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  1. JoeH
    Did mechanic set the heads down on a table and crush the injector nozzle tips? Common for injector nozzles to stick into the fire chamber a little...
  2. JoeH
    Certainly saves a lot of money if your retired trucks can be parted out to keep your other trucks rolling.
  3. JoeH

    Dm6856s

    JoeH replied to JoeH's topic in Trucks for Sale

    I need pictures of that truck hogging through mud. I've seen pictures of DMM's sitting, but I want to see action shots and videos.
  4. JoeH
    Works on an R model at least. Not sure about other brands/models.
  5. JoeH
    Trans can be lowered out of truck by removing floor; pass pipe through driver/passenger windows, sling rope around pipe, over the roof, around pipe, over roof, pipe again, roof again... Tie it off, now you have a makeshift lift to hang a come-along from to lower trans out. Tricks like this are how many if us get by without the "right" tools.
  6. JoeH
    That is a nice oil truck! The HD bumper looks nice on there. Seeing the crane in the background I suspect that Mack runs off-road fuel, not heating oil.
  7. JoeH
    Looks like you're set up pretty well! They're not much different from cars, just bigger components and bigger wrenches. Hood pops forward and most everything enginewise is easy to access.
  8. JoeH

    Dm6856s

    JoeH posted a topic in Trucks for Sale

    Not mine but looks fun to drive! If you have a big property with lots of mud I could see this being a fun toy! http://www.machinerytrader.com/ListingsDetail/Detail.aspx?lp=MAT&OHID=184472551
  9. JoeH
    How does the cat950h treat you?
  10. JoeH
    6 speeds forward, lo sets all the number gears down one gear, and 5 speeds reverse. One stick is 1-5, other stick is low, direct, reverse. Got some mud behind you? No problem! 3rd gear reverse and floor it! Good momentum, good torque, auto power divider, you're across it before the soft ground realizes what hit it. Just don't stop to second guess your truck or you're stuck. We still run a 79 with a 2 stick, but it's mixer body is on its last legs. Planning on retiring it in a year.
  11. JoeH
    Those are nice trucks.
  12. JoeH
    This picture is amazing. Thanks!
  13. JoeH
    All depends on gear ratios, and how it was spec'd at the factory, a d then how it was maintained.
  14. JoeH
    He never even said it's a Mack.
  15. JoeH
    Iron and aluminum don't get along....
  16. JoeH
    The green is because brass has copper in it. Iron oxidizes red, (rust), aluminum typically forms a hard protective layer when it oxidizes, though if there's something else going on, i.e. chemically or electrically induced oxidation, it will make that white powder. It's the aluminum oxidizing. Copper oxidizes green. That's what you're seeing on the brass. Does the tank have a plug on the bottom? How much water is in the bottom of the tank?
  17. JoeH
    Salt?
  18. JoeH
    Find a new employer.
  19. JoeH
    Freightliner with a CAT I drive for winter work revs up after a minute to around 1k for a minute during the warm up cycle. Only does it when started cold, maybe your truck thinks it's cold started every time you park it?
  20. JoeH

    Nice R Model

    JoeH replied to h67st's topic in Trucks for Sale

    Now that you mention it, that filter housing is a bit different than the ones on an endt676. License plate i.plies it's an EN 672?
  21. JoeH

    Nice R Model

    JoeH replied to h67st's topic in Trucks for Sale

    Looks like it's got an endt676
  22. JoeH
    Oil delivery truck I've driven in the past the synchros didn't work for ****. They started parking it in the garage, 70 degrees synchros work great!.. Check the oil chart for your trans to see what oil to run given your ambient air temps.
  23. JoeH
    It's nice to leave as much working height as possible, never know when you'll have a dump truck in there and need to put the body up to access the chassis. If you have diagonal braces there that could impede your ability to do so.
  24. JoeH
    Needs a diagonal brace so it can't sway. If it sways while a door is up, it will drop the door on your head. If that 2x6 were run past the collar tie and attached also to the ridge beam that would suffice without cutting into ceiling work height.
  25. JoeH
    Mid to late '80s judging by the filter housing ductwork. And I suspect it's an air ride cab seeing as the exhaust isn't rubber-strapped to the back of the cab...

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