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  1. The gauges starting on the left are: Fuel Level, Oil Pressure. Then below oil pressure is Water Temperature, Ammeter, Air Pressure Then of course the large 80mph speedometer. Tach is the large one in the top center of the cluster. Honestly from looking at it I think the speedo is original and the tach has recently been changed. Its only showing 64 hours elapsed time and its a 3200rpm tach. I wouldn't think an old thermodyne would have come with a 3200 rpm tachometer. 

    Is a unishift the same concept as an Eaton Super 10? 

  2. On 1/16/2023 at 10:22 PM, mowerman said:

    Just going to get worse work force just keeps getting worse  stay up all night tire chains forget it the industry needs to come up with something else … Bob

    Go back to industry regulation? I mean isn't it universally understood that the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 (deregulation) was the beginning of the end for the trucking industry? 30+ years of cutthroat competition and a drag race to the bottom have pretty much created what we have now. There is literally zero barriers for entry. You can get operational authority in less than 2 hours, and anyone with a computer and internet connection can become a broker. Deregulation is what basically created "big box" stores too. From what I hear from every single person who was involved in trucking prior to deregulation was that it was better staffed, better managed, and you could make fistfuls of money as a driver and/or owner (relative to the times).  On the other hand heavy government price and entry controls to an industry is pretty un-American. In the end The American consumer won and Truckers Lost.....big time.

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  3. Possibly frame crossmember(s) and/or tranny mounts too. I would think the best route to go would be to find an R6XX of the same model year as yours that is factory 8LL and use the VIN number from it. There will be other small details too like the clutch linkage and the cab floor access panel / shift lever boot. Possibly your puff limiter system if you have one is tied into your current Mack tranny. I don't think the Eaton equipped trucks came with the torque limiting valves....not really a big deal though. I have seen this same type of thread many times on here about swapping out a Mack tranny for an Eaton and they seem to never get resolution. It usually just starts out as someone asking what's involved but then we never hear if they ended up doing it and/or what the details involved were. I don't know if its because the guys end up realizing its too much work or if the cost/benefit just isn't there. Let us know what you find out.

  4. 5 hours ago, A Smith said:

    Does it mean my engine block is cracked

    Sure sounds like it. There are others on here who will be along shortly that may know of a simple test you could do to find out. If the oil cooler broke and small holes appeared near the freeze plugs there is likely damage other places too.

  5. 7 hours ago, mowerman said:

    I even bought her the entire series in DVDs  my god how much of this worn out shit can you handle I would rather be watching commercials… Bob

    Can't you just use this as an excuse to go out and work on the DM? I mean any time it comes on the TV just make yourself scarce and disappear out to the garage...Everybody is winning at that point.

  6. Also, for some reason I want to think you are from Florida if I remember correctly. There is a large Mack junkyard in Sparr, FL called Sparr Truck Parts. They have/had a thread on here in the parts for sale a long time ago and got resurrected a few times. You can look them up on Google. Not sure how far away from Sparr you are but maybe check with them. I think its just North of Ocala. 

  7. Series 60 was the engine that saved Detroit Diesel along with Roger Penske's money and John Deere Corporation. Not too many people know but in the in the mid 1980s John Deere and Detroit Diesel formed a joint venture to co-develop engines for on highway applications and off road machinery. Detroit's 2 cycle was all but dead and Deere was in a bad financial position from horrible farm economies of the late 70s and early 80s. Deere engineers had the knowledge to design and build reliable 4 stroke diesels. The joint venture was named Detroit Deere Corporation (DEDEC). Roger Penske swooped in at the last minute and bought Detroit Diesel and poured mountains of money into the prototype engine called the Tech 80, which would become the Series 60. John Deere's 12.5 liter Powertech engines have often been called Series 60 clones since they were introduced a few years after the 60 Series debuted. Attached are two pictures of corporate literature of the merger company that really never came to fruition. How much engineering and information exchange that took place between Detroit and Deere leading up to Penske buying Detroit and nixing the corporate merger deal is unknown. However, based on how similar the Series 60 and Deere 12.5 liter Powertechs are......a lot?

    DDEC 1.jpg

    DEDEC 2.jpg

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  8. What year engine and engine size are we talking here. Get the information from the tags and stickers on the sides of valve cover. Also the make and year of the truck could help if you know for certain the engine is original to the truck. It literally says there is some type of EGR fault on your scanner so there is a good chance its not a 12.7? The information seems contradictory but I'm no DD guru. 

  9. Series 60 was the engine that saved Detroit Diesel along with Roger Penske's money and John Deere Corporation. Not too many people know but in the in the mid 1980s John Deere and Detroit Diesel formed a joint venture to co-develop engines for on highway applications and off road machinery. Detroit's 2 cycle was all but dead and Deere was in a bad financial position from horrible farm economies of the late 70s and early 80s. Deere engineers had the knowledge to design and build reliable 4 stroke diesels. The joint venture was named Detroit Deere Corporation (DEDEC). Roger Penske swooped in at the last minute and bought Detroit Diesel and poured mountains of money into the prototype engine called the Tech 80, which would become the Series 60. John Deere's 12.5 liter Powertech engines have often been called Series 60 clones since they were introduced a few years after the 60 Series debuted. Attached are two pictures of corporate literature of the merger company that really never came to fruition. How much engineering and information exchange that took place between Detroit and Deere leading up to Penske buying Detroit and nixing the corporate merger deal is unknown. However, based on how similar the Series 60 and Deere 12.5 liter Powertechs are......a lot? 

    DDEC 1.jpg

    DEDEC 2.jpg

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  10. 9 hours ago, DM800guy said:

    Morning,

    Did you happen to check which size rims there on. For my rig I need 8.0’s the rubber would still work. But I would like to know what you have there.

    See the attached pictures they are 8.5” to the inside edge of the profile where the wedge anchor seats. 10” overall width.

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