85snowdog

Its still in good shape, runs amazing, hopefully truck shows will return up here . I want to take it to the odd show . The 2 stick 6 speed is pretty rare around here. So its interesting for a lot of folks. Its still on the road so I take it for little tours on quiet days .  

1 minute ago, Onyx610 said:

Your guy and our guy are quite good friends. 🤔

I had said the same thing, our guy was just a younger version of yours . 

Im retired from snowplowing. 2019 was the last year. The county wanted trucks no older than 10 years old. That would have put me into emission bull. There was no way I was signing on for that. My RD ran the same runs for 20 years and never let me down once . 

11 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

Well Snowdog.....   I'm sorry,   I guess Trudon't and his clan are tyrants..  just curious, how bad was the effects of the trucker protest?  did Canada suffer?  and another question,  can we send Jeraldo Rivera to live with you ?   jojo

It depends on who you ask if Canada suffered.  According to liberals and main stream media , Canada has never seen anything so bad. 

Heres another video for you to make your own decision .  This guy has been there from the beginning , and showed what was really happening on the ground. It's 16 minutes or so , if you don't watch the entire thing , at least watch from 6 minutes to around 8 min. or so. I actually get emotional watching it because main stream media and the liberal government portrayed everyone as racist and terrorist .  What is actually happening is the total opposite . It really bothers me that they can lie like that and get away with it .  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6JcL534BIU

Ooo........ and no, we don't want Jeraldo. and can I come live in North Carolina? lol . I will bring some cool Macks 

10 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

My God.... that is terrible..  is your gov. a commie gov.?  I never would have thunk it....  jojo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUYNDBRHvwE

You can watch and decide . 

9 hours ago, Bullheaded said:

Like I said, I don't like where this is headed. the Libtards gotta go, but there's not even anyone else competent. The Conservatives can't even decide on a leader and the NDP has the same agenda as trudope.....raise taxes, more carbon tax, everybody drive electric cars (even though we don't have an adequate power grid to support them.)

Then you got the media that feeds all this fear mongering and propaganda. I had a laugh one day. I have internet in my loader and excavator in the mine but there is only one FM radio station you can get.....the CBC (Communist Broadcasting Channel)so sometimes I turn it on for the news so i can have a laugh at their BS.

Anyway they were talking bout all the supply chain shortages and the shortage of truck drivers to deliver goods.

Did you know flat lander freight hauling is an awesome career now? According to the CBC truck DRIVERS make $200,000 a year! And owner operators can make double!!

HOLY CRAP!! I better go buy trucks again!! I might actually make money this time! Bahahahaha.

You expressed yourself very well.  I've wanted to reply to this thread but I'm not very good at putting the things that rattle around in my head into words.   

I'm definitely with you , I really don't like the direction we are going.  Maybe you could lead the conservatives , you got my vote , lol 

Just for fun, the dimensions of the air filter on my 1987 International ......

Overall width -    3 inches 

Diameter of inside hole -   1 3/8 inches

Thickness                 -    1  3/8 inches 

This is the filter my international takes. I never thought, but I could measure its width, depth for you . If its the same size you could cross the Kralinator number over to Napa .

Thanks for telling us the filter was there. I was really curious myself. 

I looked through that maintenance manual , it had no info on it other than what I posted. So I went to an even older maintenance manual. 

I was able to find this . 

Its interesting to me because I have only seen a couple V8 Macks in my life so I had no idea they had that clip on air filter. My International S series has the same one . I actually didn't know it was supposed to be changed at every oil change . 

I can't really add anything here. But looking through my Lub and maintenance book there is a note at the bottom of one of the pages that I  think should apply to your E9. 

Its about an air filter element for the compressor .  My book is from 1986. 

Thats perfect !

your registration and paperwork should say  R611T4533.  Thats all.  

R611 I think ?  250 hp mack engine.  Hopefully someone corrects if I'm wrong.

T is for tractor designation 

and your truck was the 3533 r611 built .  

Hopefully someone smarter than me can fine tune the numbers , lol 

17 digit vins started in 1980. Before that it was model and engine numbers followed by the sequential number the truck was built starting at 1000 ? I think ? 

Theres threads on vin numbers. I will try to find one and post. 

Your vin should be where Jojo said. Right frame rail behind steer tire. Should also have a plate inside the drivers door. 

Cool truck and video.  I never had much to do with a Transtar , but I have a lot of miles on its little brother the Loadstar .  

67RMODEL described the 2 stick better than I could .

They are a great trans. I agree with him . The 85 R looks the most interesting. Like he said , as long as the frame is ok.  

9 hours ago, fjh said:

I was that guy 45 years ago! That said your comment above applied to me up till the point The Big V got involved ! So the always will,

don't count for me!  My get up and go got up and went after that! We had a good product up to that point in time ! But now its just a main stream POS Like everything else ! Ya they had there issues but they addressed them for the most part!  Thankfully I have retired as of Jan 31 2022 ! Hanging it up after almost 50 years !Started with Mack in 1972 back when they were still building real trucks and were a bit forward thinking kept things relatively simple and straight forward ! Everyone said back then! Wouldn't by a Mack because  you were stuck buying your parts thru them which was partly true back then BUT WAY WORSE these days! For All the Company's building the throw away  trucks and equipment of this era !The generation of waste! This is how we are saving the environment!   Oh well !

Sorry just rambling 

Cause I have the time!  😁

Congratulations on your retirement !!  

I agree with you 100% on the generation of waste.  Nothing is designed to last. Nothing at all.

LOL, don't worry about your rambling , after 50 years of changes to the industry , your entitled to vent . Im able to keep my old R models running nicely but I probably couldn't even change a headlight in a new truck .  

22 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

"but nobody told me " that note was in their operators manual! LOL a number of new trucks came in with complaint of air leak, bring it in SET THE BRAKE : can't find any leak. some of the new save the world  technology was a challenge .old timers didn't know or care about the new stuff, let the new kid figure it out. i was fortunate to have learned from the best mechanics of the older iron. 

LOL, that save the world Technology , I can handle .  Todays Technology ............ no thanks . I will run my old reliable stuff till I retire or the government makes me park it. 

  Welcome 

3 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

Ok, guys... Forgive me, I understand that a small air leak at the reversing relay is normal, but I'm not clear about when it gets it's pressure. I believe it gets air when the brakes are released... (Yellow Button in)?  jojo

Your right Jojo, the relay has no air to it when the parking brakes are applied. When the brakes are released (yellow button in ) it sends air to the relay valve.

Thats why its important to chalk the tires and release the brakes  when you get a smoke test done . I'm sure you know this , but could be very handy info for someone that's new to older Macks. 

I love the Superliner dump you posted. Looks too good to use .  

Thanks again for the pics 

Pic of the small hole that's on the bottom of the reversing relay 

That looks amazing ! 

I like the colours of the superliner. 

I wish you lived closer,  I have an E6 that could use your professional   touch. 

Thanks very much for the pics !!

On 2/5/2022 at 4:06 PM, Joey Mack said:

Thank you very much Snowdog...  Excelent info..  The E-6 that I am freshening is still in progress.  it's is part of a complete truck conversion..  The owner calls me in to do Engine, tranny, rear ends, suspension, and some wiring... last week I removed the injection pump and sent it off to be rebuilt.  I will make note of what you posted, and see what the truck does when its running.  Thanks again, Jojo

Sounds like a cool project. If the owner is ok with it ? maybe you could share some of the progress. 

In a thread a while back you asked about the reversing relay in a superliner you were working on. Rather than sidetrack that thread I wanted to try to help. You may have already sorted what you need . If you did, no problem , this may help others . 

I want to start by saying I'm no expert and most on here know way more than I will ever know. Any info I know came from BMT. It's great. 

I have found through trial and error that the relay valve changes the trucks performance a lot . 

There has been a lot of threads about them in the past . This one is useful , https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47110-puff-limiter/#comment-347471

Theres different relays for different motors .  They all have a part # that ends with a number followed by an "X"   like "5X" . That number is stamped on the end of the relay valve. The smaller the number the higher the rpm before it fuels . That's to keep the smoke to a minimum . A 5x or 6x will fuel at a lower rpm similar to a good ole 237. I think 237 came with a 5x from factory , but not 100% sure.They go as high as "10x" I think? The 350 your working on would have a 3x I think ? There is a "CX" too. I have tried it on every truck  and decided the best spot for it is on the shelf. Truck has to be at 1700 or so before it kicks in.

I put a 6 x on my 350 4V . It worked really good but smoked more than I liked. I didn't want any trouble from the smoke police, lol .

So my solution was an electric solenoid in the supply line to the relay. I run a 3x. My truck works great and I'm not afraid of a cop behind me, and when I want to have fun or some bottom end power, I flick a switch on the dash. I love it. A lot of the guys used air valves to do the same thing. 

Remember that the relay is only half of it. The number of shims in the rack limiting cylinder on the pump is very important to. Theres info on that in the link provided. 

Heres a pic . You can see the new blue line to the relay. It should really be black so it doesn't stand out but that's all I had the day I did it , lol . 

Hope it helps a little .