mrsmackpaul

Of all the Macks I see on offer in the US, the Pinnicale is by far the most truck like looking truck that Mack offer in the US Australia has a totally different line up with totally different look on all except the Anthem and even that has been dolled for Australia with the removal of those stupid looking antler mirrors on the front Paul

There's been a few major milestones achieved in recent weeks A huge pat on the back is deserved Well done, sounds great Paul

Those engines and other old buckets of bolts of that vintage built our nation's They helped build the roads that hauled or livestock and farm goods to feed the world They helped build our huge irrigation projects, our power stations, our cities I just find treating this gear that gave us much like this wrong, love em or hate em, the truth they did the work when many other brands couldn't Paul

Gave me a chuckle, might already be on here, still good for a chuckle Happy days Paul

Sounds like the brakes might need adjusting, as long as when the pedal fully returns the master cylinder can fully return I think it should be okay Also might have some air in the system that now has more force from the new booster to push it and that might be the reason for the extra pedal Paul

These little jobs seem to take for ever, or at least thats what I find Just keep crossing them off the list and you'll look back and be amazed at what you've achieved Paul

Looking really neat and shiney, some decent size pipes you have going on there, thinking they might sound pretty good Paul

This if a fantastic thread you have going here, thank you for sharing with us all Paul

I must be a bit strange, even stuff I dont like I wont needlessly wreck things Guess that makes me boring Paul

138, would of seen a lot of changes in that 138 years Remember when my Great Grandmother passed, must of 88 or 89 She hit 90 years of age, we had a l party and 2 days later she popped her clogs She lived at home on here own, wood heater, us kids / young men would split and stack wood at the house for her Sge drove well into her 80's, the government claimed she needed to sit a test again, she wasn't impressed, told them to stick it When she passed I remember thinking, cars werent even invented, the light bulb wasnt around, radio wasn't even thought of, let alone people flying Then a couple of jokers went for a joy ride to the moon The changes she saw I cant even begin to imagine And the snow flakes of today piss and moan about everything Dunno I'm getting old I guess Paul

You can buy normal old fashioned type of pyros that need anything except the exhaust with a bung for the sender Maybe just get one and have a look, might of little help but might help find some answers or cancle out some ideas Paul

Does your truck have a pyro meter ? I haven't ever had a turbo fail so I can't be much help I wonder if it is getting to hot in the exhaust causing the turbo to seize ? As I understand things, if the intake is restricted the exhaust gas temp will increase, boost will be lower and smoke will be plentiful On older coolpowered Macks 20 psi is the max boost, I understand that it isnt that uncommon for modern trucks to make 40 regularly As much as it pain me to say this, and it really does pain me to say this, 2008 isnt modern, phew I cant believe 2008 isnt modern Anyway what sort of maxmium boost would be expected from this motor ? Paul

Looking like the classy ride it always wanted to be 😂😂😂😂😂 The ute/ pick up is looking good as well Paul

I have often wondered why IH didn't put their Neuss diesel in these, particularly in Australia as the Neuss had and still has a pretty good name Would of been a good fit and around the same power as the 345 Not many Scouts left out here now and those that are about are worth good money these days Looks like a lotta fun was had in your Scouts Paul

I have seen amazingly bad spark plug leads on farm tractors, a bit of bare fencing wire made up a few inches on one lead, didnt miss or ark across Thinking the voltages are a lot lower on older gear I think these will need to be replaced with solid core leads or it wont work right but probably wrong there Paul

That's a good result So the next things I have learnt that effect boost are a squashed exhaust or a restricted air intake I know when I re-bearinged my tip turbine it added a couple pounds of boost Little bits help Maybe check if a intake rubber connection is collapsing in or gone real soft Paul

I guess it depends on what you are wanting the tray for Most working trucks want as much tray as is available But if you are planning using it as a run about fun machine then I would think something fairly short so its easy to park Paul

And even more so when I consider the size of the loads it would of hauled most of its life Paul

That makes no sense at all Paul yah clown What I think I was trying to say was If you got plenty of blow by then your gunna struggle to make big boost Anyway, enough from me Paul

From Facebook, not my words or video, I have seen this truck a few times in recent years and it is still working hard Happy birthday "Old Warrior" Lisa Weller My dads R700 Mack has just had its 50th birthday, so a friend of ours made up a short video montage for him. Let me know your thoughts!! #R700 #macktrucks Paul

I would think if it had blow by your gunna start to start to make boost but I really dont know about Paul

Apparently today is a big day for you lot over there in Yanky land Hoping you all have a cracker of a day doing what ever it is you do Paul

A lot will depend on how much load and what revs your at I would expect maximum boost at the cross over between maximum HP and maximum torque under full load with a big long hard pull Paul

Same questions I always ask When the boost stops increasing are you making smoke If your making smoke you probably have a air leak or something not working right in the intake If you are not making smoke a lack of fuel is the problem Paul