JerryB

Welcome in Mackie. I like your home.

I think the auto trans is gonna be your downfall with a Mack. I called my local Mack dealer early this morning and have them doing a search for any Mack sleeper with auto in their system and so far he hasn't called me back so I called to see if he forgot and he claims he hasn't located one yet.

If it was me I would try to find a truck with a pre EGR engine in order to stay away from the EGR headache. Up to a 2002 is pre-EGR and it's not really that big of a deal to convert a tandem into a single axle. I don't think you're nuts, it sounds like you have a pretty good idea. A 350 or 427 Mack will get comparable fuel mileage to the F450 on the load description you gave.

Gambi I run Morris fairly often so is Northern Mack close to Morris? I usually go in off Rte 47 or from US6 but I think it's exit 122 if I were on I-80.

You aint kidding. I'm glad the Jolly Green Giant didn't slip by and pull a pin on Gambi's grenade load. The local parts man wanted $2650 for your turbo. I think that's too high for an off market but it's brand new. Brand name is US Turbo from Indie.

''If I'd have known sooner we could have lured bigen in there to buy the beer and maybe talked him into put the pump on while we told him "you aint gonna believe this" stories..

That's good news and we love good news. That's a good price too.

I saw a new seat I gotta have. It's super sized and sits like a lounger for $650 at Frootliner Little Rock.

Do you have your part number? I had hell getting Mack to honor warranty because they didn't install my turbo. So far I get the best price on parts with Chicago Mack at exit 282A on I-55. The Houston Mack house is a rip off.

I don't know either but that sounds pretty good. The way TMC, Maverick, and Western Express cut the rates out from under us years ago the best we could get was a buck a mile out of Phoenix or SLC and Amarillo was a dead spot at any price. The tank runs about $1.70-$1.80 truck money. I love the no tarp and no chains in the blizzard best. Is your turbo passing oil or what happened to it? mine went out twice, it blew the seals once and broke the shaft once. I fell back in love with the old gal after fjh and MackPro talked me through fixing the things that had never been done to upgrade it. The dealer I bought it from claimed all the updates were done but when Bruce gave me the update list it was clear none of them had been done. It's a whole different truck now.

If it don't work out better soon holler and we'll try to get you under a tank if you want to. I'm still taking anywhere from 1800 to 3500 every Friday after all expenses and home every 4 to 5 days. If you mention your wife like that you better watch out for the skillet.

n. Hi bigen. I'll check if not I saw some cartridges on ebay the other day. I've been running like mad since we fixed the water problem. Do you have any tanker experience? or could you fake having a couple of years?

Gambi I think I was near your place the other day. I had to carry a power steering pump to the other truck. He was broke down at the Love's at La Salle. bigen one of the last flatbed loads I took some equipment to the Moffat railroad tunnel just west of Denver and the switchbacks and grades were okay but the dirt road was a bummer.

It's a shame alright. So far I've seen those signs in Il. Mo, Tx and La.

If I were you and it's not broke I wouldn't fix it. The reason I originally blocked mine was because I didn't want to clean it again one day or replace it when it cracks. When it clogged cost several hundred dollars to clean and then when it cracked I think it was about $1300 just for the cooler. The engine runs fine blocked with no codes but maybe I'm just having a fool's luck with mine. These Mack doctors are gonna find a cure just hang on.

maybe it's true about ignorance being bliss because all I did was put the plate in and haven't had any problem at all. Before the plate was put in I had to clean the cooler once and had to replace the cooler once due to exhaust leak into coolant system. I'd like to strip off the excess baggage too so let us know how it comes along. Thx-Jerry

Yeah it's been rattling around in my head for a long time. I ran across a good deal on a new turbo so I bought it and put it under my bed. Some guy on ebay had bought a garage and the turbo was in the parts room still in the Mack box brand new so I gave him $500 for it. I forgot to tell you guys that Mack sent my refund for the failed turbo. I had bought it brand new from Mack and it only made it 6100 miles then failed. They inspected it at Memphis, Tenn and said it had seized a bearing so they sent me a check for $3400. That has raised my opinion of Mack considerably. No troubles since fjh and MackPro talked me through the coolant pushing problem so I'm hammer down with a smile from ear to ear. Since it's not practical to un-EGR our motors then I think I'll run the EGR motor til it dies then put a mechanical 427 in.

now we're cooking.

I never thought of that. I can see where there's a problem.

don't look at it that way post about it anyway. I don't think anybody here thinks you're a posting whore. I read all your threads because we have a lot of similar probs/interest and the guru guys give good clear answers and always help. I wish Mack or the repair manual publishers would hire folks like fred and MackPro to sit down and show them how to write manuals and what to put in them.

I might try it when business slows down. Right now we're pretty busy so I'd either have to get another truck to cover my haul or or give up the lease.

what I'd really like to know is if it's practical to switch the present computer out with an older model 460 (pre-EGR) then removing the EGR system and use and old style turbo.

I'd like to know too. ...can that VGT crap be programmed out of the computer or no?

yessir after the cooler tank was added I've been doing some serious business. So far so good. I run 2 trucks with no probs except the probs I had with mine but the other truck is a 97 CH w/350. That son of a gun is bullet proof and my son makes a round every time I do.

I have an 04 Vision with 460 that gets 5.8 to 6.2 grossed out at 79,500 to 80,000 and abiding by speed limits. If I run above 1500-1550 rpm it drops down to 5 mpg or less.