609albert

Anyone have any knowedge on a mack 475 turbo diesel with a 5 speed manual trans(in a fire truck, R model) .Is it a good engine ,any problems etc. ?

the orginal Roto Rays rotated much slower than the new verisons ,my fire dept .has one on the new ladder tower ,was a $22OO.OPTION and they do get the driving public Attension. Also back before even the Roto Ray lights ,their was the Exhaust whistle ( a device placed in the exhaust pipe before the muffler ) I have one on my 54LS85 MACK and it really screams when operated.

and green for the money you'll put into it

try Matt Phalfs in CT.he had a couple LS at his place for parts , his ad on this site , Also Cal Little in PA. I'll get his # tomorrow .

redmackfan glad you where able to get some of the parts you needed ,will keep you busy cleaning up

I have a 54 Mack with the 707 gas engine ,I was told to use 15w40 motor oil ,should it be detergent

or non-detergent oil type? thanks

Is your B gas or diesel? air brake?

I have a 54 mack with the 707 gas engine,I was told to use 15w40 motor oil ,should I use a detergent

or non detergent type oil ?

that's a great looking truck ,hope someone grabs it, if it was closer I'd take a look at her.

At that price I think he's going to keep it.

Are these tail lights on a cast bracket and are the lights in a chrome housing ,the lense was round and the outer plastic ring was reflective. I also tried to locate this type of light for my 54 mack, I think they where a Dietz brand ,couldn't find a decent set. If any place to find them it might be Macungi Pa. truck show.

a diesel mechanic told me not to use ether, but instead use WD 40, it works

also that's a nice pole building you have , we have a 42x52 Morton and are in the process of putting up an addition 42x60 for more MACKs of course.

just wondering if BECK built the Cinninatti cab.

yes ,I saw it looks kind of beat and I would like a good fire body with it, not many around.

Don ,you are the authority on the C models ,I meet you at the summer convention in n.j. , I'm still looking for a R model pumper to go with my LS85 . Al from n.j.

don't know where your macks are ,but we need someone to start a national registrarty on at least the macks

I know I got off track with the Hall -Scott engine ,but the hood on an LS85 is 46'' long in the center and pumper with the H-S are about 11''longer.

I would bet that with the 1250 pump, you'll have a hall-scott engine ,and with that engine the hood is 11''longer that a'L' with the 707 c.i. mack , I'll measure my hood tomorrow.

my fuel tank is at the rear of the truck under the frame and has a the standard mechanical pump on the engine.

the LS 125 is that the hall-scott engine? 1000 or 1250 gpm pump ? at this point I can't even guess what the switch does,but I would like to know also.

looks like 2 wires on the switch ,1 has to be power ,the other to the light and taps off (if you have 2 brake lights). the easiest way I have found to solve electrical problems is with a temporary jumper, run a wire to a battery ,put an alagator clip on the other end ,take it back to the switch and clamp on 1 or the other studs ,before doing all this, check if the truck is run on positive ground or negative .if it is negative (like most MACKS) connect jumper to a negative terminal.

carl really hit the target on the restoration and be careful you don't make a museum piece ,that might take the fun out of the ' hobby'.

do the fender lights have red lenses? my first mack (a 47 ) they came on with the headlights. your wiring might have been changed if not orginial wiring.

not withstanding ,we did go overboard on the resto, but I wanted a Fire Engine that was going to be dependable ,etc. and I was only going to do 1 truck at that time,

(since then if I see a good 'R' model the 'L' might have a friend). And also it what YOU want, and yes I'll never get the $ back we have into the rig ,but that's fine.....

could be 2 possible items ,bad brake light switch , brake light housing not making contact with the body, (macks had a positive ground system) ,also are the bulbs o.k. and check the wiring. let us know what you find causing the trouble.