garythomak

Thanks, I will check them out. Gary

Thanks again, if I get the truck I will definitely send a donation to the Mack Museum, from what I have seen it is a worthy cause in itself. Gary

Thanks for the quick replies! This will help a lot, I will get the engine number and start checking prices. I first thought a used engine might be the ticket but I will check out the kits to see what they are. The guy who was driving the truck when it started knocking said he thought it spun a rod but even if that is the case it might still be worth a rebuild. I assume you can have the crank turned if necessary. I turn a few wrenches now and then but don't have any diesel experience. I could pull the engine and hire someone to do the work after that. If I decide to buy the truck I will look at the prices and see what I can find used. In some ways I like the idea of a rebuild better, you never know what you will get and used isn’t cheap. Where did you go to do the look-up on the Vin? I can find places that do the look-up for cars but even they can't usually find anything before 1971. Did it give any more information form the VIN number such as the gearing, rears, transmission etc.? The cab is offset so must be the U model. There are two sticks, the owner said it was a six speed with a two speed aux, does that sound right? Thanks again, Gary gary@wvlogging.com

Hi everyone, I have been in Alaska for the last 25 years and have semi-retired, moving to West Virginia where I grew up. I am cutting timber to suppliment the retirement check and am looking at a tandem 1971 Mack that is for sale. It is a dump but the with a steel bbed. The motor was using a copule of gallons of oil a day and then started knocking. I have the VIN number (U685ST4866) but can't seem to find the model or much about the truck. On the door it has a chasis number U685. The guy that is selling it doesn't know much about it, he gave me the VIN from the title but said there wasn't a GVW weight, just 59,900 weight which he said was what it had been licensed for. I would appreiciate any help on finding out the model number, etc. IHe did say the motor was a 237 and a 300 would fit in it. I would appreciate any suggestions on putting a used engine in it or rebuilding the old one. I will only be using it to move my equipment (Cat 955H track loader, about 12 ton). Thanks, Gary reg@wvlogging.com