mowerman

whatever he,s calling it,,its pretty rough,for that low mileage,should say (beat a hell) MB.lol...bob

cars,used to use them also,,,called them canester type filter,,before spin,ons.but they were under the hood...bob

We got a 2006 Granite w/370 at work with around 20,000 miles. The truck is new to us and me as I have no experience with the 370. We just put new thermostats on it and the coolant is good but the truck always wants to overheat whenever pulling an incline. It pulls just fine without lugging but the temp gauge steadily climbs every time and the fan doesn't do much for it. Speaking of the fan it seems to run all the damn time.

Short of checking the water pump I don't know what the deal is. Are 370's just hot natured engines or do I have an issue? Any input is appreciated.

how hot is it getting,,if it only go,s to 200 or so,its probably normal,,on a pull,,guage could have bad ground,blown head gaskit,.just a few suggestions..i ussume warrenty has expired.good luck,bob

wow,,,looks like most of you guys,,,got your hands full lotsa nice collections real,,and toy,both,,,you fellars have your hands full i have quite a few,mack,brockway,ford.clocks,watches,hats,models.1 real mack.took pictures,but they didnt come out rite,,lol...bob.stuff...bob

Well, if I buy a bunch of Macks will you guys drive for me? I don't pay much...

not this kid,,,but thanks for thinkin of us,lol...bob

When i was doing multiple truck tours for Clark,we had a guy who had full fenders on his W-900 KW,we were backing into the performing arts center in Nashville (very steep inside dock) and i said maybe you want me to spot your trailer,as i think you will mess up your fenders? his reply was "mind your business sonny,you drive your truck,i'll drive mine"! so,i says OK,and walk away...starts backing in,bottoms out on the hump,WHAM!!!! snapped both fenders in-two! he had'nt moved the tandems forward on the trailer either,so he tore the sand shoes off the landing gear as well! professional at work!........Mark

thats hilarious man

Thanks everybody for all of your input i really appreciate it

I think i'm going to buy it this weekend.

Bob try more $24,000 roll offs are not at every corner around here and when you finally find one well you dont want to wait to long. And at this price it was a real bargain also usually there in the 30-32.

I have to drive 6hrs for this one and have it float it back home, but it's a real beauty and i'm sure my husband will be really happy.

I'm the one who follows up on the trucks services so I have all of the trucks service every 5,000km so i think it will be okay for alot of km.

Thanks again everybody for all of your help on this one.

BTW i included pictures of the truck.

well alrity then,,, it is pretty clean,,best of luck with it...bob

half fenders are for the rear to cover front tandem.

gg2

oh,,,,got it,,,thanks....ya it certainly looks good with the white,,,atleast for now,,.bob

they look good,but what do you mean,half fenders,,and what was wrong with the old ones?...bob

Hey I envy you guys soooo much.

mike

ya,,,,but i gotta kick n scream,everytime i need to spend any money on my stuff,,,its a tradeoff.lol bob

Seen this today.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110623/D9O1HG5G0.html

Rob

but on a happier note,,,happy friday,,woohoo...bob

The future is dark for the USA with the current state of matters in whole.

Rob

ya,,,,i see that!!!!!!,,was curious to see the responce on this matter,,thought somebody removed it,,thanks,,,bob

was wondering if you put that minority post,the other day,and what happened to it!!!!!.bob

well,at least your making progress,lol..ive had mine 15 years,and it just sits around staring at me.but theres a number of reasons for that,mainly time and money,least it runs,and drives,,uuuuuurrrrrgggg.bob

This is a re-creation of Gen.George S. Pattons (one of my heroes) famous speech,its a little on the long side,but well worth a few minutes of your time (in my opinion)...................Mark

that was excellant mark,,thanks,,,theres an email somebody sent me,recently,,,wish i knew how to post it,,,know it would get lots of attention...bob

beautiful vehicle,,,but when i vacation,i prefer,harley,s,and hotels..come on back,over?lol...bob

that was very interesting,,,what a country...bob

Yeah, that's right. She came home with "Momma" after stopping at some store in the mall. Says "Happy Father's Day" to me and hands me a box with a model of an R model Mack and Fruehauf tank trailer in 1/32 size. Then she really rubs it in that the model is rated for assembly by eight year olds and above so I "should" be able to handle it. I wanted to "back hand" the smartalec but "Momma" was right behind here holding something so I was scared, (petrified really) and did nothing.

Told "Momma" I was gonna put it in the china cabinet and was promptly told to get my own glass case for my Mack "shit".

Left me wonderin why everybody has to be so mean to me......

Rob

you know,they say what comes around go,s around.lol..i get to keep a mack steering wheel hanging up in my kitchen wall.woohoo...bob

Hi everybody

I just had a quick question about a Mack that i want to buy my husband for his bd and i thought this would be the best place to ask my question.. lol

Okay here it is:

I'm looking into getting him a 89 Mack DM with a E-6 turbo 300, "the guy wrote 300 macadie if that changes anything" can anybody tell me if these motors are any good? It's a roll off and it will be working alot so i dont really want to buy him a truck that he will always have problems with the motor or something like that you know??

Been there already with the darn 3116 Caterpillars.

Now apparently the engine and transmission were rebuilt about 100,000km ago. And i think the truck has close to 800,000km.

Thanks in advance!

i would absolutely go for it,,good truck,,good engine,,but wouldnt go much over $8000...good luck...bob

ok,might as well join the party,,,my uncle had a jenney station,used to pump gas there,in the summer,,,with old crank pumps,but,he wound up selling it years later,,,went to work for a ford dealership,,said it was allot easier,and full benefits and pention...when he did that,,,said he should have done it a long time ago.lol.bob

You need to use either "oilite" bronze, or SAE 660 bushing material in this application as they are oil impregnated during the manufacturing process. If standard brass is used, the lifespan is short if the pin turns with the pivot of the door. Of course it is this pivotal arc that wears the hinge in the first place.

Rob

oh,ok,well it almost seems profitable to find a used bench lathe,and then one could redo everbody,s hinges,woohoo,iwas thinging about making one for stuff like that,,sounds fun....bob

they didnt always use bulldogs,either,the dogs came along later,and then they started calling them a bulldog mack back then,dont know when...a freind of mine has two of them,open cab jobs in california,,one runs and drives,,its a neat old truck...welcome aboard ,,man...bob

wow,conway deserves a pat on the back,,,excellant,,man..bob

Overhauls are usually only required if the cylinder protrusion above the deck isnt high enough. Low cylinder height doesnt seal the head gasket properly, and can cause premature failure of head gasket. If you have good protrusion, good cross hatching on cylinder walls, throw two new heads on for good measure(yours are probably cracked anyway and the valves are tired and springs are weak), 6 injectors if they havent been serviced recently ($90 a pop, thats cheap) and a head gasket and out the door it goes for $6500 if done at a dealer. My 97 E7 had 780-820,000 miles on it when the head gasket went and i had $6200 into all this and a water pump. Cylinders were up, walls looked great, and it didnt use more than a gallon of oil on 10,000 miles. I got 860 on it now and i sure as hell dont regret not doing a full overhaul. When i priced an overhaul at the time i did the head gasket, it was $14-16,000. I saved $10,000. I belive that overhauls are only nessesary if you have failure in the cylinder, rods, or bearings. A bad head gasket only requires a gasket and heads as long as the cylinders have not settled. E7 engines that have been taken care of should go a million miles or more as long as there is no catastrophic failure elesware. Excessive blow by and oil consumption or traces of metals or soot in oil analysis a good indicator of tired rings i.e. cylinder packs.

Hope this helps

thats,,,very interesting,,,and good advise...bob

I don't think there would be enough parent material remaining in the hinge to support the door properly after they are drilled to insert the bronze bushing. It is a good idea but the area the hinge pins run through is too thin to enlarge much and retain the necessary strength to support the weight of the door while it swings.

The practice I've used several times is to remove the hinges from the truck, jig them up straight in a drill press, and bore/ream the holes just large enough to be round. I then take a section of water hardening drill rod (W1 grade) about .010 undersize and cut to length plus about 3/8th inch to form the head needed times the amount of hinge pins needed, then warm these pins with a neutral flame using a torch. A temperature crayon is very useful for bringing the part to between 1300-1400 degrees farehient temperature. These parts are then plunged into clean water that is about 120 degrees and "swished around" for 10 seconds. Then place the pins on a cookie sheet in the kitchen oven, (get your wife's or significant other's permission first) at 350 degrees for about and hour, take them ou,t and let them cool. The pins will be very hard and durable and will never give you a problem again.

You could also skip the hardening process and just press fit a slightly oversize bronze bushing into the now round holes and drill a greasing hole into the hinge pivot area and through the bronze bushing. Using a small grease gun, (such as for electric tools) will yield excellent service life of the part also if kept lubricated.

Rob

if this is any help,,home depot has a good selection of brass bushings,ive got allott of them there for differant projects,and if thier not quite right,can sand them slightly,till they fit,also,was wodering if you can put the right side door hinges on the left,like i do with the later R model doors,,the rights are always nice and tight,lol.good luck..bob