Wobblin-Goblin

I agree with the part about the oil bath being the superior method for filtering and cleaning the intake air. The only reason the industry changed over to dry element replacement filters is speed and ease of maintenance when maintaining entire fleets of trucks.

Think about it, what's the difference in time between servicing an oil bath filter vs. replacement filter? Five minutes? If you're servicing 100 trucks, that five minutes is now 8.5 hours, an entire day's worth of labor. That's why truck manufacturers switched.

For the person with just one truck, the extra five minutes doesn't matter, which is why I've left the oil bath filter on my B61.

All I need is ONE sleeve for my 711. This guy at JobbersInc in Philly says he's got one Mack 711 engine "kit" left and he won't break it up. It has, and I quote:

"pistons, sleeves in .012 oversized, outside diameter (not sure what that means), rod bearings, main bearings, thrust washers. Need to locate ringset yet. you could use yours."

I asked about the rings, and he said, "I've got some in another warehouse and I'll throw those in." Wouldn't rings already be a part of a "kit" and not have to be "thrown in?" 

Also, I asked about head gaskets, and he said pretty much the same thing about finding a couple and throwing them in. If he's so adamant about not "breaking up the kit," why aren't rings and head gaskets already a part of it?

He wants $3,950.00 for it all and my spidey senses are going off. What if I buy this stuff and have it shipped only to find some of it (like those rings and gaskets he will "throw in") isn't for a 711?

http://www.jobbersinc.com/mack.htm

They are claiming they have parts I need for my B61, but don't take credit cards and all sales are final with no returns for any reason. Is that typical? 

What's the engine?

On 10/5/2017 at 6:20 PM, bwoolbr said:

Nice LTL.  15k sounds fair.  

Have you guys seen this Bmodel?

https://nh.craigslist.org/hvo/d/1963-mack-81-dump-truck/6290647805.html

 

 

DAYUM.

Mack built trucks in California?

15 hours ago, mrgumby said:

have you tried here http://www.jobbersinc.com/mack.htm

Bookmarked. Thank you.

The injector malfunctioned and burned a hole in it.

I have everything but the liner now. 

1951 LJ Mack with a sleeper. 220 Cummins.

I've been there a couple of times. It's more like a club now, which is pretty cool in its own right. A bunch of old codgers get together on Wednesdays and have coffee and pastries and shoot the **** for a couple hours in the morning. The very last Super Liner "End of the Line" is there, as is a bunch of other stuff, but from what I've been told, the vast majority of trucks has been gone for a while now.

I was never a fan of Super Liners back in the day, but I have to say that the one in Canterbury at Yaworski's museum is absolutely gorgeous. A stunningly handsome truck.

I'm going to start using Howe's from now on. 

I had been using the silver bottle diesel kleen for a couple years in my 711. Last fall a piston melted because (presumably) an injector malfunctioned and wasn't spraying fuel properly. Not being a mechanic, I can't say what caused the injector to do that, so I'm not blaming the additive, but I was hoping that good fuel with a good additive along with regular filter changes would give me reliability out of this engine.

So, is the silver bottle additive good stuff (it is plentiful and can be found at NAPA and Wal-Mart around here), or is there something else that I should be using to treat the diesel in my B61 (and 7.3L and 5.9L Powerstroke and Cummins engines)?

Just got the piston out today.

1 hour ago, h67st said:

Those new frame rails look plenty beefy. Do you use this truck to make a living?

Yes. I own a construction company and have four trailers that I tow equipment and forms on.

I simply used old conveyor belt material. Cut it the way I wanted in a big shear.

Yes, the "splitter" is an OD transfer case. Not sure of the manufacturer. It's either a US Gear or Gear Vendor.

BTW, the first pic is about five or six years old. The sheet metal doesn't look nearly as good now (especially the rocker panels), so I'm planning on having the cab re-done and painted. The paint on the hood and roof is peeling off pretty badly.

On 4/5/2017 at 4:12 AM, Dirtymilkman said:

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/hvo/6037186633.html

Looks nice...but a 237 in an '85?

If they're talking pickup frames, they've already switched to fully boxed frames. Filling them full of holes defeats the entire purpose of going boxed.

(I am not a fan of boxed frames, just stating the obvious)

6 hours ago, terry said:

I think you have to change rears only if you went with a different transmission, a 237 works real good in place of a 711 or 673 engine.   terry

Ahhhh. Now I remember that. You're right.

8 hours ago, Dirtymilkman said:

Where are you located? I'm in MN and my cousin has a motor here with a 5 speed bolted to it. Motor has less than 100,000 on it. I can't remember if it's a 237 or 300. But I know hes not married to it. 

I'm from CT. I spent a little time researching switching over to a 237 or 300 and found out rear ends would have to be swapped, too, if I went that route. As much as I would like the extra power of a Maxidyne under the hood, I'm not sure I'd want to add that much work to the job (of getting it back on the road) unless there were no other options.

Having said that, thank you for mentioning it and don't take this as me saying "no," I'm saying "I'm not that desperate...yet."