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A V8 Detroit in an RS... couldn't have been many like that built.

https://www.bigiron.com/Lots/1974MackRS600LTAwaterTruck

On 7/14/2019 at 12:19 AM, Back In Black Pulling said:

350 4 Valve 9spd 3.73 Neway air ride 

865 is a Tennessee number...?

Looks like it could power a small town... or my wife's hair dryer.

https://greensboro.craigslist.org/hvo/d/vass-mack-wrecker/6906278915.html

Never realized how much those Scot trucks resemble the Scania trucks from their Nordic neighbors.

10 hours ago, Bullheaded said:

I liked and drove both style dash. The nice thing about the early original CH/CL dash was it was real wood grain. Not the fake plastic every other truck now is.

That original CL Elite red velour interior was one of my favorites.

 

I've looked at a few CL's in my search for a V8, and all the dashes seemed to be falling apart.. loose fasteners etc... was there a durability issue or just abuse?

On 6/26/2014 at 10:18 PM, kscarbel2 said:

What model Mack are you specifically talking about?

Did you contact the sponsor of this forum, Watts Mack, with your model and serial number?

I'm looking for the same item... Barry from Watts says no longer available..

On 3/2/2019 at 12:40 AM, AZB755V8 said:

There are several post here about E9 fuel pump issues recently. Have you read any of them first? Sort of like the answer is here you just have to search and read before asking the same question

I have never been able to use the search function on this site with much success.... I get this message "Flood control... Please wait so many seconds"... and the results, if I ever get any, are not usually related. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

21 hours ago, Mackpro said:

We had a few export MP8’s pass through heading south to catch a boat to South America. I took a lot of pics and I think I posted them here. No egr and plain old school exhaust manifold with a regular old turbo on it. They did have the big exhaust brake thing behind the turbo that Volvo used to put on their D12 engines. 

How long ago was that? In Brazil at least, they are running DPF's on all new trucks.... Lots of Volvo there, but no Macks... Macks are found in Chile and elsewhere. 

Here I am like a damn fool reading this... FIVE YEARS LATER?

I saw this on South Dakota craigslist a while back for $1,000

On 12/16/2018 at 7:19 AM, mrsmackpaul said:

Yep sure did 

You blokes call them flip flops, we call them thongs or pluggers, Kiwis call them jandles ???

 

And pluggers were and still very common foot wear among a lot of working class people as standard foot ware 

I was in them today and have spent most of my working life in them 

 

Paul 

I have some very hip Brazilian Havaianas, everyone wears them to work in too... it'd take some time for me to get used to them. Hurts my toe crack. My mom calls them "tongs" .... silent 'h'... idk why... chinelo is what they call them in Brazil.

On 12/13/2018 at 3:13 PM, Maxidyne said:

Not even figuring for increased aerodynamic resistance with speed, You'll need 2.75 to 3 times as much power to move the same load uphill at 55-60 vs. 20 MPH. TJC Transport, do you really expect us to believe that those trucks have 1017.5 to 1110 horsepower?

One think I've never been able to understand is horsepower ratings... I used to drive a truck with 400 cummins same weight same hills as the E7-427hp that replaced it... what a joke. Either that 400 was actually a 600(which it wasn't) or the horsepower ratings on the newer electronic trucks was wildly exaggerated. 

6 minutes ago, eddeere said:

Great pictures . What is model of the green Mack and  the deal of the two air intakes of the Mack at Ambridge Pa ? 

Looks like a late 70's or early 80's r686... one intake is for turbo, the second is likely for the tip-turbine intercooler .

16 hours ago, alex g said:

Very nice I remember a time when it was common place to see a R model pulling a dump trailer or just on the road. I think I'm getting old.

We had a landfill nearby that ran fleet of smoking (puff puff) R-model roll offs.... when I was ten years old, I thought Mack was the only truck manufacturer on the planet. 

14 hours ago, Vladislav said:

It has happened that my current affairs got me to New Jersey. Some used BMW spare parts go to Russia on a constant basis but lots of come broken and so. The recipient wasn't happy with the fact and knowning my addiction to everything used and rusty plus my experience visiting the US made me an offer for a inspection voyage. Actually I was paid for the plane tickets having a week to spend for reasons I want. So so far I'm at my friend's place in NJ. Unfortunately he's going to departue to Mexico for vacation with a family and I have a feeling of potential nothing to do. This kind of situation is not typical to me and I already started building plans for the nearest few days. Going to visit Matt Pfahl's shop on Tuesday. The further part of the week needs more work out and taking to account Thanksgiving on Thurthday I found myself open for ideas. What would you guys recommend me to visit in the area of NY-NJ or Easter PA? I even look for a chance to keep anybody's company to put hands on an old Mack truck if someone is going to spend the long weekend in his shop. No income interest, just involvement and accomodation.

How about Steamtown Historic Sight?  https://www.nps.gov/stea/index.htm

On 9/8/2008 at 5:53 PM, Barry said:

Comes as two pieces...I still have them on stock. It would run about $45 for the pair.

Its been ten years... are they STILL available?

8 minutes ago, kscarbel2 said:

Seriously, go drive one for yourself. The only negative will be that afterwards, you'll never want to drive anything else.

Engine strong but because of automatic trans and emission rules, 1300 rpm at 90 km/h. When climbing shifting always too late and slow. Drops down to 1050 rpm, then shifts. At 1300 rpm 500 hp, and you seldom reach higher rpm. Old 14 l v8; 530 hp at 1500 rpm. Much faster with manual trans. I sold my 730 after 10 months

John Hennige

Eindhoven Norrd-Brabandt

1 minute ago, kscarbel2 said:

Your buddy is wrong.

I'll tell him you said so.

My Dutch trucker buddy says the 730 is rubbish.. transmission hunts constantly, never allows full power.

5 minutes ago, m16ty said:

I’ll try to get a pic today, but all you can really see now is the hose clamp. The rope is almost too flexible, requiring 2 sets of hands to work it into place. 

First thing I did was clean the joint the best I could, getting down into the crack as much as I could. The 1/8 rope is small enough to be worked into the crack. I just kept working it around the pipe until the crack was full. The 1/4 rope went on the outside, but still on the taper of the female piece, using the hose clamp to push the rope against the taper and force everything tight to the joint.

I also found that there are two different types of high temp rope gasket, silica and fiberglass. The silica has a rating of around 2,000 deg and the fiberglass had a rating of around 1,000 deg. I went with the silica, although it is twice as exspensive, but no more than I used, I think I had around $20 in material.

I can't find the 1/8 inch rope.. do you have a link?

8 hours ago, m16ty said:

Well today I decided to tackle the manifold leak. I ordered some silica rope gasket from MSC in 1/8" and 1/4" diameter. Took the 1/8 and was able to force it into joint with a screwdriver for 3 rounds. Next I rapped the 1/4 around it 3 rounds and then forced it in tight with a hose clamp.

After a test run, everything is holding good. The silica rope gasket is rated for around 2,000 deg. 

Can you send a photo of your work? Is that rope easy to work with?

26 minutes ago, yarnall said:

Billy T.  Neat story.  What are 3 9’s?  

I believe he's talking about 9 foot spreads on a three axle trailer. Allowed him to scale the weight with a single axle tractor.

On 11/3/2018 at 2:48 PM, 41chevy said:

Just remember there is a push for single payer Federally run health care,two things I know. If it is run like the VA is with waiting lists and treatment based on value we're fk'd . Second is how much money will be needed for it by new taxes ,fees and other revenue generators?

My view don't touch my weapons, my vehicles and my life "style" for want of a better word

I was thinking that the problems with the VA were isolated to some depressed areas with high numbers of older vets, but I was surprised to find out from a chance meeting with a 45 y/o vet here in Pittsburgh that the VA is mostly a joke. G.P.'s revolve through that place monthly, tests get ordered that the VA can't provide, and going to a hospital that does have the capability usually means they aren't covered under VA insurance... I had no idea. Really a shame.