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  1. Here are some pic's of my '39. I was also able to contact the original fire department and received pic's of the truck back in the day, with the firemen standing by the truck in front of the firehouse.
  2. Very helpful pic, thanks! Having a turbo and ac compressor on mine, means I have to go from underneath. I'm going to wait until I get my garage built in the next 2-3 months so I can roll underneath on a creeper instead of rolling around on the gravel I have now.
  3. It's a '31 A Coupe under the cover, and you can just see the front passenger side of a project waiting for my time '31 Ford AA dually dump. Other trucks in back of the building is a '41 Chevy dually dump, '39 Ford firetruck, and a rare "46 Chevy 1.5T dually Panel truck I just picked up. thx
  4. Exactly. My address is Poulsbo, but I'm closer to Silverdale.
  5. An AC compressor is sitting right above that area so couldn't see the number. Any other places the ID might be? Added some pic's below. thx
  6. Odd deal on my truck is that if I try to shift from neutral to first from a dead stop when the load is against the gears, something jams. The truck won't move at that point, just slip/burn the clutch. As I mentioned, you don't even feel the shifter move as you attempt the shift but it goes into the jam mode. Then you're screwed, can't pull back into first or move to neutral. Now that I'm aware of the issue, I shift to neutral before coming to a stop. If I forget, then I let the clutch out a little to get the truck in motion before I shift out of first.
  7. Pic's of the truck. The inside of the box is full wood floor and walls, too full of my shop stuff to take a picture of.
  8. I went and checked it out further. Total clutch travel is 11", pedal has resistance at ~1" depressed. Started the truck in neutral, depressed clutch and tried to shift to first, met resistance and slowly let out clutch until the shift occurred smoothly around 5" out from floor, rpm's started dropping at ~8" from floor as clutch started engaging. The truck was on fairly level ground and I tried the shift from neutral to first several times experimenting with brakes and trying to keep weight off the trans etc... It would either shift as I wrote above or would shift smoothly with the clutch at the floor. Yes, when I had the guy pull me backwards the engine was off and the front of the truck was on the downhill. The previous jam, that I was able to get out of, was about the same incline but the front of the truck was on the uphill.
  9. I hope this picture was added. I guess to add pictures to a thread, you have to upload to "gallery" and then link to the post via "My media". This is a pic as I just drove on to the Tacoma Narrows bridge. Will add other pic's of the truck later today. Thanks
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  11. A little history and a few questions. I've had my '59 B61 for 5 years or so and it was restored by the guy I bought it from. It was originally a tractor but they mounted a Stainless Steel Fruehauf box with lift gate to it. The lift gate makes this truck extremely handy, and also has foot controls so you can control the deck while steadying your load. I think the engine/trans are from a '60's R as it's a turbocharged diesel mated to a 5 speed. I moved to the Seattle area in May and just flew back to drive the Mack up. I'm retired and my hobby is vintage cars/trucks. I filled the Mack up with my shop tools/parts etc.... I don't have a CDL so I titled the Mack at 24900 GVWR so I could stay under the WA 25K gvwr requirement. The first weigh station I stopped at showed me at 23400 loaded, so that was close. The Mack had always run good for the years I had it, but I had a full service to include all new tires before I left. Nothing major was found, just fluid/filter changes and a minor radiator repair. I drove straight west on I10 from Austin to LA and then North on I5 to Seattle. There are less mountains etc... this direction then a straight diagonal and I wanted to take it easy on the Mack. It was 2500 miles and only about 300 miles extra then the more direct route so worth it for me. Mack Performance on the drive 1. Overall great! 2. Speed: Top speed is ~65mph on the flats. Low speed was 40-45 on the climbs. 3. Temp: Average ~180, Low ~ 150 in cool mornings or cruising down a 6%, High 228 climbing up a steep grade around LA and one spot in the Shastas. 4. Oil Pressure: 40-50 range Issues/Questions 1. Transmission jam - my only real problem is that the trans jammed on me twice. I was able to unjam it the first time, but the second time I had to call a guy. If I came to a stop in first on an incline and allowed the truck weight to rest against the gear before shifting to neutral or applying brakes then I couldn't get it out of first. Very strange, it didn't even seem like the stick moved at all, but internally it moved enough that the trans was no longer in first/neutral. When I let the clutch out, the clutch would burn but the truck wouldn't move. The first time I was able to muscle it out. The second time was worse and I didn't want to put anymore pressure on the stick so I called a guy. I figured I just needed to hook up a strap and have him slightly pull the Mack to get the weight off the trans and the stick would pop out, which it did. He thought there was an issue in the trans at the shifter, worn parts etc.... I'm wondering if it's just a clutch adjustment. If the clutch is fully releasing, shouldn't that take the weight off the trans? or are there some worn parts on the shifter I need to look at? 2. Throttle lock cable - The one that came with the truck didn't work so I had my mechanic friend install a new one. Unfortunately, he didn't get the brass plug at the end adjusted so it was of no use. Due to slack, the cable would only lock the pedal around 50mph. Therefore, cruise control was my foot for 2500 miles. I tried to adjust on the road, but crawling underneath and trying to reach up to it, no way. I looked at King Cruise for a cruise control but before I left, but didn't do it. Has anyone installed a King Cruise control? Worth it, or just get the throttle lock cable adjusted? 3. Book/Manual - Is there a recommend book/manuals out there for the B61 and engine/trans (along with identification info so I could ID my engine/trans)? Thanks for any info/advice!
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