Outbehindthebarn

I was just thinking about getting the 'most' out of a 285hp in a B model... You guys don't believe there is much benefit to the water jacket???

Can you simply replace a 'air only' tip turbine with a  water/air-cooled version? Or is there some limiting factor. . . like a water port in the block or something...?

2 hours ago, dickbuick said:

Yep what makes you ask?

I was told it was a Jake, not a Dynatard.... but I don't know how to tell from the outside....

I remember those Cobra dump beds were all over the place when I was a kid....

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26 minutes ago, xdudebrahx said:

Are they cheaper than the ones from watts?

You can get these off of eBay for about $100. That is two latches and the corresponding 'hooks' on the hood. What do they want for them from PAI or Watts?

1 hour ago, Coenut said:

I don't think there was any insulation in my cab either. I plan on using a dynamat product.  The diamond shaped panel I'm pretty sure secures the mail pouch.

OH YEAH, the mail pouch... I forgot all about that ... With the panel out, it never occurred to me. With that big void under the window, I suppose it needed a support of some kind.

What did Mack use in the back of the cab on R models. My Superliner has the big diamond pleated back panel the surrounds the rear window and goes to the floor, but there is nothing between it and the back panel of the cab. Seems like a pretty big waste of space really.... should I just fill that area up with insulation? Did Mack have some sort of 'fitted' insulation panel that went there?

Secondly, what is the large metal kinda pyramid shape thing standing up there? It is welded in place near the rear cab mount and almost reaches the rear window opening? Does it serve some purpose? (sorry for no pic of it)

3 hours ago, keg1 said:

I've bought 2 sets. The ones I have now are ok the set I had on my other r model I had to bend them a little to get them to stay latched.

Are they rusting yet?

Has anybody bought/used the latches available on Ebay? Are they of good quality/fit?

On 9/28/2016 at 5:29 PM, david wild said:

Let's hope that Donald learns from his mistakes and does better, many polls say he won, but I think he needs less knee jerk reaction and better control of  his comebacks, a little calmer and sharper comments would have been better to watch. A sharper knife goes in deeper and makes a better wound.    

ARE YOU THREATENING SECRETARY CLINTON???? WITH A KNIFE???? I'M TRIGGERED!!!!!!!!!! Must....find....safe.....space......

yes

13 hours ago, 70mackMB said:

Had to laugh when l saw the "Fuzz Buster" sitting on the dash! l had mine mounted over to the right behind the CB. Got caught with it early one morning in VA.   Hippy 

I wondered what that box was.... Thanks.

9 minutes ago, theakerstwo said:

And the fuel pump has been changed because a magnum engine came with a AFC fuel pump.some one has stole the pulse manifold and Holset turbo.And also i have never seen them come from cummins with the chrome.

Were there certain models that had factory chrome covers?

And yes, he said that the manifold/turbo were robbed.

Perfect timing. Air spitter dumping.

2 hours ago, theakerstwo said:

That engine in the photo does not look like a magnum engine to me.A photo of the other side and numbers off the data plate who help but all magnum engine i was around had the steel oil pan with oil pump pickup tube at the front.And the oil pump will have a small oil line about six inches long connected to the oil pump to the oil galley of the engine behind the pump.

Like been stated the off set key was for timing the cam to the gear.Small cams as well as Big cams could use it.

1 hour ago, Truck Shop said:

There was nothing wrong with the 400 Mag, had two in two Stars. Ran right down the road with the BC's. Plus that engine in the photo has a plus, the Bendix air compressor.

The offset keys were nothing more than to advance or retard the cam timing.   Like said above it should have a steel pan for sure and BCIII oil pump.  That Data plate on the

accessory drive should say CPL 695 and the cam timing spec should say 56*. Plus the turbo should be the later Holset and it should have a pulse exhaust manifold on it.

The injectors on those engines flowed allot of fuel and if I remember right the pump rail pressure ran higher than BC's 

Truck Shop

It does say 695.

1 hour ago, mowerman said:

Excellent Astro was ona the first rigs I ever drove 318 ...13 speed 1976 nice memories.bob

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This was a 290 and 10 speed.... note the tag axle. Owner later rebuilt the 290 to 440 cummins 

1 hour ago, BillyT said:

Must be old pics the Astros has a load of American steel and an American steel mill in background! Which mill is that do you know O.B.T.B.?

I'd say the Astro pics were taken in the early 80's. . .maybe 85.

On 9/21/2016 at 5:54 PM, steelman said:

Dodge (reliance electric company) plate sprocket, type A, sprocket #A1630, part # 103240.  This is a plate sprocket, stock bore 1 1/2" (reborable), 30 tooth, 2" pitch,  19.134" pitch diameter, weighs 90 pounds, 1.156" nominal thickness.  This is a standard item, would save you time (and probably money).  Boston Gear and Martin also make plate sprockets.  I have had them burned out with hi definition plasma and also laser during my career. 

This site is amazing.

3 minutes ago, Truck Shop said:

There was nothing wrong with the 400 Mag, had two in two Stars. Ran right down the road with the BC's. Plus that engine in the photo has a plus, the Bendix air compressor.

The offset keys were nothing more than to advance or retard the cam timing.

Truck Shop

What compressor is standard? And this does have the CPL 695.

2 hours ago, Yoos Brothers Construction said:

Yes it is going to be a working triaxle dump. The price was right and I wanted a Superliner with a 12 speed and a V8. I looked at few dumps with aluminum rails and they actually seemed to hold up pretty good and there light wieghts were very low. I already have excepted the fact that eventually I will have to change the frame to new steel rails but until then I'm going to use these ones up. The rails are actually in very good shape on this truck. Also the work I'll be doing with it won't be hard on the truck at all. I'm doing the the way I want it I guess. All the triaxles  around here I looked at were too high priced and/or had bad frames and beat to hell. 

 

Thanks Josh

Our milk hauler pulled in today with a new (to him) 2012 Mack triaxle.... the rails on my '80 Superliner Wa-a--aa-aa--a-y cleaner.