Underdog

You and I must be out of touch, Rob. I don't much like any of the TRICK MY TRUCKS from the TV show. I rather like to see a practical vintage work truck.

Looks like maybe a B-71.

That truck was done a few years ago on TRICK MY TRUCK

We still got a few shows left this season!!! Why you trying to bum me out? BTW missed you at Macungie this year. I am gonna try to make Winchester next month.

I prefer my F models without frosting.

The smoke laws in NJ are total BS. As long as your truck meets emission specs for the year it was built, I say take 'em to court and fight every ticket. If you have an '03 how can your truck meet '07 specs? Even if the state wants to lower the opacity level, older trucks should be grandfathered.

some of my personal pics from the show...

My F and a friend's DM

A good shot of the new wheels and exhaust

My dog was sooo excited to be there...

Me too. Makes my mother wish she would have kept the baby instead of the afterbirth.

Actually the cab is shifted 11 inches to the left from centerline as the standard R series is. It was very nice when doing curb work from a mixer, or close proximity dump truck work.

Rob

Leave it to Rob to make sense of any situation... That was a close one, thanks for talking me down, Rob.

Gregg

Does anyone know why the DM Macks have the hood shifting to the right hand side? Is there a reason why these truck were designed this way? Thanks in advance!

That is an interesting point of view! I always considered the hood in the middle and the cab off to the left! Everything I have known up to this point in my life has been thrown into question! My head is going to explode

Gregg (I think!?!)

Grant, I have a line off the governor on my thermodyne F- model to supply the shutterstat. I think it was done this way to save a long run from the tank. I hope this helps with your mystery.

Gregg

Hi there Underdog-where've you been for so long?

Greetings! You know how it goes, busy, busy, busy. Not much free time to chat. I have been trying to get my F-model in shape to make some shows this summer, and I have actually been running the road pretty hard this year, work broke loose after New Years and hasn't slowed down. That's a big change from last year. One of these years I will step into the 21st century and get a laptop so I can check in while I am in the truck.

I would not give one penny to Progressive insurance. It is wise to know the politics of companies you do business with. Although I wouldn't mind having Flo over for afternoon tea.(wink,wink)

Mackmann I am surprised OOIDA even quoted you. I have checked with them several times over the years and they will not cover my dump trailer due to the increased liability of rollover.

Here is my current agent, good service and a competitive rate:

Ed Konopki, Jr. @

Eastern Insurance Group

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-7980

phone 570-819-2000

fax 570-819-4000

This year I am under $3,000 for liability and phys. damage. I am under permanent lease so I don't have cargo insurance. I think you will find that cargo insurance is required as per federal regs.

When I got my '63 F-model it had 2 12 volt batteries and a broken post on the series-parallel switch, so I decided to eliminate the switch and wire the starter direct 12 volt. I reasoned that money saved on a new switch could be spent on replacing the 24 volt starter motor with a 12 volt unit if needed. So far though I have not spent that money, as the 24 starter cranks fine on 12 volts.

Also, for ease installing electrical accessories and to avoid confusion with jumper cables,etc. I converted to negative ground. The starter is not polarized, and as I recall the voltmeter and fuel gauge wires are swapped for neg. ground. I used the Mack Service manuals for my upgrades as they have all the schematics for 12 or 24 volt start systems as well as pos. and neg. ground systems.

Hi guy's ,this was the 1st time I attended Macungie ,went on friday,but in 2011 we'll go on saturday ,(more trucks and vendors) it was a great show.

Try to make it Friday AND Saturday! This year was my first time at the Reunion picnic and it's a great time to hang with friends and meet new ones! Plus if you stay close by you can maximize your time on Saturday. Lots to see- almost 600 trucks this year!

The only disappointment was that I didn't run into Doug Maney. Fantastic show this year and it was my first time at the family reunion. You are correct sir, a good time had by all ! Don't forget the music, too, provided by CITIZEN'S BAND RADIO who not only rocked Friday and Saturday but travel in their own vintage bus ! How appropriate for the ATCA meet.

Irishflyer,

I have a 2000 vision 427 with 1,055,000 miles and counting. The cam was done at 720,000. Other than that, a set of cylinder heads and bottom end bearings over the years. This truck is very reliable and I have no doubt it will serve me another million miles.

A simple fix on air ride suspension is the correct ride height. There is a specific measurement for this and any change to ride height will affect driveshaft angle and cause a vibration.

Just got my first truck and need some help. I got a 1-1 code and don't know what it means, also I don't know if it's related to that but the EMI light comes on for a second when rpm goes right over 14, I noticed it does it on 8th and last 10th gear. Truck is a 99 CH with a E7. Any help would be great.

On my E-TECH engine a 1-1 code indicates a voltage issue with the oil pressure sensor. Oil pressure is probably OK, just an electrical fault with the wiring or sensor.

Ya know, if you went with the clear tube idea between the fittings, then drove the truck in cold, humid weather before long you could tell the level of ice in the air brake system. Of course this may be beneficial cause the brakes would not overheat and fading could be kept to a minimum.

Maybe that is something me and Other Dog should seek a patent on.

See how smart I be? This prolly makes me a double geeeeenieous!!

Maybe now I can get my own Nobel Prize, (since they just give them away nowadays).

Rob

You have inadvertently tipped your hand, Rob. If you were truly of Nobel prize caliber in the genius genus, then you would also be aware that AL GORE (Nobel prize recipient) has already determined that in the very near future there will be NO ICE available to cool our brakes, due to global warming.

I think you should be making a trip to Wisconsin soon

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I certainly appreciate all the responses, and I did have my mind made up to keep what I've got. HOWEVER, this latest development deserves further consideration.......

Thank you one and all for the responses. If I must choose one answer from the three provided I am going with the moisture separator, judging by the location in the system. Besides, my JEANYOSOSITY tells me it is so.

Gregg

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As for you, I need to put you in a metal box in the darkest corner UNDER my basement. I don't want little Maggie to see you and have bad dreams. YOU IS SCARY !!!

sorry...I know I need help. This is a serious topic, not "Odds and Ends". As you know, the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem, so I guess i'm well on my way then.

Some of history's greatest artists were considered to be eccentric during their lives. Only when they are gone is the genius truly appreciated...

Life is only as serious as you allow it to be. You gotta be a little crazy or you might go insane!

Gregg

A frameless trailer puts your pivot point across the rear axle, much lower to the ground than on top of the framerails of a frame type trailer. There are no pins & bushings to wear out or service at the rear of a frameless. Also you have a tripod stabilizing the front half of the trailer, rather than relying solely on the hoist and two pins. Side loading the hoist increases the chance for piston failure. At the very least the pins & bushings wear faster, and loose pins at the hoist or at the rear inceases your chance of an unintended side discharge.

I think its a moisture separator. I remember Gearheadgirl posing a similar picture of a mystery component from her B model. Turns out its a moisture separator which was used in the days before air dryers. It should have three ports, an input, output and a moisture drain that might be a hose barb. Hers was located on the rear near the axle(s). If you decide to plumb an air dryer into the system, you can do away with this device (if description is correct).

That is what I thought, and purge is activated by brake application. Since I have installed an AD-9 air dryer I will put this Wagner unit in the box marked "posterity".