mechohaulic

it's like an untouched piece of history. the brass emergency fuel shut off still there : even if it's disconnected. perry water filter , air valve passenger side fire wall was a major discussion a while back ; someone having tractor/ trailer air issue . mice still there and not paying rent = good air compressor and blast them out .LOL

first important question;;; where in CT is all this taking place??😁. technically by taking off the B67 contour cab swapping straight back it will become a B61 (or other). the 67 designation referred to contour cab , made to give more clearance for longer trailers coming into use in the day.

the Mack westerns , whether R L (S)'s or FL's were a rare Dog on the east coast. when one went by you took a double look. east coast was Mack territory ; difference was it was Mack work truck territory. B's, R's ,U's. DM. fleets / construction were the east. as been said before when a "big rig" like Monfort flew through they attracted attention . never many FL's around here then.

look close you can see the two tabs on the cross pipe (one where tyrap is ). those tabs are where the two 1/4 in bolts held the clamps on fuel cross-over line. (number 8 aeroquipt line ) ,some applications the cross bar was bolted to the fuel tank brackets not spring hanger s .as you stated Paul that set up helped support the tank weight ,

probably why wife and I don't sit much together watching TV. she gets up set when i start complaining about things like :::"they are putting air bags in wrong place to lift trailer , too much torque on cable , will break. and the bag blows out and a cable/chain snaps;;all the excitement JUST before a commercial. not being a know-it-all ; just common sense. LOL

the show is interesting and definite yes on the equipment. i just spent toooo much time in the world of reality; NOT the reality shows . just the real world (of mechanics).

wife really gets in to saving the 401 LOL . i can take watching only so much. it's all the drama and hype put in to these shows that take away reality for me. have run a wrecker had a chain break and send a winch cable flying towards the wrecker at high rate of speed. that one i was in a hurry since tractor / trailer had the nose over a concrete barrier over track one . like the lowbed on train crossing I didn't know when train was coming. notice some of the tense moments on the 401 the actual wreck is on a side road. still can't figure why if one lane is open ;; where are the plows??

challenge to see in picture; that style should also be a thread on two 5/8 ? bolts tighten end to tie rod it self. one side left hand thread other right hand. is the bottom of end have the HD (same a sDM's) cotter pin and screw cap ?? not guarantee if I would call those ends rebuildable vs replaceable. left/ right hand threaded ends allow for adjusting the tow in.

now I remember that style injection pump which was discussed in another post couple days ago regards to timing. Robert boash had the 1 1/4 barrel nut.

definitely a johnny cash :: (I got it one piece at a time) build. usually the fan is closer to the radiator inside the shroud. more you inspect more misfit items ;;; and that's from a picture.

paint hides a lot . nice looking (from a distance ) unit.

back then (when dinosaurs roamed) the MB was common place for running the scania. lot of R-4oo's had the v8- gas. once again racking the brain cells for R-400's having the scania. ????? did scrape alot of the filters ; couldn't have all been MB's . waterbury CT scrap metal co had R-400's can't picture eng set up.

cross bar should have originally been held in by 5/8 bolts : threaded end welded to pipe. one each end, rubber grommet/ washers for flex. NOT to strengthen spring hangers. makes more sense knowing it had two fuel tanks at one time. why mack didn't have any idea == well we won't go there. LOL

once again I have to say the info on this forum is mind boggling. 50+yrs later still learning. spent a week at the Mack fire apparatus school in allentown === I know there is no such place today!! well it was there 45 yrs ago. LOL point is never knew the difference in model designation== CF719-864/ CF795=865 etc. maybe I did know THEN and forgot along with may other numbers ...not only that makes me feel old ; the fact 866 parts expensive = I was around when 866 was a brand new engine,

that cross bar isn't made to take excessive torque . if it keeps breaking/ snapping I would check the vehicle for problems else where == broken crossmember ,brace. bracket , loose bolts etc. it's official name couldn't tell you. just a lower support bar, old B's/ R's had cross bar used to hold cross over fuel line and lite support even they broke /cracked. we all know no longer lower fuel cross over.

If a KW triaxle few yrs back was 240K ; what's the black beauty ??300K + $$$$ today numbers unreal. wreckers going for million plus etc. have to do a lot of dirt hauling to make that truck pay for itself.

I'm likein the shop.. miss my 4 -legged companion also. all though he would never sit that quiet . husky shepherd had way too much energy.

can understand the rough ride;;; that's one short wheelbase. still a great lookin ride

ambach draws another blank . can remember the flywheel timing marks , two man job made it easier.one turning engine with bar watching marks vs pointer while other pumped the hand primer and watched fuel flow from number one barrel. then timing went to front crank balancer with a timing light. reason to this day I always painted the fan blades different colors. not for pretty but to see location of spinning blades while my hand went with timing light VERY close by. don't realize how an all black spinning fan can be mis calculated for location . knuckles will verify that. holding light / watching marks then the rapid sound of knuckles in way of fan.

glad to hear it's working. was going to suggest with window up , a piece of thin flat stock ((jimmy stick))slid down window slot can usually get to the linkage . also can of penetrating oil with flex extension can spray door linkage from top through window door channel ,

BIRTHDAY BEST OTHER DOG

you are joking ??? I don't abbreviate transmission any more . calling it a trans will tick someone off.

I had to give up beer years ago. talking to a bartender once that lost a lot of weigh and she looked great. she told me gave up on the beer. always favored the Yuengling. the Polish beer came in larger bottles one bottle same as 1 1/2 regular . with the present meds even the JD/ yukon has been tapered off.

real nice looking unit. bet the secret location of the other 49 trucks won't be revealed ' LOL

no matter what type of trailer in question, the big question while bottomed out on train tracks is ; how much fu--in time before train shows up. the set back on the 1/25th beam trailer I'm building IS the gooseneck operation. have been studying many photos . neck is built . detach/ connect portion is involved. 3- cyls to raise lower.