Geoff Weeks

Page 116 shows the isolator, just like Eaton. Meritor parts

There are likely 2000 Eaton's for every 1 Meritor. For parts alone, your better off with what everybody else has. Neighbor had one, I don't know what the problem was but he complained a lot about it. Both are a box of gears, and put together much the same way. Look at the stick right above where it goes into the transmission for an isolator bushing.

my bad, sorry, I read it as "I got 6 of these". Age enhanced reading, Sometimes it leads to funny results.

hopefully you got your pictures messed up because that is the same part number you had before, P-2 not P20

Both my air start units came from Manders, also my aluminum air start tank to replace one of the steel ones that rusted. They have some interesting stuff sometimes.

That would be the heavier end of the Loadstar line 1800. Air braked? I think I see an air tank, but could also be for vacuum storage.

I wouldn't try to plug off ports. It is designed to balance the force between the two halves. If you are hell bent on using an E 6 in place of an E-3 then parallel the two sides so both feed the single outlet. If you are trying to go the other way, replacing a 6 with a 3, then there is no way and it would be a red-tag at inspection if you did. Just like single vs tandem master cyl on car brakes.

seeing the paint burned off the tube at the bend behind the compressor, make worry about some "coking" in the discharge line. I would remove and clean or replace to be sure of it. I kept a very close eye on my air system and rarely if ever had a problem. I don't think any of my trucks had a relief before the drier, all had them at the drier.

here it is from the horses mouth (Bendix)

The earlier compressors in the Tru-Flo series, TF500,600, 700 and TF501 I don't think had the provision for a relief the TF 550 I believe does. It is a later compressor. I still have some 500 and 700 models, I'll have to check if I have a 501.

P.S. glad it worked for you. disconnecting the line and running at high speed is kind of a "hail Mary" type situation, may work, but sort of last ditch effort before pulling the compressor.

I don't think the TF501 has that. Replace the elbow from the tube with a T fitting and a pipe to flare adapter and put the relief valve there. Also inspect or replace the copper line. If the head had carbon build up good chance the copper line does also. Be sure to use a high temp relief valve as the outlet temp can be quite hot

Here is a link to the manual, but they barely mention the T brake. Brake manual

They are "obsolete" but I liked them better than the Q's because they held the shoe in position better with the pin and loop on the bottom end. My 1989 had them but it was likely the last year to use them. The "nail and spring" are just there to hold the shoe against the backing plate. There shouldn't be a whole lot of force, just enough to prevent the shoe from "rattling" against the plate when the brakes are released. The above diagram doesn't show two spring on the nail, only one. One is all I have seen also.

I just saw you have spring between the backing plate and the shoe as well as on the shoe to cap side. I have never seen spring on the "inside" the shoe rested on pads on the backing plate, much like a car does. So only one spring on each "nail".

Looks right to me.

these are the type with a pin (loop) at the bottom and a single return spring across the cam end, with "brake nails" mid way that have a spring and a retainer that you compress and make a 1/4 turn correct? I have had problems with the nails/retainers not being right. Other than that, they are like old drum brakes on cars, not much to them. Photo of the problem might help.

If the unloader is stuck, it holds the intake valves open, not the exhaust, so it would not leak back from the tanks when the truck is turned off. It does sound like the exhaust valves are leaking . I would likely remove the outlet fitting and run the truck a max rpm and try and "blow out" any debris that might be keeping the valves from closing. Doing this will pass the max amount of air through the valves. Anything else will require pulling the compressor and/or head.

What little I can make out it is a TF-501 Bendix. One of the most common for its day.

Did you take the air gov off? (thing bolted to the left side of the compressor) and try it? I see way more gov problems then I do compressor problems.

Bendix

The 4300 Transtar and 9300 conventionals shared the cab. The Transtar cabovers didn't share with the 9670 which replaced them. The 9670 was more "squared off" but had less wind resistance than the 4070.

IHC used to have deep "fish belly" frames that were more expensive to produce but made for a stronger truck, beefing the frame up inbetween axles where it is most subject to flexing. I was not talking about looks, so much. I am talking about sturdy, well thought out. I did my biggest moves with a single frame IHC truck that was fish belly. 169K. Older trucks had back to back cross members, newer are single. Bolts and rivets have been replaced with Huck-bolts which make assembly quick but are harder to repair. As difficult as a rivet but without the advantages of rivets.

IHC's history in on road trucks and tractors is in interesting one. In the late 70's through the early 90's they offered the Brougham and Eagle trim as top of the line O/O spec's, while still holding onto the vocational and fleet market. White, GMC (and Chevy), Mack, Brockway, and Ford didn't really have anything that directly crossed. Unfortunately for IHC, these O/O spec'd trucks were still looked down on as "Barnyard Cadillac's". Once Freigthliner started going after the fleet market in a big way (IHC's bread and butter) they really pulled out of the higher end and got into a race for the bottom with Freightliner that continues to this day. With the ending of the 9300,9600,9700, 9800 series, it was IHC's exit from the O/O market in the US. The Cabovers were(are?) still made overseas.

I maintained and sometime drove a Loadstar school bus with air brakes. still used the driveshaft mounted E brake (no spring brakes) so was an odd duck. No idea why it was spec'd like that. All I have left (other than the frame) of a Fleetstar. Grill became a vent on the building.