davehummell

I got up today to look at the engine it is a 285 hp. tip turbine block plate states it is a 1979 engine but it also has a pedigree sticker on the rear valve cover and t676 and 4-85 . Will this fit under my hood with the intercooler mounted the way it is. The guy said he will start it for me on Monday. He has about 5 or 6 675s from real early on up and I seen 2 or 3 two stick trans laying around. I was wondering how heavy this engine would be I know my forklift will lift it but I'm just wondering.

Yes I bought it with the 673 and 10 speed already in it. Do you have to modify the 673 bellhousing or flywheel?

Thank you for getting back to me. IT's the larger trans that is for the diesel engine. Didn't I see pictures of you drilling on a flywheel on a boring machine was that for your truck?

Hi I have a chance to get a low mile 675 engine I haven't seen the plate to tell what year but I want spin on oil filters. Now I am thinking about putting it in my b 42 to replace the old 673 .I am looking for info. on the whole job . I am going down to the mack show if anyone has this setup I would like to see it. I have a duplex will this work ok? I have pulled loads with the 675  and this is just a single axle flatbed it should run along fairly well. How bout you freightrain  was there any little parts that was a pain to get?

Thank you I tried the phone this morning and no good must of been some glitch in the system.

Boy I hope so I have a 2 and 1/2 hour drive I would be pissed if I drove down there and nothing going on. How bought it anyone is it on? Thank you

Years ago I got a call from a car repair garage that they took in an old 53 ford dumptruck and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with the steering  so I took a look and the steering was so stiff it was worse than loosing your powersteering in a big truck. The owner  and his father  before him never greased the front end. That was one of the worse king pin jobs I had ever done. That family was something his sister bought a new Toyota car and never changed the oil she showed up at the garage and wondered why there was noises coming from the engine no oil !

I read that someone stated outside handles from a 47-51 chevy truck is the same as my handles on my 58 b. My question is has anyone tried it and is there any other options other than having them rechromed. A few years ago I restored a 1934 vld Harley and the nickel and chrome was really expensive.

It is nice to get something repaired in a timely manner and not having to rob a bank to pay for it. The lady there probably knows more about pumps than a lot of mechanics today. My buddy asked about a problem with his pump on a 410 loader-backhoe and she told him all about the things that go wrong on a rusamaster.

There was an old kw or pete at Harford truck show with I think the same style engine? 

Tom out to that injection place there is a woman at the counter and I think just the one guy I never got his name. If you call at about 4:30 I got the guy and he was good to talk to he didn't talk down to me. the phone number is 800-326-9785. I have bought parts off airbrake in the past but them and heavy duty parts always slip my memory. I see in you picture the shoes are bolt on back in the day I got pad kits from McGeorge's and you had to bolt them on the bolts were brass bolts.

I was wondering if there was someplace that did that sort of thing in todays throwaway thinking. I used to deal with franconi's and they would do all kind of relining of brakes and clutches. Back in the day around here when the stripings was  still big I used to reline shovel brakelinings for different coal companys when I worked at Cleveland bros.

Larry how or what did you do to make the clutch work on your change over to the 237? I figure you used a twin disc clutch?

When I quit doing the 1000 yard benchrest comp. I sold my rifle to a fireman that was at ground zero he talked a little about that day and the days after. He was injured and is disabled his lungs are screwed up from all that dust in the air. He admitted that he lost firemen from his station and it haunt's him to this day. What a thing to live with.

I started using black beauty it cuts rust and paint and last pretty good in my blast cabinet. you use glass bead if your doing pistons or some other parts that the surface is critical. For my pressure pot outside I always use the black beauty.I found the ground glass is good but after a time it really gets dusty. 

I have fresh fuel I keep steeling it out of the truck for my other tractors when i'm to lazy to run out to get 5 or 10 gallons.anything with fuel gets fuel additives. Yesterday I had a talk with a guy at a different injection shop told me the slip drive is shot he said he's been fixing injection pumps for 40 years and he seen and heard macks acting just the same as mine good news I have a pump ass. that the only good thing is that slip drive and some of the governor parts. I just wish I could take the governor of without taking the whole pump off.I guess I have seen stuff like this but I seem to forget people tell me you did this for me or I made parts for them and I don't remember any more. Back in the 70's I worked at a fleet garage and I worked on r's and f's with the 675's 

They have or had a big boy up at Scranton steamtown setting on a siding. When we went up they had steps set up to see in the cab that was 6 or 7 years ago

I have an low idle problem with my 673 engine.When I first start it up I have to pull out the hand throttle to about 800 rpms or it will shut down, after it runs long enough to warm up it will idle at 700 rpm when I back out the idle screw to lower the speed it will hunt a little bit and stall it will not stay running under 700 rpm it don't help shifting I would hope I can fix this without taking the pump up to charley at Dunmore injection. new fuel filters new fuel lines injectors were checked all 6 were good. It runs fine and dandy down the road enough power for me but it is bugging me about the idle. If anyone can think of anything here is a big thank you. Dave

I will see that truck sunday and if I can I will find out who own's it.

I talked to him at a couple of shows and I can't remember only he lives in the bunk it has a kitchen and shower and I think air conditioning. He has two really old trucks he takes to the shows he will be at Harford I will ask about the mack.

That yellow b model has a late model running gear under it and a different cab air ride homemade by the owner. He will be at the Harford show in sept.

Heavy gunner your right that isn't a 250 or 292 valve cover i't been years back when I had the chevy engines.