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Thank you guys this makes a lot more sense now! When I went back and looked at the governor adjustment on the rack travel, the rack linkage's stop plate was not even hitting the threaded rod with the two lock nuts that adjusts the max rack travel, so it must be the rack screw you guys are talking about keeping it held back. I will readjust the governor adjustment so I have a reference to start from before I remove the screw and then give it another try. I will also try to get a pic of the pump posted up. Just for clarification, the injection pump must be completely removed from the timing case to access the rack screw, right?  Thanks again guys for all of the info, this is a huge help!

Hi everyone,

I have a question on the injection pump in my '66 r600. The engine is a 673C, and since I have put the truck on the road, it always seemed like it was a little underpowered. I know it is not going to break any land speed records by any means, but it feels to me like it is a little under fueled, especially on the low end. I have tried adjusting the pump for more rack travel from information I have heard and seen from other folks (since this is the first pump of this style I have done any adjustments too). But the adjustments do not seem to make any difference.  The fuel filters are brand new, and all of the lines to and from the pump are all brand new as well. I have also noticed that no matter what I have done, the truck has almost virtually no black smoke, even of it is lugged down or if you plant the accelerator. I have never seen an old diesel that didnt smoke even a little, and with a little pump adjustment there should be something there, but I am not able to make a noticeable difference. Also to be clear, I am not a hot rodder looking to crank the pump to the moon and over fuel the heck out of the truck, and I am fairly knowledgeable with different fuel injection systems so I dont want you guys to think I am poking blindly at the pump looking to ruin it or anything. I am just having a hard time figuring out what my problem may be, and if any of you may be more familiar with these pumps that might have a thought or an idea as to what I could check next. Thank you in advance!

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I was always told that you had to be careful putting a maxidyne in front of the older quad/tri/duplex transmissions because they were not designed to handle the torque like a maxitorque trans was. The maxitorque was a triple countershaft trans to handle the added torque load. That being said, in reality it all depends on how it is driven. Drive it like you would if it was a thermodyne and dont lug it way down and you would probably never have a problem. 

Ive called Global a couple of times now and havent had any luck with them getting back to me. Im going to try calling them again today. I found another place to try around here, hopefully I can come up with something. 

I will check today when I get home from work. Hopefully I can see it, the tube got crunched while the truck was apart for paint (and im kicking myself in the butt for not being more careful). Ill hope for the best!

Hi everyone, I am in need of the fiberglass intake tubes that run from the air cleaner to under the hood on my 66 r600. The longer one that goes to the turbo intake pipe is broken and I need a new one, and the short one that just goes under the hood for when it is raining/snowing is cracked but I can probably fix that one up if I dont find another one. I havent been able to find one yet so if amyone has any leads to where I could buy it I would really appreciate it! Ive tried Global and havent had any luck yet unfortunately. These are the pipes I am talking about here in the pic. Thanks in advance!

5 hours ago, b615rich said:

 

Some pickup to pull that around!  How far did you go?   Great find & save!  Good luck. 

 

Thanks! We had about an hours ride on all backroads taking it slow. I wouldnt chance going on a highway like that but it handled it ok on the backroads. It was definitely heavy, that trailer empty probably weighs 7k lbs or so. It will be alot better once my 6 wheeler and lowbed are on the road this summer.

On Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 7:11 AM, stuie56 said:

if you want the 22 inch rims   ive got ten     in ny come and get them

Thank you very much for the offer! We actually just got ahold of some tires and rims this weekend, but thank you anyways

22 hours ago, Yoos Brothers Construction said:

Cool save! You gotta love R700s. I think looking at your pictures that the rears are 44 rears not 58s. the older 44s had the trunion like the 55,58 rears. Our B61 is the same way and being that that is a 69 that would be the right era for it. I see it even has Farr air cleaner I see. Great find. 

 

Thanks, Josh

Ok thank you I wasnt sure, I havent gone out and really looked to be sure  since we brought it home. And I always liked the big square air cleaners on these for some reason, I just wonder if you can still get filter elements for them, I should look into that .

21 hours ago, Timmyb said:

I think some advantages are they bolt to the outside of the frame so easier to remove. 

I've never seen any other than pictures, but being cast they might not have the cavities and rust problems of the fabricated type. 

I also suspect they would be heavier also. 

That makes sense, thanks for the info!

On Wednesday, March 09, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Timmyb said:

Nice save! She was a big unit in her day. Looks like it has what we call eagle claw suspension, the cast iron camelback. 

The doors on my r model were cactus as well. It's been the most expensive part of the build yet getting two new doors. 

Was there any advantage/disadvantage to this "eagle claw" suspension? Ive never heard of it before so im just curious. I really lucked out on doors, getting 2 complete doors rust free for 200/each. I know they are getting harder to find it seems

10 hours ago, Timmyb said:

Nice save! She was a big unit in her day. Looks like it has what we call eagle claw suspension, the cast iron camelback. 

The doors on my r model were cactus as well. It's been the most expensive part of the build yet getting two new doors. 

Was there any advantage/disadvantage to this "eagle claw" suspension? Ive never heard of it before so im just curious. I really lucked out on doors, getting 2 complete doors rust free for 200/each. I know they are getting harder to find it seems

49 minutes ago, ranchhopper said:

What a shame I didn't know you needed wheels I just took a full set of Dayton rims and spacers to the scrap yard.

Dang thats a bummer! Day late and a dollar short

Thanks guys, I cant wait to get her fixed up, I see alot of pontential left and just cant bring myself to part it out. I love the fenders too, theyre pretty heavy and whoever built them did a really nice job. A bit of polishing and they will be like brand new. We are slowly going to pick away at it over the summer. I am getting my '66 r model close to being finished so i need to wrap that one up before me and my buddy dig too deep into this one. We are hoping to have both trucks with plows on them ready for next winter to put them to a little use in their retirement. 

3 hours ago, thomastractorsvc said:

Nice save.

 

Is that you with the smile so wide you could eat a banana sideways??

Haha no that was my friends father. He spent alot of time behind the wheel of old Macks so he loves them as much as we do! 

It was on craigslist and facebook as well. Short money so I assumed it was pretty much toast but its got alot of life left still!

Hi Justin ! If you're still looking for gauges I bet that Global might have some old ones.

Mike

Good thinking! Ill have to ask them when I go up there

Looking good

As far as the pictures typically the way you take them with the phone will determine the layout if you load them on you cpu you can straighten them then upload and you should be good

Ah ok thank you! I never realized to check the orientation of the picture. Ill keep that in mind the next time I grab a few pictures

Thanks everyone! And I will definitely look into those shift pattern plates and try to get ahold of one for the dash, thank you guys for the advice and help!

Does anyone know why when I try to post pictures, some of them show up on their side, 90 degrees off? The rest of my pictures other than this one all show up on their side.

Hi is any of this still available?