bjohnson1781

On ‎6‎/‎21‎/‎2017 at 12:03 PM, Mack Technician said:

First I'd like to send a note to any other clueless BMT newbies..... NEVER click the delete at the bottom of your "New Topic" page "moderation action" unless you want to lose all three pages of your post.  I'm dedicating this second post series to all truck owners who regretted buying an AI Granite and as a memorial for all the awesome tips from NELM and MACKPRO that I cast into eternal cyber damnation.  

MT I have a friend that bought one of the AI400s at a Gov.auction for a replacement engine. The trouble is the truck has the E7 and he is wanting to install the AI400. Can it be done? 

A friend of mine has a Mack with the E7 it has a bad block. He purchased a AI400 will he be able to install the AI400 ? If it can be done what if any changes need to be made?

It uses a little oil...no more noticeably than it did running Rotella, Delvac, or Bulldog oil though.

...but at the $0.50/quart that I paid for this oil, it don't hurt near as bad to have to add oil between oil drains.

I've never had oil samples run to be able to give any more of a comparison than that, though. I change the oil somewhere between 20K & 30K depending upon weather....if weather sucks, it'll get stretched longer because I'd rather not be outside wrenching on it when it's 35 degrees and pouring rain. ...but if the weather is nice, it'll get changed a little earlier just because with my luck if I stretched it out, I'd HAVE to be outside in the rain on a 35 degree day.

If we only knew who made some of these no name brands we could be saving money.Like the Wal Mart diesel oil.You know Wal Mart does not make their own oil.

blue euclid?? hell,,that just aint right! randyp

I think it needs some Chrome and Aluminum wheels.

LMAO! i think the IH transtar is a classic truck,but i dont like the looks of this one at all! wwwwaaaayyy to much crap for my taste! did you ever see what trick my truck did to that B-model they had on the show? holy crap! they put a model train set in the sleeper! sometimes enough is enough! me personally,i always liked the "traditional" look on a truck,and i think the stock paint scheme on a transtar eagle was sharp. I do take a lot of pride in the appearance of my truck,and mine is no show truck by any means,but at least mine is not "goobered up" with all this aftermarket crap!.....Mark

Now that is the kind of rig I like.Plain and simple.

If you notice most of the owners on Trick my Truck are broke and the before pcs of these trucks makes you think what junk yard did they come from.

AH, what was that line from "An Officer and a Gentleman"?

have found out a former GF is now in San Anton.

Another friend is in Houston.

They are not happy with the weather, especially when i post pics of the beach.

Don't get me wrong, there ain't nothing bad bout Tejas. Just aint much good

Funny that's what some of the Crooks are saying.More and more are getting lead poisoning.Shoot them then call 911.Make sure the crook is paased into another life because 911 will keep you on the phone and ask some dumb questions like are you sure this is an emergency?What kind of police do you need an when do you need them.

FMI 5 is indicating that the circuit was open. Since that happened when it was unplugged that makes sense. It could be something like I described before with the boost pressure or it could just be an issue with the connector on the harness. It seems like there are a lot of problems with the MP engine harnesses fretting and making poor contact. If you see a kind of green dust in the connectors or sensors try cleaning them out with an electrical contact cleaner and make sure that the harness isn't flexing around too much with the air coming off of the fan.

I drive a Granite 2007 with the 460.Some times during a hard pull the lighting bolt will flash and at times it seems it will not pull worth a flip.Other times it pulls like a Mack.Any ideas to what is going on.It has not throwed a code.Some times under a hard pull it sounds like it is missing by a fluttering sound out the exhaust.

i would be just fine if nobody reminded me of that for the rest of my life.

I know what you mean there.All the log haulers here stopped buying Macks went to the other two mostly.But one logger went an bought a used 2000 model KW T800.Said the new trucks with the after burner stayed in the shop not making money.Thanks to EPA,Government and Al Gore.

I used to own one of the best Macks built.1965 B61 with a Quad Box.62 MPH up hill down hill empty or loaded.

Hi I have a 2007 CHN with a 460 18 spd trans 370 rears on 22.5 rubber. I pull a 53 ft tri axle cattle liner grossing out at 101000 pounds average about 5.5 Forgot to mention I drive about 63 mph

I am driving a Granite with a 460 18 SP 2007 model.Flat ground pulling 80,000 to 86,000 getting about 4.5 MPG.Truck pulls good one time and some times like a 238 Detroit.No low end tourqe like the old Mack engines.

The way I see it now your driving a Volvo with a Bulldog on the hood.All the new Macks have Volvo engines.And who owns Mack now????

Yup!

If it's all f*cked up, just walk away!!!!!!!

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Any time a sales man lies to me I walk away and leave him a few not so nice choice words.Broke my wife from going Truck shopping with me.

We had a 98 CH that shut down.Had it towed Shop found Wiring connectors corroded.The rubber weather proof gasket had dried out and broke apart letting moisture in.Got all the problems fixed on a good pulling truck then traded it off.Now I got a 2007 granite POS.

I would be close to being done with this EGR removal project but I keep getting MRU's and LEU's in the shop with DPF issues, 6 days a week for the last 6 weeks, thats all I have been doing.

Well your not the only one.Shop here stays full of Macks with DPF problems.We have one keeps getting recall letters.I was there Friday and a man called about a bill that was close to $900.Wrecker bill $450 the rest was labor plus $8.50 part.Connection was corroded and all they did was clean it.Truck was in warranty but not this.They told him it was a maintenance item.How many truck owners unplug and clean all connections?Not counting the battery.

I had a wheel bearing installed in my 2007.Bad one was factory and made in China.Dang Mack is getting worse than Wal Mart.

at one time the gold dog was to show the truck was 100% Mack drivetrain. I think that changed in the mid 80s? I herd Recently it has been brought back to represent a 100% mack drive train?

I don't think they build one with 100% Mack drive train any more.We have a 2008 CH and it has a Volvo engine.And to top it off The shop put wheel bearings in mine today.2007 with 161,000 miles and the original bearing was made in China.