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  1. mechohaulic
    no tee in the system going to a up rite exhaust , top it off with bulldog on the hood, it will become a single stack Mack.🤣🤣
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    I would go with the idea of :: what would the neighbors prefer. noise concern of curved dual up vs dual up straight stack ;; just sayin:: my vote is dual up.
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    this may have been posted before. no association with me just another auctionzip find. 5/1/23 JMW auctions 3852 state route 28:::: Boiceville , NY number of Mack cabs , vehicles and other misc iron.
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    yrs back I was honored to know an elder gent who was a machinist. worked full time at major machine shop ; had section of his garage set up with three-phase. (not common in residential area ). he was able to purchase large lathes etc from company. never carried a tape measure instead had micrometers at all times. watched him make pins/ bushings allowing only enough tolerance for thickness of grease!! tattoo on his arm group of numbers ; he never could talk about them :: He survived the concentration camp . such a talented self learned Man.
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    it's not always the mechanic if he's working at a big time dealer shop. sad side is like the medical field pushes pills; the Maintenace area seems to be pushing parts. so different from yrs back (for the most part).
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    also there is a web site for truck model building .the tires in the DM 800 kit for me are tooo small. don't think anyone is continuing resin truck kits . best bet the model truck builder site
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    I've been model building since the '60's. Dave has sadly passed away. for your RD use the DM800 kit ; modify the cab mounting. I have two DM800's in build process now. I also have a HD hayes frame rail chassis from AIM ; late Jim Etter which would work for a large car Mack . saving it for off high-way brute.
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    been at the "shop" for almost a week ; for his sake hope it's not a guessing game changing parts till it works .$$$$$$
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    I too watch the elders to try and avoid things: the mental / physical operations change automatically. today is My Fathers birthday would have been 99; left us in "97. often wonder how the age factor would have effected him today. GOING OFF TOPIC
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    YES Sir it was/is a puff LIMITER . didn't kill all smoke just slowed it down
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    don't do any smoking so I eliminated the puffing (back on topic???) just keep screwing up . wife will verify that statement,
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    or just do it the easy way like I do;;; blame all my screw ups on old age. can't help you there JoJo , you still have quite a few yrs to go be fore can use the ole age bit.. LOL
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    and maybe learn the one with the grease gun proper tech for greasing throw out bearing. why would some one have two on the shaft ???
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    glass is so clean and clear i can even see the brockway out in the yard. that steel nose on the brockways to me was always impressive looking. darn great choice of blue on the Mack also.
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    If Mr. Rockwell suggested the place they "must have been good once" like many operations today ; place is still there , personal inside changed along with attitudes and interest. times change and none of the changes seem for the better anymore.
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    a little paint and polish the ole Mack ready to go ??? LOL
  17. mechohaulic
    could be one of those things which will never amount to anything; but has more of a mental strain on you ;;, always wondering driving down the road. if not being done at present time , possibly oil sampling if there is availability . helps monitor internals.
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    no DD but one fine lookin show piece. got caught up in listening to the earlier post of the single cyl DD running. what a sound (especially compared to the bellering sound the wife makes )LOL
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    expanded picture large as possible , tough call. based on smooth sides a liner piece would be in top five possibilities. any other contaminates in oil. this is a situation why i always use a clean drain pan when oil changing. let old oil set a while then run a magnet through see what fine particles show up. oil analysis might help. how was engine running ?? noise/pressure etc
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    now don't knock the sweater puppy;; my '77 F-350 had a silver bulldog mounted on custom modified base. each winter the bulldog got a red/white (Polish colors) sweater to wear ,,LOL
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    not always quantity but quality . like having a giant snap-on toolbox full of tools with no idea how to use them ( keeping this family friendly ). based on personal experience have delt with a handful and more then a handful. oh the good times :: much younger 😄
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    sharp looking unit; shouldn't have been any doubt in your mind in terms of making the trip ;; a Mack was doing the moving ..
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    is that a "sign" the synchros go that often a book/ manual had to be printed to show how ??? did a lot of rear synchros for RR's don't remember a manual printed. I know the maxi three-counter shaft set up is a rebuild challenge no matter how it's done.
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    it's definitely different. took some engineering; possibly awkward looking to low to ground vs wide . can't see what back has. change of color might improve looks.
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    had to scroll back to top checking what actual topic started as; LOL : wife (#2) has this thing of always wearing black , guess it's a dominant color. question came up once regarding the constant black clothes if I minded it . my reply :: wear black all you want ; no shortage of females walking around to look at not wearing black. that's how I do it ::: is what it is. now (Late ) wife #1 was a different story ;while in a hooters in FL I bought a tee shirt / was found and NOT appreciated. LOL

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