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Packer -- I sent you a message, but I would like to hear more about your 237 and transmission. I will try and give you a call sometime this week if I don't happen to hear from you. Thanks! --Josh

Hey Packer -- I was born and raised Cheyenne. I now live in Loveland CO, but my wife's family and my mother are still in Cheyenne. We also have very good friends up in Casper. So while yes I am a greenie now, I still have my ties to Wyoming and am up there often. I don't know when I will be in the Green River area next, but we should keep in contact and we could do coffee sometime? Thanks for your input about the Cummins too. I would love to go all Mack, but money is tight and I am really leaning toward this motor... --Josh

HK -- Thanks for the info. I come from a ford background, and so I always believed a ford engine should go into a ford truck. I guess the same should apply to my Mack... :-) Couple more questions for you. Finding a ENDT 675 Maxidyne, What years / Models trucks should I be looking for? Anything worth noting to avoid on these engines? And honestly if I find a running in good to fair condition engine, what should I expect to pay-ish? --Josh

Gentlemen -- I have a B-42S that I am looking to swap out the gasser and put in a diesel. I have a Detroit 671, which is simply to big, over 54 inches long. And while I could make it fit but cutting into the cab, the cab is small enough on it town without putting a doghouse in it. I now have a lead on trading my 671 for a Cummins 6BT. While the 6BT is right about the same size as the original gasser in terms of over all physical size, I just am going back and forth on if it will be powerful enough. I am looking for some over all suggestions to help get me pointed in the right direction. I will say that I am very new to dealing with Mack trucks and big diesels. I know that what I will be doing with the truck will determine the over all horsepower I'll need and such. The truck will be doing medium to light duty tasks. I will be putting a 20 foot flat bed on this truck, to haul some of my older vehicles, and towing from time to time a 24 foot enclosed trailer. I also know a lot will also depend on the transmissions and the gearing... A ton of "ifs"... But the cummins is a great deal for me, and from my research they used it in light duty and buses so it might be just what I need. But I thought I would come to the experts and find out what you think. Thank you for your time and help! --Josh

Thanks for the welcome. Mike - Thanks for the suggest to contact the Mack Museum, I am going to give them a shout here in the next week or so. Matt - Wow, it's funny you bring this up. I was speaking to the guy whom I bought the truck off of, and he has a good friend that has that engine. I am going to be reaching out to him and getting the details. Thanks for the suggestion. Once I speak to the guy I will let you know what he has and such. Again thanks for the welcome. Here are some pics I have of pulling the girl out from where she has been sitting... She needs a lot of work, but I think she is going to be worth it. http://www.van-houten.org/josh_projects/Mack/

Hello -- Thought I would introduce myself. I live in Colorado and just purchased my first Mack. It's a 1962 B42S. The truck needs a full restore, but it's in great shape and a perfect candidate for a restore project. It's a gasser, but looking to swap in a more modern drive train such as a Detroit Diesel 71 series. Right now I am just trying to track down as much information on these B-models as I can. Thought this would be a great place to start. If anyone as any suggestions on websites/reading material I would surely appreciate it. Thanks, Josh