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  1. Hazard Fraught has improved, but they still have a lot of junk. Their 4-ton floor jack seems good - don't know if will lift 4 tons.
  2. What attachment points are you using with blue stand? A shop I worked in had an overhead rail-mounted electric chain hoist that helped flipping and rotating and moving these beasts around.
  3. I suspected transmission issues when the truck was jacked up for hauling it to the shop - water dripping off the output shaft. But it was, "clean and clear water so maybe it was just a little rain water sitting on top of the case. And how much water could there be?" The input shaft didn't turn... maybe it was simply jammed between two gears??? I pulled the duplex cover before its drain plug, to see how much just to see how much oil there was. Water's heavier than oil so it'll be bottom. The top picture shows water, not oil. I'm going to rebuild the transmission - hopefully nothing requires crazy torque numbers. 450ft-lb will be tough.
  4. I'm on it. Wednesday Jan., 3rd. Now I have to buy a couple more manuals.
  5. How about some pictures of that engine stand? Has to be a beast. Working outside during inclement weather - brake jobs during snow storms. Twice.
  6. So Mack-to-Mack engine to transmission bolt pattern is fairly consistent? Transmission input shaft length is generally not an issue with Mack-to-Mack swaps? Just pulled the transmission drain plug - no oil, but gallons of water! Not sure what the plan was! Replaced the water with mineral spirits and with lots of scrubbing got everything moving. I guess I didn't take a before picture of the transmission (just the duplex).
  7. Here's what I found: 283hp E6 out of a 1981 Mack RD600 2,800lbs It runs but should be rebuilt Intake valve springs broken Cylinder wear $750 $900 shipping My only concern is installing it in my B61. Mating it to the transmission and front crossmember? Fuel injection lines were removed but...
  8. Cost of shipping heavy stuff can kill the deal. I had a B46 shipped from Maine to Florida. Cost wasn't too bad - around $1 per mile. It wasn't the only thing being hauled. The hauler liked the attention and said he could have sold it several times.
  9. Pulled the engine yesterday. An d yes, that counter-weight is a fifth wheel plate - the round plate was for the lifting airbag. Transmission appears original - dated August 12 1953
  10. I'm considering buying something newer. I'll look at E6/EM6.
  11. All the stud are 9/16-18 x 6.75". A few are little rust-pitted, and a few more show minor marks from using vise-grips. I was able to easily remove the nuts on all but one of the eight studs that unscrewed from the block. I'm confident the studs will torque up.
  12. But... It's probably cheaper than an electric conversion Probably
  13. I'm finding a lot of things look good until looking at the details: Cylinder head studs & nuts My 673 uses 9/16-18 x 6.75" PAI has the 6.75" length... but only in 5/8-18, nuts too. Pistons, liners and head gaskets Pistons... maybe. If the 673 pin diameter is 2" and 15:1 or 17:1 compression Liners - all seem to be for use with the Fire Ring heads & gaskets Head gaskets - Only for 20 stud heads/block. I found a set of 18 stud gaskets - $375. Fuel injection Don't know if the injection tubes leak. Water got in #4 cylinder somehow? PAI has replacement tubes, but do the fit? It's easy to spend a lot of money before knowing what I need and what's available. It's hard to get dimensions of new parts. I'd like to rebuild it just because I like this stuff. But not if I can't get the parts I need for a nice, quality rebuild of the engine and accessories.
  14. Head gaskets seem to be the biggest issue. PAI only list 20-stud gaskets.
  15. Cylinder #4 is rust-pitted. PAI has a lot of parts for the E6 with notes that include the END673. Except for the head gaskets, most pieces-parts "look" correct. Are the major components for the END673 and the E6 comparable?
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