had no idea as it never gave trouble and hasn't ever paid attention His R model is 83, so two years newer than Mrs Mack I wonder if that is what that valve ia for Must look into this another night Paul

Tell her to get her own then 😉 Paul

Freshly flogged from Faceless book Gary Skinner writes "My dad with abit of a log on board around 1946 l believe." Another shot of the old Mack murgen area Dorrigo I believe its a EH Mack Paul

How bad are the cracks, a photo will help Inlet doesnt get very hot so maybe just grind it out and use some 2 pack epoxy to plug up the crack, it only has to be air tight The exhaust if it was mine and I couldn't find a good manifold I would just make a header up for it, probably in two bits because the motor is fairly long Or find a good manifold, we never had many petrol Macks in Australia,Im guessing the State's is different but manifolds seem to be a weak point in the U.S., guessing the extreme cold and the heat dont help Good look and I enjoyed looking at the photos Thank you Paul

Have you pulled the head yet Might not be toast at all with pulling the head you may never know Paul