Vladislav

Thank you. I've a few those knobs lost off RD heaters in 2 or 3 R/RD-model cabs. And fan switches too. New ones check out cheap. So seems worth to stock up before they're NLA. Yes, Volvo part numbers are blind. And long in digits to remember. I have never had a clue on the actual Mack ## meanings. Would be interesting to investigate the matter but difficult due to limited ability of the parts lists.

Well done! Now a small trick is needed on my mind. Just paint this all over into light green!

Good question. I would like to hear the answer too.

Kevin, sorry to bother. Is that RD544500 Red Dot knob fit to the temp control levers (as on the above pic) or on the small blower control lever too?

Possibly. I'm not familiar with Hendrickson walking beams unfortunately besides seeing them on pics.

Brocky, now I see you're well prepeared for one more trip regarding the information. I honestly didn't know so much about the country's attractions. Sorry you couln't find possibility making the plan real. For me the main trouble is the visa indeed. Both Aussie and NZ I suppose. They have requirements similar to UK business for achieving one. And I was not fully able to satisfy them. Right at the moment Russia is under ban getting Aussie visa at all as long as I know due to the known events. I am definitely way far from discussing I like that or not so just wait for better times hoping I will live long enough. Some pennies needed to be collected for a big tour too but it's a task I could rule out I belive. On a positive note I have plenty of interesting unfinished affairs where I am and my own country is huge either along a few neighbouring lands I may travel over. But Australia being a Mack country is on my list as a big point of what I should do in my life.

I had a set of cast axles combined with Neway airride using steel adapters bolted to the spots you normally fit caps for spring end rubber bushings. 1988 R-model. Unfortunately it didn't come to me as a truck just sets of axles and a gearbox. The adapters were welded of thick (7/8" or so) steel plates cut off a sheet. But looked like factory parts way not a home made stuff. They were used to attach the equalizer levers to the axle housings.

Brocky, many thanks for posting the entire story of the trip. I saw the photos you posted in the past but don't remember reading the routes. Such a journey is still a desirable project for me. But looks of notably more efforts consuming deal than an avarage holiday trip.

Mmmm... Do you have more than one wife?

Looks great!

So now this clearly explains why you have so HOT weather!! Happy Australia Day!

Tom, I'm with you on that. Would be cool to visit Paul's land once no doubt. But looks like such a trip requires seriouse time management.

Trent, Do you have Ambac or Bosch pump on your 285? As it seems to me the most calibrations of a pump are done in the governor. The pump sections may be different by the plunger diameter the most. And that point should be checked some way. But very possibly that's similar between the two. Also the shape of cams can differ in the cam shaft. Some have steeper upcoming curve for faster pressure increase and "harder crack" on injectors but that doesn't affect combustion much as I was told by a pump guy (I actually was told "as steeper as better"). Besides that all specifics are housed in a governor. If you have both pumps of similar style you could swap it over. But no way for Ambac pump to adopt Bosch governor.

As I remember they all have similar threads where you bolt them into the pump housing. And the threads are metric if I'm not wrong. Interesting that European vehicles with Robert Bosch pumps use almost similar hand primers. What we here have normaly in shops are German Bosch or aftermarket primers and I used a couple in Mack pumps.

Those numbers are always there. I have 3 or 4 E6V4 blocks with them and about the same count of E6V2 either. They're not an engine serial number definitely. Probably some internal factory markings. Might matter a group of parts you use working with a parts list for identification but I'm not familiar with that subject. One of my trucks has those put into the registry papers as the engine number. Looks logish if you don't know of how that number should be marked. And that's a kind of issue for me now since we're able to swap an engine legally if install a similar one. Which means similar model designation. In my case I couldn't use another similar E6 block in place of the old one since that different one is stamped differently in THAT spot.