DWaits

I brought my camara with me today, when I get caught up this AM I will take a few and post them later in the day. David

October will be a year, I have sent the pump I have to Arthur Gould's rebuilders and they sent it back saying they could not rebuild it so, I am looking for another pump. I have run into problems before with other trucks but none that have taken this long. I am betting this pump was used on other engines, I did find that Mack made a few marine engines in the EN510 but later found that only six were made so that kinda rules that out. David

Can anyone here tell me if parts from other engines were interchangeable with the EN510 engines? I am still searching for a water pump for my ENF510A and IF I knew that other engines used the same pump it would make life much better at the shop. Thanks in advance. David

Barry, Ask this question on the ATHS board, I am sure someone there can help you with your Continenta parts search. David

I have a pump manual for the S series Mack pumpers, if anyone needs any info from it I can scan what you need and send it to you in a PDF file. David latigo@bellsouth.net

This would be followed by a double coating of an epoxy primer/sealer. Epoxy primer/sealers are not waterproof either but if the vehicle stays inside as you work with it, many years will pass before you have problems again. Thanks for this info Rob, I was wondering if I was doing it right and you answered that question to a T. Is there a brand of epoxy primer/sealer that I should look for? David

Rob, I would say about 45% will be down to bare metal, the other 55% is either original paint or primerd from the previous owner. It might be better for me to back up a little and tell you what I am working with. around ten years or so the truck body was sand blasted by someone else who did not take the time to do it right, then they primed it and let it sit outside for a few years. Parts of the body has rust coming back up thru the primer and parts of it held up OK. I am trying to sand most of the truck that needs work and prime it again and use a clear coat to get rid of what rust I can. I will not be painting for a while and the truck is inside so I am thinking the primer with a clear coat should hold up untill I can get all the mechanical work out of the way and get it running the way I think it should run. Then when all that is done I hope to start on a real paint job. My goal now is to try and stop the rust that is there now and prevent more from coming up. Thanks! David

After sanding what is the best way to prep the surface before priming? Thanks! David

Is there anyone here living in Georgia or Alabama that owns Mack fire apperatus? I am in West Georgia next to the Alabama line and I am looking for others who enjoy these trucks and would like to share info and parts sources. David

Hello, My name is David Waits, I am 44 years old and live in Roopville, GA. I got into Mack trucks by allways wanting my own fire truck, when I was able to get one it was a Mack and now I have been bitten by the dog! My truck is a 1948 S-75 pumper that is under restoration, I have my eye on a really good B61 that a friend has. I am planning to use it for hauling the pumper to shows as well as pulling my horse trailer. I am married to my high school sweetheart who lets me do just about anything as long as it is not illegal or imorall or fattening we have a 13 year old daughter, two horses, one dog (who will ride on or in anything with me) and three (too many) cats. I like the new look of the forum and the looks of the new board! David Waits