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I look around at all these people dropping $65,000+ on new 3/4 ton pickups and this truck doesn't look so expensive lol.

Yea with that information there is no way in hell I would trust or run that spindle. You basically traded the entire cross section of heat treated homogenous material for a fillet weld around the diameter of it. Somebody probably blew in a 6010 root and capped it with 7018 and called it good. Nuts

I think it would have to be. There is no way a bearing would ride on that without getting destroyed in fairly short order. I wonder if it actually broke or if there was just some type of stress fatigue cracking at that machined step and they just threw some weld on it for good measure. Either way that is pretty wild. Would that pass a Federal Annual Inspection or would that be up to the discretion of the inspection mechanic?

I read this thread last week when Louis went off the deep end. I read back through all the replies and can't figure out what the heck he is talking about and/or why he seems so confrontational. I though maybe he got hacked or something and I just moved on.....

An ASET AI engine will have a plane jane, conventional looking turbo on it. An ASET AC engine will have a big silver piece of garbage hanging off the side of the turbo. It is the variable geometry actuator. This is the easiest way to glance at and ASET engine and tell the difference. If it was factory build as a dump truck it will most likely have an AI engine but a CH613 was typically a road tractor, which mostly had AC engines. Maybe yours was originally a tractor and made into a dump? Sorry but these engines don't have "lots of power" and "seem real sluggish" even when they are working properly. Its just the nature of their size and design. No matter what you do to them they will not feel like they have lots of power. I'm not saying you don't have a problem with yours but don't expect a night and day difference in drivability after "tweaking" it.

The exporters would be foaming at the mouth if they saw this yard. LOL.

Yea now I’m not sure what I saw in the manuals I was looking at. I think I was looking at several different T20”X”0 manuals and kept seeing the two different terms and just assumed the 2070 came in both types. At least I can tell the difference now.

Thank You. This is what I needed. Yea I guess I'm not sure either but several of the T2070 manuals I see have "short compound" on the cover so I guess it was made at some point in time. Thanks again.

I see in Mack publications there is a "long compound" and a "short compound" T2070 transmission. How do I know which one I have? I am trying to purchase a manual for it but I want to buy the correct one. Is there a measurement or easy way to tell from just looking at it? Its in a 1994 RD690. Thanks.

Gas was probably like 25 cents per gallon prior too the "energy crisis" during that time

I think he figured out the error in his thinking. See below from a little while back:

I love seeing old trucks that have been resting brought back to life and put to work.

There is a lot of information on the truck if you follow the above link. Seems like the previous owner was @convoyduelon the forum here.

Yes it is VMAC 1. Good running engine. I was told on a different thread on here that to back to a full mechanical pump you need to change the injector lines from the mechanical engine over too. Thanks.

Nice unit for sure. Is that a Camelback suspension? It has the tree like a camelback but no arch to the springs and has shock absorbers. Is that a Mack suspension or vendor?

Forgive my ignorance but couldn't you go the other direction with this retrofit and just go to fully mechanical? The mechanical linkage is already there from the pedal to the pump. Could you just swap on a injection pump off a fully mechanical E7 or have the electronics removed from the existing pump? Is there more involved that I am missing? I think that would be the most robust fix if its economically feasible. Is there anything else major involved in "going the other direction"?

I feel like a savvy owner with a Mack fleet / boneyard and access to a lot of the major components needed to get these trucks going could build two turn key chassis with all overhauled or remanufactured components for probably half of what a brand new bare cab/chassis costs. I guess it depends on what the owner of these gliders is asking for them too. I think the biggest challenge would be finding drivers to drive them if you got them built. I imagine the pool of guys excited to drive a brand new old Mack is pretty small. Everyone wants the new creature comforts and automatic transmissions.

The United States is following the same trajectory as the previous two world orders have: the British Empire and Dutch Empire respectively. We are now on the downward spiral to whatever catalyzing event will allow a new world order (China) to take over. For the US it was World War Two. Prior to WWII the dominant global power was the British Empire. They were very imperialistic and had colonies all over the world. The reserve currency for international trade was the British Pound and for many years had the most powerful army and naval fleet. Before them it was the Dutch Empire for the same reasons. The United States came out of WWII unscathed domestically with massive manufacturing capabilities ramped up from wartime production. The rest of the developed world was destroyed and we were here to supply everything to everyone. The US negotiated very favorable post war treaties and extracted an enormous amount of wealth from Europe when we left. We snatched the world power "title" from the British and the world's reserve currency has been the US Dollar ever since. We quickly became the most powerful and wealth country in the history of humanity. Unfortunately we have rested on our laurels and have been slowly but surely giving up our status ever since. The US Dollar has been a fiat currency for decades and the only reason it is still the World's reserve currency is because the US Military is powerful enough to keep it that way. Foreign investors are also comfortable with the political reliability and stableness the US enjoys too. I don't see it as some big government conspiracy stripping us of our rights per se. That is just a symptom of the real problem. The real problem is your average "Johnny lunch bucket" American voting this way (from town mayors to The President) and being OK with the outcome, giving his money to the wrong interests, and not being educated enough in history, finance, economics, and science to a degree. Life has become too easy, too comfortable, and too detached from reality in this country. Too many people over the years were/are willing to give up long term stability and prosperity for short term profits. Too much FYIGM (f**k you I got mine) mentality, and too much resentment for neighbors and fellow mankind. The onus is on the citizens. The poor quality politicians are just a product of the people who elect them. Unfavorable policies follow in the wake of poor quality politicians. Everything being complained about in this forum thread could be reversed but sadly will not because Americans are too self absorbed to pull their heads out of the sand and do anything meaningful because it might disrupt their cushy and comfortable lives. Right now China is on the rise and making the correct decisions to become the next global order but it is not certain to happen that way though. It will probably take a war to happen as the previous three iterations of this process happened because of wars so there is a pattern there. China has a lot of internal problems though to overcome. For instance their years of the one child policy has left a big gap in their ability to continue the path they are on. On the other hand I don't see any way for the US to get out from under the amount of debt its in with China without fighting and winning a war against them........

I have this unit for sale. Its a VMAC 1 engine:

I have this E7-300 for sale still. I guess it could be upgraded to 400? Not sure what would be involved.

I don't know about a bargain. Possibly for nostalgia but not when you have $5.25/gal diesel with no end in sight. Plus you would be lucky to achieve 3 mpg with a 650hp E9

As said previously though you don't really want to skimp on your filters. A window regulator is not critical though and acceptable to get in the aftermarket. Plenty of good quality air filters in the aftermarket too if you decide to go that route.

Yea I was going to say in my shpeal about engine filters that the single air filter is well over the cost of the engine filter kit at Mack.

He had to go because for whatever reason he irritated too many Independents and centrist Republicans. Most importantly too many people grew tired of and were pissed about left wing, State enacted Covid19 policies he had nothing to do with, and took their frustrations out on him at election time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ouch! Good luck. Do you know who did the delete / reprogramming?