MACKS

How did the rear suspension job turn out,nice n tight now?

9 hours ago, 67RModel said:

Was just wondering in your quest for new tires if you put balance beads in the 4 new ones? Also, what's everyone's experience with these. I hear some guys swear by them and other say its a waste of money. Also, did you locate another 4 tires yet?

No beads,found one more tire,still need three more,probably on ship out at sea..lol

Sounds to me like they screwed up,several weeks to install a clutch?

Welcome,where in Va are u,Delmarva?

8 hours ago, Dirtymilkman said:

Absolutely, the mack silicone is the best stuff on earth. I use it on my shifter caps too. 

Use to use the white on the engine mount charge air cooler,wow that stuff was awesome..

14 hours ago, mackey58 said:

The center cap keeps popping out.i had it in there secure but the #1  driver fubared it.whats good to hold it in I used trim tape the last time

Pick up. Tube of Goop at Blows,cheap stuff that works amazing,you’ll find tons of use for it..

Sounds like a job for the bike tube on the fuel tank fill spout,air it up an look for leaks..

So a few weeks ago I bought the four Double Coin with the intention of buy four more now,well forget that can’t find em anywhere,wtf,I’ll give it a couple of weeks and if they don’t show up some place I’ll have to mix them with a different brand tire,unreal..

I would start with a new fuel pump,not that expensive or at least they weren’t and then go from there..

My 96 E-7 350 tops out at 27 to 28 on a hill if I give it full fuel if that’s any help..

23 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:

have just tried to pull the throttle stop, while it is running, and push it back in before the engine spins down to stop, and see if it picks up fuel and starts back up???  I know i said something about fuel filters, but while i was siting on the toilet,, a minute ago,,   I had a thought.... jojo

TMI..lol

3 hours ago, Truckie Harbison said:

I appreciate the advice. I’ll get the stuff rounded up and give that a shot. I’m hoping the issue is that simple.   It just seems odd that it won’t start 2 seconds after it was running, and that it will start in the morning after sitting all night and not starting the night before (it started this morning no problem)

Yup usually when hard starting after they sit overnight = a fuel line leak or return line leak..

8 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

according to the small print news flashes on tv this am. this government just spent 3 BILLION dollars of yours  and mine to preorder vaccine doses for the winter. bet there's no back order on that crap. magine  the pockets being filled . drug company CEO's are getting bonus checks in the millions. workin man/women can't get parts or shoes.   so sorry grandkids. 

Don’t forget Senators and Congressmen and all there buddy’s with investments in this chit..

49 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said:

Time to skip all the guess work, you have a fuel leak, nothing more complex than that

So as I have said many times, get some old inner tube, a couple of big flat washers, a air fitting to match the compressor in your shop, a fitting to screw onto the air line fitting, and a hose clamp big enough to fit over the filler cap

Cut the inner tube big enough to cover the filler and go down the sides a bit

Put a hole in the middle of the inner tube, air-washer-inner tube-washer and another fitting to clamp all of these together

Then pop the inner tube over the filler neck, and some air pressure, not a lot, wind the regulator down as low as it goes on the shop compressor 

 

Then search for the wet spot, by the sounds of it, it's gunna be easy to find 

Hope thisis of some help

This isnt a lift pump or filter or anything else, this is a bad fuel leak

 

Paul

The way I’ve done this with a fat bicycle tube is just cut a two foot length of tube with the valve in,clamp one end tight and clamp the other end over the tank fill,air it up..

The info and video I posted is for drum brakes,don’t know anything about disk brakes so I’m out,good luck..

Well that sucks..

2 minutes ago, MACKS said:

Why cage them,I just cut them?

Looking at your picture I’ve never seen them cut that short,ther is a correct way to set them up,that doesn’t look right to me..

1 hour ago, Onyx610 said:

You need to cage it and cut it to length. There is nothing wrong with them. 

Why cage them,I just cut them?

Swap them all out and be done with it..

On 6/22/2022 at 4:32 AM, blackdog2 said:

Check trans to see if it is 12513 or 14513 if 12 the little Mack will tear it up ?

 

He needs a triple counter shaft transmission like a 5 or 6 or 12 speed,not sure what other trans has triple countershaft..

55 minutes ago, Burmy said:

Yes agree, it is weird a lot of the trucks i'v driven don't come with EGT gauge from factory. 

 by big balls do you mean torque? it seemed to get up to speed quick but going up a hill empty it seemed to want to lug down. So i'm just wondering how it will do loaded doing 55mph up a hill. I'm not worried about its capabilities off-road at the jobsite. 

That engine has all the power in the lower rpm range all the way down to 1200,that’s when they really pull,1200 to 1400..

16 minutes ago, 67RModel said:

Nice. What rear ratio? I think City Welding and Cobra Bodies merged around 2012 but may be defunct now? I think Cobra was from somewhere in Eastern Pennsylvania and City Welding was very close to where I'm from in New Castle, PA. Did you buy truck/bed new? 

No I bought it from the original owner in New Jersey,I forget what the ratio is maybe 5.07 I have the build sheet here somewhere,great truck,u can feel the bumps but the cab is super quiet and she runs out smooth as silk..

1 hour ago, 67RModel said:

What are the specs on your CL? Looks like a beefy setup.....12R24.5 rubber on 58,000 rears.

20 front 20 drop axle and 58 rears,e-7 350/12 speed,short wheel base with a 15 foot aluminum city cobra dump body,she’s a tough somabitch ,I have a 79000 down state permit on it..