Robo987

What is an esi option?

Yea for sure! I would rather change spin ons than cartridges.

Does anyone know where I could find a latch like this one picture? I’m missing one off or one of my battery boxes and I would like to keep things as they came.

Thanks for the clarification on the filters. I knew the 3 spin ons were oil filters but I wasn’t sure if there was something I didn’t know about. Now that we got the interior cleaned up the next step is to start fixing all the little things. There are quite a few things that don’t work quite like they need to. Then move onto the bigger things.

Thanks! I’m pretty stoked that this thing is mine. It sat for awhile before I got the title and then got busy with life and then winter. So now that it is all over and I get to actually do stuff to it, I’m just still in shock about it. I’ve always wanted an old truck and to find one like this is just really a dream come true, and on top of that one of my three sons is actually just as excited about it as I am and loves to come help out and tinker with it. He is really hoping we can take it to some car shows this summer. The transmission has quite a bit of build up on it. I cleaned some of it off and found some numbers but judging by your pic I wasn’t quite in the right spot. So thanks for the reference, I’ll keep looking. Below is a pic of the engine. Are you talking about the spot I circled? Is that a filter in there?

Thanks! Yea it wasn’t fun but it needed to be done. Now I can move onto better things.

After I cleaned up the floor

Before I cleaned up the floor.

Today I had a couple of goals to work on. 1) get the chassis/vin number, engine number and transmission info. 2)send the needed info to the Mack museum 3)clean up the interior 4) lube up the doors so they actually open and close. So the only thing I didn’t get done was finding the appropriate info to identify the transmission. I just ran out of time so I’ll have to cross that bridge later. But I did get the other info which is in the pics and you can also see in the pics that the interior needs a few things. Surprisingly the floor is a lot more solid than it looks. When I originally found this truck it had two dead raccoons in it cause the window was cracked enough for them to get in. Today while cleaning the interior I found what was left of a third raccoon and baby raccoon remnants.

Ok boys so here is the thread that will contain all future info and progress for my truck unless I have an actual question then I will ask those in the appropriate place.

I’ve seen it on here before but I couldn’t tell you where.

I just got done replacing all 6 air bags, all 6 shocks all slack adjusters and s cams on a low boy trailer. It was a long project. Things either wouldn’t come apart or wouldn’t go back together. But I finally won lol

So the engine is definitely an endt673c it has a turbo but no cooler. On the title the vin number is the engine code although that is not the actual vin number. I just retitled the truck in my name and they did not even question it. I was told that back then they didn’t care to much about vin numbers and would put engine codes instead of the actual vin. I even have the original purchase paperwork and the engine number is also listed as the vin. Doesn’t make sense why they would do that but it is what it is. I’ll post some pics of the engine and the number tomorrow.

Thanks! I’ll check there this weekend. Finding that number is on my to do list this weekend along with cleaning up the interior of the cab.

Happy birthday!!

Sweet thanks!!!

I have not yet sent any info to Mack museum. I haven’t searched to hard but wasn’t able to easily find the vin number on the frame. It’s definitely on the list of things to do. I’m working on getting a the back story of the truck also. I’m not 100% sure but I think I’m only the third owner.

Good score! Make sure to post up some pics of the interior cause we are all waiting to see lol

The guy I bought it from said it’ll do about 65. I’ll look into potentially changing gears and getting a little more speed out of it later on after I get everything else done. I plan on keeping the oil bath filter. As long as they are maintained there’s nothing wrong with it, plus I really like the look of the tall filter housing. This thing has so much potential, it’s used and obviously needs some stuff done to it but it’s not a rusted piece of crap. It got lucky and was used in a time when the hands were actually decent and took care of things. I’m excited to start working on it, gonna try to do some YouTube videos and film the process.

If you really wanna feel old, my mom was 8 in 1969 when my Mack was built. Lol I wasn’t even thought of yet.

It would have been really cool to see my truck when it was brand new.

The transmission may actually be just a 722 and not a 722(0).

This is the shift plate. I believe the transmission is a TRD(L) 722(0) it has two sticks and a third one to engage the pto in forward or reverse. I’ll look for some engine numbers this weekend but in another thread I asked about the vin number because on the title the vin number says ENDT673C. According to what I’ve been told is that they didn’t really do the vin thing back in 69 and using the engine code was something they did.

Well luckily for me I dont get stuck at work passed 6 very often but we always have lots of work to do.

Yea I have 3 boys that all wrestle year round and during the summer they add boxing and Muay Thai into the mix. So between them, work and trying to get things done for my wife time runs short.