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Thank you for the replies. I really don't know much about these. It just struck me as odd. Are there many gas jobs left? I don't see much about them, though most of what I know comes from here or elsewhere on the Internet.

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I pulled the radiator out of my B-42 today and was surprised to find that the shutters are stationary. I had just assumed it had some parts missing as I've never really paid attention to it. I thought all the B models had shutters. My truck has lived in the South its whole life so is this a southern thing?

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Can I see some pics of the engine? What was done to transplant it? I have a B-42 I would like to convert to diesel.

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Most of my experience is air cooled engines, but a difference of less than 50-100 degrees usually doesn't mean anything. Especially at idle. There are folks on here that know a lot more than me though.

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I'm in central Mississippi. It snows about 2-3 times in 10 years and no salt on the roads ever. Ha ha. I've never been around any double frame trucks and wasn't sure what "normal" is. I appreciate everyone's advice.

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Ok. Thanks for the answers!

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I will get some pics tomorrow.

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I have a double frame B-42S. The gap between inner and outer rails is 1/4-3/8 inch in places. Is this too much to be safe and usable? The majority of the spread is behind the suspension mounts, everything forward of that is pretty tight.

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I remember several days ago there was someone on here restoring a some Transcon equipment. I thought everyone might like these pics of this van being used for storage next to the airport where I work.

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Do you know what gears it has and which trans it has?

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What rears are in it? What kind of road speed does it have?

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Ok. Thanks.

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I don't know anyone with a B to compare to. My truck is missing the fuel cap. A modern cap won't work as it appears to be pipe threads. Is it a standard pipe cap with a vent or can some one show a picture of their cap? It's the 70 gallon square tank.

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My truck is a '62 so that will be the newer style?

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These are rated at 38,000. I would have thought a B-81 would have heavier rears than that. Thanks for the info.

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I have a B-42S with a SWD-570 bogie and CRDP-92 and CRD-93 rears. The truck has 8.24 gears. Ring and pinion sets pretty easy to come by for these? I would like to change it to a 6.36 or so.

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One reason I had thought about the 5.9 Cummins was it will turn 3000+ RPM. I still don't want to scream to do 39 MPH though.

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I just got my Mack museum package today. My truck has 8.24 ratios in the rears. Are new parts available to change to a higher ratio or do I need to start looking for a tandem donor truck?

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I'm still waiting for the mack museum package, so I don't know what my ratios are in the rears or the trans. What are the high gear ratios in most of the duplex trans? The shift pattern placard call my trans a "10 speed overgear" I assume that means it's an overdrive unit. Do the triplexes and quads have higher high gear ratios or just lower on the low side and closer together?

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That was my thoughts on it. I don't have the 402 running yet, but to hear everyone talk they are such slugs that it's not really worth the effort. It will be pointless to have the truck if I can't drive it without getting run over because it can't keep up with traffic.

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I've been working on my B some and was just thinking about putting a 5.9 Cummins in it. That would make the truck much more practical to actually use some. Has anyone done this swap? I assume Mack used a standard SAE bellhousing a for the duplex behind the EN-402, so getting a Cummins SAE bellhousing wouldn't be a big deal. I'm not sure what to do for an air compressor though. What do y'all think about this?

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What size do you have now that you work in? The B is my "biggest" project in more than one way. Ha ha.

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What do most of you have for a shop to work on project trucks? I'm looking to build a shop and I'm wanting to borrow ideas for my B-42. What do you have for special equipment in your shop for working on old trucks?

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I live in south Mississippi.

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