Joey Mack

I my goodness.... I did something that almost got me killed.... (By my Dad)... I was (17),and working on my '69 Camaro, under the hood.. it was mid winter in Maine, the snow banks from the plow truck were very high.. While working under the hood, a tranny line burst and sprayed me and the engine with ATF. with the engine running, the fan blade threw the fluid up the snow bank, so , of course I had to have fun with this. I pulled my left hand inside my coat sleeve and went running the house jumping and screaming, " I just cut my hand off!!! "... My Mom found me and looked out the window to see the ATF sprayed up the snow bank, and she lost it!!!!.. when I pushed my ' perfectly fine hand' out of my coat, my Dad came after me and well,, He didnt see the humor in it.. Jojo

the shutdown buzzer is to the left of the clutch pedal on the triangular bracket below the dash .. under the area that has the oil pressure, water temp, and alt. gauges... jojo

dammit Bob.. that was a job!!!... god bless you man.................. jojo

hey Bob, I just had a thought,,, you commented on greasing palm's.. is bringing a big bag of breakfast sandwhiches to my local Mack parts counter, considered 'greasing' ? i hope so, i have done it dozens of times.. Luv U Man, Jojo

yes Onyx,, and my patience goes away, because I'm trying to repair this truck and put my customer back to work.... jojo

Onyx, it just seperated,,, no pressure on it or anything else... I have a new one coming, now to explain to my customer that MackVo may not warranty it.. I only had for 2 hours before I installed it.. $130.00 part... oh well,,, jojo

I had to get My mom, I mean My Wife to fix it for me... Here it is Onyx... jojo

I tried again... it wont load, only 2.3 mb, but its too big... WTF?? sorry bud... jojo

it is on top of the oil filter pad, above the centrimax.. 3 wires?? jojo

So heres a new one for me.... I just finished repairing a DPF in an '09 CXU.. I put a new Differential pressure switch on it... no sweat.. while I was finishing the installation , out of nowhere, the D.P.S. popped open.... it just separated itself.. .. I tried to load a picture but for some reason it wont load.. has this happened to anyone? it's my first.. out of dozens of these repairs... jojo

Hummm ??

yes sir,,, I have cut dozens of E-7's when I worked at Mack dealerships.. I have already cut an E-Tech here at my shop. I would like to read the procedure to do cat's and cummins,, the tool I have states that it will work for many' not all cats and cummins, I just need to buy the correct cutter plates and carbides.. thanks Glenn, jojo

hey Bob, I keep a tube of 'Palm grease' on my service truck... jojo

yes Hayseed,, you are right, my 3 kids are 'Pup's'' but they need me too.. thank you sir, jojo

Im sure this will work,, like i said before, it wont be a big money maker, but it will be another service, hell, i bet if I go to a company and cut the counter bores, i bet they ask me "How much to finish the engine"? that has happened before with other jobs i was a 'Part' of,. I end up finishing it because when they ask me about my knowledge and history, they say, 'why dont you just finish it for us',... just sayin'... jojo

Yes Mark, you are correct, I have several connections who have gotten work for me. and I have already spoken to a couple of them in my travels this week.. the more I think about it, the more im leaning towards word of mouth, referrals, and such.. The machine shop i use does not cut counter bores in big truck engines, so I will be talking to him when I pick up my engine parts.. maybe I could go there and do the cutting and they bill their customer,, jojo

ok,, for some reason I dont see that info, just his question with what looks like a typo.. thanks Onxy, I will set back and watch, I dont know about deletes.. :) jojo

ASET C is a totaly different harness. 3 plugs on the EECU, compared to 2 plugs on the ASET I.. cam is different, turbo, exh. manifold, EGR cooler, intake manifold, water pump, im sure I forgot some other differences.. i hope i understood the question correctly, seems like a 'typo' in the original post... jojo

Snowdog and Bob good points, and yes, when I am at truck shows, hopefully with my '48 Int. this year, I can easily strike up conversations. Yes, I have worked for a few guys that I wished I didnt work for, and I have lost money, oh well.. most of my customers are good people that pay quickly. and one of the engines in my shop is from one of our BMT brother's... jojo

Terry, you are right, I already have a bunch of work right now. I just want to add one more important service to my list, to help keep the flow of work. And yes, many times a 2-3 hr job turns into a sh!tshow, and-or parts issue, like 3 of my current jobs, and lets not forget waiting on a machine shop. I have parts for 2 engines at a shop for 3 weeks now.. I will call again to check, I just dont want to be too much of a pest, because I need them more then they need me.. jojo

I see a lot of them crack on the top right corner and run down. glad its fixed.. jojo

yes sir... I get rained on and sometimes 'rained out' one advantage of being a Yankee in the south is that when its cold outside here, I can still work, because I dont feel it until it gets below 20 degrees, which is rare.. lol...

pid 100 is oil pressure.. fmi 04 is low voltage... jojo

Thanks Bob.. I am waiting on all the info and instructions for my new tool. I wrote to the tool company today. I see it will work on Cat C-10/12/13... and many Cummins, except ISX.. I also saw John Deere, somewhere as well. I dont expect to make tons of money with this tool, I would like to cut back on the hard physical work that I do with regards to truck repair, and focus more on engine repair and builds.. Who know's.. I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up.. jojo

the multi buzzer is under the left corner of the dash in front of the clutch pedal.. there is a triangular brace with a about a 2" hole in it. the buzzer is bolted behind it.. jojo