mrsmackpaul

I would be guessing you blokes are right about the rolled O ring

That been said the motor was probably rebuilt by a normal bloke like most of us and didn't even realise

I doubt commercial truck owner would of rebuilt this for commercial use

So we shouldn't be to hard on who ever rebuilt it, I'm thinking it was done with the best of intentions 

I wonder if the motor sitting  for so long got rust in a groove of the twisted O ring and the rust cut thru the O ring with heating and cooling 

If this had been im continual use I wonder if it would of happened at all ?

Paul

Silverfrost paint was common to find on head gaskets in Australia maybe 30 years ago or more but havent seen anyone use it for a real long time now

I have used copper spray, only if the head is in a really difficult spot like a COE truck without a tilt cab

Paul 

6 hours ago, mowerman said:

Paul why is your truck on a drop deck??????  Bob 

I was going to go to a truckshow, yes it shocks me as well, so put the truck on the trailer as it is easier for me to wash underneath it 

Well I washed away and it has rained and rained and rained some more

This is all heavy self mulching clay here and adter 1/4 inch of rain you.can move so the truck sits 

I have done (hopefully) sone improvements to the sir start as it is fed direct off the wet tank and all the dirtest air goes straight from the wet tank thru the valves into the airstart air tank

This causes anyoying leaks as crap gets under valves 

Anyway dont wanna corrupt Vlads thread here to much

Oh and another 20 mm (3/4 inch) over night, thats helped no end

Note I did shift Mrs Mack since the last photo

The bull bar is off as I was gunna polish it up shinier than my head bald head on a hot day, and do some repairs to it as well

Sorry Vlad 

Paul

Welcome and thankyou for your information 

Please feel free to share any knowledge on Macks from your part of the world 

Paul 

refractive lense

never heard of such things, as long as they work I guess and sounds like they do 

Paul

50 minutes ago, Craig N said:

 I think it’d be foolish on my part to not take the heads off at this point.  

 

I would agree, you can see there's issues, dont want to make it worse

Gaskets and the like are cheap

Paul 

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

8 hours ago, Craig N said:

Anyone think I should take apart the injectors?  I can get that big nut off the top then it looks like a flat for an open end wrench in there with a  set screw of some sort at the top. Is it worth it? Should I fiddle with them or leave them be?

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"

10 hours ago, usrjcro11 said:

Well you both are correct. Lines are backwards. I was just hooking to old lowboy trailer whichever way made brakes release. No color codes on trailer.Am I correct by saying no air should come out of either hose without trailer service valve pushed in? If this is correct then is trailer protection my problem with air coming out of trailer line without trailer service valve pushed in ?

thanks

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 

5 hours ago, Freightrain said:

I had to put felt bumpers on the air cleaner brackets as to not gouge up my brand new doors I just out on.  The door skin would just touch the brackets if you push the door wide open.

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