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I think the reason I brought that up is because they’re phony Covid shots are causing many people to having blood clots issues now that they don’t want the public to know my nephew was one of them and he’s only 37

Thank you for the info . I found a grill in Germany on ebay and some sheetmetal parts for a R -Series truck . The guy who had the R-Series parts had a adrress in Holland , Willi Gaffert , I called him and he sell me a cabin with doors and some small parts . He has an N-model lug truck , find it on youtube . I found an other R Mack in France with a endt675 engine that i bought for the engine . There are some other b- Macks in France but very rusty and expensive . I have a R-600 dump truck too with an end 673 engine , bought it from the first owner , will post some pics later . Wanted the front brakes , never saw a truck without front brakes . I can not registrate a truck without front brakes in Europe . The guy who i bought the b61 told me that had some freinds in NY . Had some other trucks Chevys and a Firetruck wiht 2 stroke diesel all from NY . Sorry for my writing , i'mnot used to writing in English .

Larry, you’ve done work on that truck then most of us can accomplish 30 years nice going, bud. I’m anxious to hear about your first ride in it. As far as fuel goes that might’ve been the reason the truck was parked.bob

I had the Jakes on the 237, just transferred everything. With the clutch pedal arm out of location yet I had to reach under the cab to make them work. As for fuel issue, I think I have a fitting on the pump inlet that isn't sealing well. The original fitting was cross threaded on the hose side so I found another one but the seal angle is not perfect and I think that is my pressure problem. I stopped at hydraulic store to get last couple lines made for steering and they didn't have what I needed. Had to order it along with my other steering fitting. Time will tell if that is the problem. Today's plan is get the clutch linkage completed.

Amazing the garbage thier sending us now and just about everything thing we buy now for replacement is imported … just out of curiosity the other day I picked up a pack of crayons and glad bags just to see at the market both imported… you gotta be shitten me …. Good luck tom

i have been a believer in engine brakes since i got the new 85 dm800. i almost never use brakes, even when loaded. i can bring 80,000 lbs to 15 mph with just the engine brake then use the foot brake for the final stop. my last mack still had the same brake shoes on it with 265,000 miles when we sold it. same with the Kenworths. the T800 had 320,000 miles on it and the original shoes were still good, but we changed them when replacing the "S" cam rollers before selling it.

When I installed the newer engine in my B I found a jake setup and I hardly use the brakes for stopping my truck weigh's 12,000 you probably won't get the same action towing your trailer I always thought jakes should be standard on truck engines in class 8 trucks. I was thinking of you when I had to disassemble the three-jaw chuck off my Monarch lathe I had to stone the slot for one jaw works like new now I bought it new about 20 years ago

Great...I don't know, but he probably did. I checked it yesterday and it was dry, but I guess I'd best get a fuel pump on it and start using non ethanol myself. I only used non ethanol in the big green International that runs now and all my small engines but I'll start using it in the Zinamobile too.

Happy birthday!

Oil sludge is common on the intake side of the turbo. This is caused by not changing the air filter soon enough. The air compressor gets its fresh air from the pipe between the air filter housing and the turbocharger, when the air filter is dirty the suction from the turbo impeller will pull oil past the air compressor rings and it will settle and turn to sludge in the intake side of turbocharger. There are some bulletins on fixing the problem with a check valve and special hose on the air compressor intake piping. The fault code for the turbo wheel speed was an open circuit code so the engine ECM is not seeing a signal from the speed sensor. Usually a bad sensor or wiring between sensor and ECM. Test 4 in what Joey Mack posted would tell if it’s the sensor. Only weird this I ever saw was the turbo impeller shaft broke between the bearing and you could turn the intake impeller one way and the exhaust the other way.

As Terry said, Mike's son, also Mike Harbison assumed his Dad's roll in the old Mack world. Mikey is on FB as Mike Harbison.

IT MOVES!!!!! I installed the new pump(another story) and got it running. I was able to air it up, release the brakes and was able to push the clutch and easily slip it in gear and slowing inch the truck forward(can't go far). I pushed back down on the clutch and slipped in reverse and backed it up. Nice!!!! I released in neutral a few times and pushed down fully and was able to slip it in gear without any clash. I did it numerous times in forward and reverse. I then pulled the linkage all off, drilled the pivot bar for a cotter pin to capture the Z bar. I installed the grease zerk in the bar and put a couple clicks of grease in it and spun it around a few times to work the grease into the bushing. I then bolted it in for the last time and attached the clutch rod to the transmission. Now I need to recut the keyway in the pedal pivot rod and finish the machine work. Install pinch bolt detail and then split the ring. I need to install the bracket for the return spring. I am pretty sure I can modify the original bracket and weld it to my new arm to enable the stock spring to be used. Not onto the new pump. Ugh. I installed it and the given primer pump didn't work(ya, I knew that was coming). I installed the old bailing ring pump from my 237. It still had issues getting fuel up. I still have the pressure gauge installed in the fuel filter housing to watch. I finally got it primed and engine as started. The 20# I pumped up slowly dropped off like before. I pumped it while running and it went back up to 20#. Then slowly dropped again. I removed the return check valve assembly and investigated it. Nothing wrong I could see. Sealing surfaces were fine. I thought maybe I could shim it up. I had some .010 shim stock and cut a piece and put it back together. I could pump 30# now. After starting it would again just slowly drop off. Less of you didn't rev the engine. It would idle for as long as you wanted. I did finally get some heat in the engine and topped off the radiator. Tomorrow, after getting the other power steering lines made I am going to make a short fuel line and run it off a can and see if it keeps pressure. If not I am not really sure what to do next. I tested the Jakes, they work. After I get the clutch parts in for good, I can put the floorboard back in so I can tidy up the interior and keep moving forward on the front end.

If anybody is interested in getting there truck polished and some frame paint job for cheap message me

Hey George I have a Mack doing what your 09 did hit key it will engage starter for one second the stop. What did you find with yours ?

Glad to help.

ya and i bet Pfizer is already pissing themselves we see tons of unnecessary vaccines sold,,,,and this time its Bidens buddies making billions off the public,,,,ya baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have all of those solders.. I just need to pick the one that wont melt when I crank the engine, on a day when it starts hard... 🍻

Speaking of King Fuacci.... He sure is silent about the Rat Sh!T virus that is slowly infecting people. Funny how all the states that have infected people encircle the lower 48... anyway, its Friday eve.. Have a good one.....

Superdog has passed away, but i think his son has charge of the trucks, you might google Harbison, that is there last name. terry look up mike harbison on Facebook.

normal solder is lead and tin. electronics solder has a flux core, plumbers solder does not and needs flux added to the surface before applying the solder to make it stick.

This weekend I am painting the frame black hopefully this weekend and polishing the air tanks and fuel tanks with the rims too

well i dont blame you i just poked around and yes many guys cover them,,,good luck

Yes Bob, I guess I can go to You Tube University. I prefer the Goeff Weeks Vocational Technical Institute when it comes to my KB-7...

wow that thing is badass missed it somehow thanks for that

try UTUBE someone might mention them