JerryB

I don't see any recent post from you so if you see this don't forget to check in when you can. I got out of the hospital yesterday from a gall bladder and bleeding ulcer attack so I'm down til after they can do surgery.

96--CH

04 Vision

I had a 1963 B73 but somebody stole it at Crawfordsville, Ind a few years back and I still miss it.

hey mack frends and fello mechanics.

can someone tell me how to get the fould codes on the dashbord or how to read them.

the lichtnig simbole lichts constanly.

can i do something without a computer?

is there an aftermarked computer to read the codes and errese them?

in europe whe don`t have manny visions so whe don`t have manny experience with them.

thanks for the help.

mack4ever. Leon.

These guys will talk you through it. They told me how to cure my 04 Vision when I was in your shoes.

Hi all, actually I'm a new guy to this forum considering buying an older Mack and looking for advice, drove for a company for 30 + years but they outsourced there trucking division, now at 60 i'm finding it hard to get a decent driving job so looking at being an o/o for a few years until retirement. Over the years have driven just about every make there is but for some reason was always partial to Macks (even drove a C/O V/8 5 speed for awhile), there is a local auction comming up that has 5, 2000 Mack CH 613 day cab conventionals for sale, some specs are E-7 427 engine, 10 speed, twin screw, 180" wb, 40,000 lb rears, air suspension, ect.. I know some of you guys think i'm nuts for considering this adventure but I can't see myself flipping burgers for the other "big Macks", been reading problems with the later Macks, anybody have experience with these CH models or should I consider older yet ?? Will be pulling daily loads for that range from light to 43,000, usually under 300 mile days, any and all advice appreciated, thanks, Blue dog

I agree with hatcity. That truck is a good set up for what you want to do and should have many many miles left before it goes into your pocketbook.

Do to medical problems at home I am gona have to sell my truck.

anyone interested contact me.

That's the worst news I've heard lately.

i didn't know you could own a class 8 and still have a pickup, or anything else.........

Oh heck yeah with an EGR engine we need a big pick-up so we can get enough parts home at one time to get one more trip out of the Big Mack Attack..

That's the kinda info I am looking for!

I did some basic research and it apears that the Ford/IH Powerstroke isnt the best of the bunch. If you look up diesel mods you will see very little offered for the Powerstroke but plenty for the Duramax and Cummins. I was reading that you can lift the heads on a Powerstroke with extra boost, something that does not affect the other two. I doubt I ever will mod the engine, BUT that is a good indicator of engine durability. And out of the three the Cummins appears to be the best (No surprise there). I want to avoid the crappy EPA nonsense and the 2006 dodge did come with the Megacab so there is potential there. If I were rich I would get both a Chevy dually with an Allison and a Dodge dually with the 6 speed. But since I aint, I would go with a Chevy/GMC 3500 (not a dually) and Allison auto. I guess you could say its my starter truck.

I like the Megacab but would that prevent you from towing a goose neck trailer? That is an option I want to keep open.

As for driving around the city: The dually is quite wide, not a problem for me in the least but the streets here are narrow. And I don't really need that much carrying capacity. Length is no problem, I already drive all over in an extended 3500 GMC Savanna van which is a few inches shorter then a full size pickup. And yes I can find parking for it in Manhattan! It would also not be able to squeeze into my driveway, this is Queens, homes were built on top of each other before automobiles were common. And the most lame part of living in NY is they force you to enclose the bed with a cap if its a heavy duty pickup and the unladen weight is over 5000 pounds (So no stacks). NY state really sucks sometimes. I am jealous of you guys in states with lax vehicle registration laws (gun laws too :-).

Thaddeus I had a 2005 F350 Powerstroke and traded it back in for a 2006 Megacab Dodge w/Cummins & auto trans due to problems with the Powerstroke and love the Dodge. The Cummins gets much better fuel mileage and so far the only problem I've had with the Dodge was a busted AC condenser. The short bed is no problem for my gooseneck and I pull around 12,000-14,000 payload when I load it.

holy canolie I hope we aren't seeing a repeat of days gone by coming up again. I still have the EGR plate in mine and haven't had a prob with plugged cooler and still no codes. The bearing went out in my fan hub and I've had to replace 1 headlight bulb outside of regular service since these guys talked me through the EGR and turbo problems I was having.

I'm glad to hear good reports like that. MackPro has given me a lot of valuable information that I was unable to purchase from my local Mack shop. When and if I ever do get close to his place I want him to check my ride out for sure especially after hearing him and bigen carry on.

The Mack shops in Houston, Beaumont, and Cleveland, Texas will screw you in a heartbeat and they don't have Mack mechanics anyway. They charge you $150 for hooking up the computer plus $100+ per hour to tell you they don't have the slightest clue WTF is wrong with your truck. MackPro and some others like fjh and rhasler have helped me more with my truck right here from this forum than all the dealers around home combined.

I've been side swiped twice by drivers on the phone while driving so my pet peeve is drivers who screw up traffic while they blabber on a phone. If I had drivers I would find a phone jammer for the truck so their phone only worked when the parking brake is applied.

My other pet peeve is APU units with the exhaust pointed directly out the right side so I get my neighbor's stinking APU exhaust and noise.

BTW--Irish Spring is good but it makes me burp alot.

Having prices that are in line would be an excellent first step.

I sure hate when people join this site solely to "hawk their wares".

My vote: Ban him.

Rob

I'll second that motion. BAN him

I was headed home from the Piston Power Show at the IX Center in Cleveland Ohio and thought I'd take a short video of my 1959 B-67 cruising down the highway.

Enjoy

Tom

Thanks for posting that Tom I like hearing it. I've driven most any make and power train but my fondest memories and most enjoyable trucking of my life was with my 1956 B model.

also when bolting down pump hand tighten all bolts then tighten oil cooler bolts first then water pump bolts if not housing will crack every time.

I know a die hard who learned that the hard way........

your air pressure could be causing this.. On all our trucks the fan is engaged when engine is cranked and stays engaged until the air pressure raises to around 60-70 pounds.

Y'all don't want to break down here. somebody has to pay for this

That even looks expensive so I'd be afraid to ask the rates. Last time I went over my insurance policy my agent ask if I was interested in wrecker coverage. I never heard of it before and I thought he was kidding but I don't think he was kidding now.

Yup and notice there all driving older reliable rigs?!!!!!!!!!!!! Hummmmmmmmmm! Whats up with that!

yep I noticed that too. The nearest wrecker company to me has a couple of 1990 Petes with mechanical Cat engines and a couple of older IHC with mechanical Big Cam Cummins engines.

No doubt! LOL!..........so hows the road treating you? havent seen you on in awhile.....Mark

Hello Mark life is good. I lucked up on a short haul last week that pays better than over the road so I'm gonna shuffle chemicals a whole 83 miles one way now so I might get to be around here a little more often. A couple of months back I leased to a company from Kearney, NJ and they've got some good rates. I know somebody is going to cut us before long but I'll be smiling until then.

I saw where you blind sided around the dumpster and had a good laugh about that. Sometimes we have to laugh at what the customer expects from us or else we'll have to cry about it. I hope you're drawing all aces--Jerry

Man thats rough! but S**T happens! don't mean ya gotta like it though!.......my one and only experience with a wrecker cost me a little over $800.00 for a little less than 20 miles! i have always thought maybe i was in the wrong business!......Mark

wreckers around here are legalized rape nowadays. Most get $350 for hook-up plus minimum $5 per mile on long pulls. On short pulls they get anywhere from $125 to $300 per hour plus the $350 hook-up, if they pull the trailer with you it goes up from that.

a few months back I paid $750 for a 275 mile tow and thought he cut me a deal. He didn't wrecker it-- he brought a double drop and hauled me in.

We ordered a new mailbox a few weeks ago,finally came in yesterday,got it painted put together,just have to "mack" it up a little bit,before i put it up.............Mark

thats kool but we better up your fuel button and put in a few rpm shims if you expect overnight service

ya gota love it

new screen

12 gallons of coolant

just to tighten a clamp

don't feel bad. Last week my buddy stopped in Shreveport and filled up with fuel then got over to the 140 mile marker about 135 miles and it went dead and wouldn't start back. He called and had it wrecker back to Fruitliner Shreveport. After running up a $1000+ wrecker bill and $600+ shop bill they found somebody had stole his fuel while he was eating supper. He's an old hand out here and should have known to check the fuel flow but he screwed up this time.

chased down my pump.

there is a large hose behind the Y about 2 inch appears to b coming from there

yeah that's the one rhasler was talking about going from the oil cooler to the waterpump it might only need the clamps tightened.

Goes to show even i can be proven wrong! used to think there was no such thing as too big (boobiewise) saw this picture,changed my mind!..........Mark

good god Mark have some mercy on us. I went cross eyed and couldn't see anything for at least 5 minutes after I saw your picture post

I've had the hose between the oil cooler and the back of the water pump assembly leak before even after reassembling with new silicone hose. I made sure to clean all of the metal pipe connections before putting it back together. I ended up using black rubber EPDM hose and all new clamps before it stopped. I've also seen several cases where the coolant was coming from the connection for the air compressor near the front left side of the front cylinder head or from the thermostat housing/hose and running down the block.

I have this problem every year when the weather starts cooling down. My most recent aggravating cold leak was the one rhasler has described on the water pump inlet pipe. I've noticed if I use only silicone hose and put a little grease on the nipple so the hose slides on and seats easier I don't have so many problems.

I'm still breathing. Been busy with work and school. Mainly work! Working 40 plus hours a week 6 days a week. Been out training with a trainer and going to be home every night and doing short hauls. Pulling a van of course! Between work and school I don't have time for hardly anything.

sounds like you have more than a full dance card but we know it takes hard work to get ahead so I'm pulling for you and hope the best. Good luck and give us an update when you can-Jerry

George iowa nw corner of the state

looks good and welcome aboard. Jerry