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based on the pictures and NOT  defending anyone ; Mack might do better changing the adhesive they use to install the seal . seals don't look ripped apart as much as the door jams only show spots of adhesive  suppose to keep them on. different glue and a little more of it 

ROCKY ROCKWELL ;;; you got the best of the best . He's my hero. we worked Mack together. then he did O&G . can't keep a good man down ;LOL he needs to be on his own . unfortunate situation with His wife . 

5 minutes ago, JoeH said:

You'll get about a year or so out of the "auto set" before that feature fails. Then you'll be manually adjusting it.  If it has a reference chart for amperage and wire speed settings depending on material thickness then SAVE the chart!!! I use our chart all the time.  

 

If I remember from class on TIG, you need a dedicated grinder wheel for the tungsten tips so you don't contaminate them, and you had to be very careful with how you grind the tips.  The abrasions left on the tip literally throw the electrons, and if they aren't even then it will throw the arc sideways.  

Welder I know has a friend that can tig weld around corners using mirrors.  I've done that mig welding, it's easier than I thought it would be.  But the weld spatter is bad for the mirror glass, lol ...

when baskin robbins  built the new freezer in southbury  the welder they used (paul Yuotts)   with stick rods  welded all the refrigeration pipes 10-12in dia so close to the walls he used a mirror and bent the rods around to the back side of pipes. this was a huge freezer. not one leak. he was the one (in his spare time ) teaching me the T I G machine baskin Maintenace shop had. 

your all set then . now it's not the physical pressure but the mental pressure;; making the decision as to which way to continue on with the build. take time building the first one with the option of building the second.

yours  in frame blue paint   from topic of engine painting. spent alot of time studying the differences in " new engines

don't think i have a lot more to learn but there is a lot I hope to learn:  😁! especially about those under the exhaust injectors your picture shows.  How did I do ;; brought  the topic back to injectors :::LOL

suggestions can be made by many;; the final answer is yours. how you are set up for HD work etc..one goal is "KEEP IT FUN". when it becomes a job,  time for another hobby.

on some early maxi can set ups not having clearance , the can is still push type but it's mounted inside the frame rails with through the frame arm linkage with as you say a steel rod going back to the service brake chamber and pulling it on . rods broke as mentioned chains installed.

always wanted to learn the T I G welding process.

Baskin had a brand new miller wire feed  with the alum spool gun set up. that's a fantastic set up once you get the alum technic down pat. reefer trailers all alum inside, challenge not to get the Styrofoam insulation burning. 

"old time cummins diesel mechanic";; how old ?😃. anyone from cummins CT from hartford (brainard rd ?).don't know what's there  now. haven't been that way in many years. an  instructor there :Fred Munday think his name. service manager gray hair with beard , the shop foreman = shorter guy. one of them may have been named Ray. there was a crew of the best quality, the knowledge and personality. the good days.  DD had bill black (bell Detroit).

defiantly  miss my welders. had 5 0nce. a lincoln 250 trailer mount. ; 2 -wall units 240 plug/ a 240 wire feed and a road service lincoln 115 . unlimited fun to fix/repair/ build anything. never liked the small lincoln. had it set up for gas not flux core. first job inside stainless steel milk tanker. any idea what it's like to haul all that stuff through top hatch! . first arc things went wrong. turned around the welder was on fire. haul all the sh-t back out. returned the welder for another.  used my brother's 115 hobart today ;; don't like it. LOL

got passed the paint topic in photos; now are you saying the injectors that everyone talks about here are UNDER the exhaust. I'll go out on a limb and say the engine has a jake. looking at the spacer under valve covers. too bad it's not possible for me to drive down to NC and watch/ assist in an eng rebuild. my sister lives in NC outside of Raleigh.

paints not only a pride maker , it's helps 100 times over for checking / finding possible leaks. always painted every eng/ trans etc after a build. never a fan of the gold engine color vs gray ( or for us old bastar--s green). did an eng in silver , what a mistake =touch it and the silver rubbed off. 

didn't think shutters would do any good on your set up. so you have a full fledge Mack attack RV . LOL

depend on the degree of trophy  you are aiming for  :: best of show or a clean running driver. factory new (in the day) everything was painted.  remembering eng painted on stand not in frame from factory.  good pressure/ steam cleaning  covering over all important inlets  still comes out good in frame.

just noticed the shelby picture;; there are three people in a two seater. that's ,, one lucky S O B ;; a shelby and two  beautiful women besides. 

not awkward looking at all. did this B have shutters on it before? wouldn't think you who have left them  on with cooler in front?  what is the later engine?

6 hours ago, Onyx610 said:

GTO over any of the others for me 

I second that motion.  the shelby could be remake. the blue G T O  ;; perfect color / clean lines. only car to top a  G T O ( for me ) a '66 shelby GT 350 fastback : blue with white 10 in stripes.

first seeing it from the road = it's a ways away; thought it was F W D. didn't see where a triaxle was takin off. long wheel base.  pressure wash:inside and out: and wax be a sharp working rig.

loaded other info pictures. cleaned up sure would look sharp (I think). possibly someone on  this site owns it ; don't know.  hope there isn't any legal business with picture taking . wasn't any one around to ask.

6 hours ago, blackdog2 said:

Old Tilcon or Tamasso triaxle  ?

 

possibly i didn't crawl around or stay around much 1- cleaner clothes on and 2- wife waiting in the vehicle (NO SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND).🤣

got  three  pictures on; won't let any more. have a picture of door tag.