steve p

Mackpro,  I ended up replacing the engine harness but not before cleaning all the earths and reinstalling them ,replaced the auxillary soleniod along with all the engine sensors, swapped out the computer with a known working computer still the same fault ,throwing out ECM fault plus boost soleniod fault . We didn't get the ASET AC engine here in Australia .Mack Trucks Aust weren't any help at all, Grey engine amnesia????  I ended up sorting the problem by elimination , My E9 was starting to look good sitting in place of the CCRS 470, Thanks Mackpro for responding with help 

I have a active fault showing on the Co Pilot , Engine ECU, Solenoid Boost Voltage , Voltage low or shorted to battery. i have a V MAC 3 Service manual 8 211 . blink code 8-9 mentions solenoid boost voltage , can anyone elaborate more on this fault . Thanks ,Steve

Paul contact Seats R Us in Brisbane they have the dies to heat stamp the vinyal

i put a tip turbine on my 350 4v and i make 30 psi under full load ,i run a 300+ turbo and it starts making boost off idle and never had a issue with excessive exhaust temps. the only reason for going to tip turbine was the bonnet clearance to inter cooler. so i cant see why you would make more work for your self for no extra gain.

7 hours ago, AZB755V8 said:

How many years did it sit there to grow all that Green hair? It surly would be a thumper with that KTA Cummins turned up to 600HP.

Was it abandon or just enjoying retirement growing old in the arms of Mother Nature?

over 15/16 years, it was moved last year. it was pretty well rooted when i looked at it 14 years ago

Mrs Mack Paul , the RP cabs were made for extreme conditions ie sand mining 

AZB755V8 , Sorry mate some things get lost in translation between Australian sayings / slang and  the rest of the world ,for example "my mob [my family] your mob [your family] or can be a company/ business /group ," REPCO which is a parts co much like your NAPA. " Don't go to REPCO  ,that mob are a rip off" i hope that kind of explains it. Tylden Heritage also does a Bulldog similar to what is used on the rocker covers in alloy ,i haven't seen one yet to judge the quality of the item ,it is 48x 44 mm  not chromed ,$ 16.40 AUD . They also do F700 , R600 , R700 , R800 badges For $190 .00 AUD finished and chromed , i'm not trying to take business away from Barry or anyone else and i don't have anything to do with Tylden Heritage ,i know what it is like looking for hard to get items. Steve

AZB755V8  There is a mob here in Australia already making the chromed V8 badges for $155 .00 Aussie dollar or you can buy them for $55.00 unfinished. i have bought 4 for my 797, 2 for the truck and 2 spares ,they are good quality badges .i used to do high end restos and these would be up there for quality. Ian Lee w.w.w.tyldenheritage.com.au  have a gander at his site

James , they were r700's cummins powered nh270,i grew up in the territory i used to see these rigs often . that film was released in 71.

On 10/21/2017 at 11:44 PM, james j neiweem said:

Paul: Maybe you know. Saw a movie the other day called walkabout from about 1968. Was about a girl and her brother wandering around in the outback. In it they showed an R model tipper with a couple of belly dumps. On the front bumper it said left hand drive and the driver was on the left side. I guess Mack had some left hand drive trucks at one time in Aussieville. Were these imports or Aussie builds. If Aussie builds do they still make any left hand drives. If so they would be ripe for export. Trident Superliner? Wish full thinking maybe. Just started following this thread. Glad I did. Great job.

James ,there was three r733 r700's brought into the country for use on Mt Bundy mine in the Northern Territory in 67 

Vlad ,that first photo is a New Zealand built RB ,the bonnet was designed and built in kiwi land. it used the CH grille and headlight units .the bottom photo is a Series 2 Metroliner , Aus designed and built

2 hours ago, thomastractorsvc said:

I crawled around mine it looks like it had a side mount one before and the back of the trans is stamped pto and some other markings by the lower center cap on the rear of the transmission 

pull the countershaft cover and check to make sure you have a internal spline

not all 10 /12 speeds came out with the internal spline in the counter shaft to take the rear mounted pto

paul ,5/16 th for plug welding , spacings should be 1 " a part for the turret ,all other spacings 1 1/4 . like i said paul i'm only a phone call away to talk you through it  .steve

Paul, do you still have my number? I can talk you through what you need to do, as i did my apprenticeship {panel beating} repairing these old girls for Buntine.

no cyclone for us ,just the rain depression .i'm 1800 klm south of Mrsmackpaul, the cyclone hit about the middle. how you holding up Paul?

we find setting the gap at 7'16ths _1/2" and the set the free travel at 1/1/2 instead of 2" give better clutch brake engagement in r models ,thats with eaton easy pedal clutches 

which s/b 492 or me 100?

thanks paul for the comment "looks sharp" .i've got that comment a lot lately over the radio .i'd say old mate has been sucking farts out of dead dingoes to do something like that

Paul i had a 7/ 86 r ex Ampol truck that i bought for the 350 4v