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Thanks Timmy, that helps!  

31 minutes ago, blackdog2 said:

Put air1/8" toggle on line between parking brake valve and anaroy on manifold mount inside ash tray they are getting smarter just in case you get the urge to turn it on if the man says boy you tinker with that .

That's what I'm working towards, but the line I thought was the correct one has no effect on how the truck runs.  I'm just trying to test it out before I build a switch for it.

Came across Lmackattack's write up on putting the puff limiter on a switch in cab.  Before I did anything like that, I messed around with vise grips on what I thought was the correct line to see if it worked.  I put a piece of rubber around the line before I clamped the vise grips down so I didn't damage anything.  Got in the cab and took the parking brake off and mashed the throttle.  No change.  Long story short, it's like that for every one of the 3 lines coming off the valve.

What'd I do wrong here?

Yes the truck has a working pyrometer.

I know you can still get the pickup ones, but I think they're sold under the name "keystone truck styling" or something like that.

I've just always thought that a truck without a visor looks like it has a receding hairline lol

I did!  They were plumb sold out and he told me I was put on the extremely long waiting list lol

Ranchhopper is hooking me up.

and I do know of a B in a junkyard that has a fiberglass visor on it...

last time I was up at your shop I dropped off an electric spreader. I saw one of your Rs with the front torn down. Motor rebuild?

I thought that was par for the course for every scrap yard lol. I guess most of em figure when the equipment wears out, just push it up on the pile it's been working

I put an ad in the wanted section but that doesn't seem to get much traffic. I need a fiberglass square style Lund visor for an R cab. If it's faded red that would be a bonus pm me or reply here.

Sorry in advance if this isn't allowed.

Looking to buy a Lund square style cab visor for any R model. Pm me please. Thanks.

I was deep in a YouTube wormhole and I came across this video that I remember watching as a kid called Road Construction Ahead. It features Forte Bros from RI building a road. Lots of cool old Macks and vintage construction equipment!

Damn that's a nice truck!

Huh must be a new York thing I'm union and get pushed to get loads and equipment moved

Second generation teamster and though we're never pushed, a good hustle and positive work ethic is appreciated. Plus, I HATE working slow. Keep it moving and get the job done.

Thing is beautiful!

Is there a fiberglass cab visor on it?

I don't like those at all,either,but the good part of the deal is that I get the old one back

Mike if you're looking to part with that visor, I'm looking to buy one

If you decide to sell it, I'm a buyer. Let me know.

Most of the fleet at our place just got new tanks. They're stock spec but aluminum instead of steel. Wish I knew the cost or supplier.

I have an extra one I could sell last summer I couldn't find one anywhere and storkmack was good enough to sell me one but now the superliner has the newer rounded front style on it and the cab I bought had the pointier style on it which is the one Im going to keep.

PM incoming

Any of you guys within spitting distance of Trans Edge Mack in Allentown PA need to call Randy Z. Second shift parts man for your older Mack parts. He has been extremely helpful to me over the years.The guy is like an encyclopedia... Has access to a lot of discontinued parts, and knows what will interchange also.

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A buddy of mine just got out of the military and got a job doing service there.

As for parts guys having stories about stupid customers, I can only think of two instances that were bothersome. One was an old farmer with a fat lip of chew in and as he talked, pieces of it were flying out and landing on the paper I was writing on. That was kinda gross. The second was when a lawn care place would send in some of their Spanish only laborers with a list of parts. They couldn't even explain anything about the vehicle they were for, they'd just hand me a poorly written piece of paper and I'd have to figure it all out on my own. Other than that I was more than happy to help people out of a bind with whatever they needed.

Of course it was always a bonus when a real hot girl needed help installing wipers or a brake light bulb. I was first to volunteer

Watts Mack has rockers listed if you need those too

Wires are both plugged in and look good all the way up to the switch. I guess it's something under the valve cover. For whatever reason we won't pull a valve cover in house so it'll have to get fixed the next time it goes in for a major service

My truck went to Mack a few weeks ago for some stuff and they "fixed" the Jake brake that had never worked before. Lo works fine but Hi doesn't work at all. Is this an external issue with some wiring or maybe the switch, or is it an internal adjustment issue? Kinda wanna avoid it being sent back out. I'd rather have it fixed in house. It's an 88 RD688S.

Xdude, you were the kind of person I tried to get at the parts stores.

I can remember one time I was putting my '60 Chevy pick up together. It's a street rod so everything was custom or from another vehicle. I was having trouble finding a u-joint that would fit. The yoke on the rearend was a different size than the driveshaft.

The guy at the Big A looked at my dilemma and went, "HHHMMM. I think I know what you need. " He went into the back for a few minutes and came out with one for a four wheel drive (mine isn't ). It fit perfectly and worked.

Some of those knowledgeable people are still out there.

I had that problem with my own pickup (97 F350). The ujoint listed in the computer was too small. I dug around in the back with my old joint until I found the right one. I made a note of it so that when anyone needed a joint for a similar truck, I went right to my note and gave them the proper one.

I worked at a Napa for about 3 years. Did my damndest to not be a "parts monkey". Learned from one of the old timers how to use the catalog system instead of relying on the computer. I'm a bit of a gearhead so I knew what parts were 2wd/4wd/motor specific as well.

Spent many hours helping guys measure belts for odd applications and pulling filters off the shelf to find something that fit heavy equipment.