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You might wanna ask around on here I’m sure someone has got one or start contacting wrecking yards even if you have to reach out to other states… there is tons of Mack’s in lotsa junkyards I know there’s a huge yard somewhere in Arkansas good luck start poking around Google search.. bob

I believe that is a MC, not technically the exact same but pretty close to MR. As far as the Scania engine goes tho I have no idea what clutch setup it would have.

I talked to Mike yesterday told him he did a good job with that video. Pelligrino's garage in Brockton always had a real no trespassing vibe (probably because it wasn't in the best neighborhood). I was going by there one day and the overhead doors were open and the chain across the parking lot entry was down so I took a chance and stopped. Anthony's father Sal ( dressed in black sitting in lawn chair) was more than happy to let me look at the trucks seemed like a nice guy.

Saw this truck on YouTube the other day, very impressive and a great watch The Boston trucker really done well on this video, well worth a watch Paul

Hey guy I have a Mack that needs a clutch. I thought the truck was a MR series 8 am still trying to get paperwork for the truck. Could someone help me decide the vin to help me find the right clutch. It's a Scania motor with a 5 SPD standard transmission Vin MC487F1003 ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED.

Gotcha thanks

I was actually talking about the 3 filter unit you simply bolt onto the block thier discontinued

Well, I expect there’s many you can use. I would try to find something with a little bit more volume.Bob

I’m pretty sure that story falls under the category and we’re not going off beat. .(JOEY). Bob

I did see a flying saucer one night Area 51 it sailed right over me really slow it was huge and absolutely no sound and no lights … I couldn’t believe what I was looking at,,, nobody believed me that was around 35 years ago

If only more Veterans wore a hat letting us know of their service; so as for us to recognize and honor them. I'm also aware of the service men/ women not wanting to be recognized or have memories come back. I stopped a veteran in parking lot recently ; saluted Him ; thanked Him for his Service; being close to my parked jeep , walked him over to see the rear window having two large murals= one showing the raising of the Flag with words ::NEVER FORGET OUR VETERANS FOR WHAT THEY GAVE FOR OUR COUNTRY! other says : SOME GAVE ALL , SOME STILL GIVE :POW/MIA . He thanked me as a tear ran down his face.

I’ll make the bracket I just need the numbers for the filter housing and filter

I wanted to do the same thing, but Mack does no longer offer the crossover bracket it would be nice if I could find a used one but my truck is such a POS ha ha that’s actually the least of my problems good luck to you… bob

Would love to know what the part numbers are I’m currently about to do the same thing on my engine

thats just creepy...bob

thanks for that,,,,and also everything you do for us,,,bob

Hi guys...this old software will be running out of security updates soon so we need to plan on upgrading to the new version 5 software in the very near future...I know some of you hate changes but unfortunately, they are necessary to keep the software safe and the forum running smooth and fast! I've seen the updates and they aren't too bad...the forums will still have the familiar look and feel but there may be some things reorganized into different places. I upgrade the forum almost monthly but this upcoming update is a little bigger with more visible changes so I wanted to let you guys know ahead of time so you don't get overly shocked after I run the update! There are also 2 features that will be going away after the update...Status Updates an the forum Q&A Mode. This is mainly for security as they can be vulnerable to hack attacks...so expect those features to disappear.

Heres two strange stories from Ireland that make me go hhhmmm... One night my brother and I were returning from visiting our sister who lives 14 miles from us.My brother was driving.At a crossroads near where she lives a lady in a green evening dress appeard in front of us.My brother jammed on the brakes and I crossed my arms in front of me fully expecting her to come through the windscreen then nothing...There was no way to avoid hitting her.we pulled over examined the car and the road but found nothing out of the ordinary.When we told our sister she went white with fear.She explaned that a lady in a green evening dress was killed at that crossroads some years back and we were the third people to tell her the exact same story....... At the same crossroads theres the ruins of an old church dateing back about 800 years.Back then priests who passed away were buried under the actual floor of the church they served in.The story goes that a priest who was very much disliked passed and was buried under the floor in the usual manner.Shortly after his passing there was a terrible storm.The next day locals found the church badly damaged with one wall of the church moved in about 5 feet excluding the priest from the floor of the church.Experts recently examined the remains of the church with ground penatrating radar in an attempt to prove or disprove the story.They found the bottom of the wall matches the profile of the wall it was said it moved from and the moved part of the wall has no foundations and should not be able to stand where it is.The part of the wall that moved is about 18 foot high 30 feet long of solid cut stone and would weigh a few hundred tons... hhhhmmmm Paul

Hi everyone, I thought i better give you and update on the low air buzzer going off all the time. Sooooo after pulling the dash apart and tracing wiring over the long weekend of easter for 4 days, I found the problem!! I replaced the multi buzzer as i thought my old one was buggered, it was the buzzer its self was so i soldered a new one into the board. The new multi buzzer that i got, original Mack part must have some different circuits to the old one and was back feeding power out of the board and setting the kysor and low air alarms off. So Ive attached a couple of photos of the boards the green one is the new one and the original is the cream colored one. And i got a period correct wiring diagram for the truck which has helped with a few other problem which have been sorted. Cheers Keegan

That was great I have heard lots of stories similar throughout the years including myself living in a rental house in San Fernando valley California years back strange things there would happen occasionally… bob

When I got hired at the Fire Department in 1986, I was told that Station 2 was "haunted". There were lots of stories and claims of proof, but I figured that it was just some sort of hazing by the older members. I never worked there in my first 2-3 years on the job. The Station was built in the early 1970's on the site of an old house owned by "Mr. Whitlock", who had passed away in the house several years prior. His longtime next door neighbor, "Miss Rome", was still alive when he died, but only lived a few more years. Her house was still standing, but vacant since her death. The stories say events began shortly after the station opened. When built, it was two bays wide, with offices and a dayroom on the right side and the bunk room, bathroom and kitchen on the left. Two additions were added, a single truck bay on the far right side in 1982, and a "community" room across the back a short time later. The back door of the kitchen now opened into a hallway that separated the community room from two bathrooms and the outside door at the end of the hallway. (The street view photo shows the front of the Station, looking south. The aerial view shows the Station faces north, with the community room on the south side. Miss Rome's house was east of the station, centered about the same location as the single tree at the NW corner of the current building.) The events, as the stories go, were things like knocks at the door, but no one there, lights turning on and off by themselves, compartment doors on the trucks being slammed shut when the building was secured and everyone sitting in the kitchen. Often, late in the evening, the sound of footsteps going up stairs could be heard along the back wall of the kitchen. The claim was that it was Mr. Whitlock going up to bed. Older guys confirmed that there had been stairs there in Mr. Whitlock's house, but they were long gone. The biggest event occurred around 1980. A fire call for Engine 2 was received around 2 AM. As the pumper was ready to roll, they were short one man. The officer ran back to the bunk room to get him and found him next to his bunk, white as a sheet and shaking like a leaf. He said that Mr. Whitlock had held him down in his bed, then suddenly disappeared, causing the delay. Both men ran to the engine and they raced to the scene of a tanker truck on fire. As they approached, the tanker blew up, destroying everything close by, including where Engine 2 would have been if not for the delay caused by Mr. Whitlock. These were the stories I heard in my early years there. I never put much stock in them, assuming they were just stories. Then I was reassigned to Station 2. I began to witness many of those events that I had been told about. The knocks at the kitchen door, the sound of footsteps going up non-existent stairs in the evening, compartment doors slamming in the middle of the night, lights turning on and off with no one there. I became a believer in Mr. Whitlock! Around 1992, Miss Rome's house was falling apart. The City condemned it and the Fire Department used it for fire training until nothing was left. We never heard from Mr. Whitlock again.

You get it O.D. thanks