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I was coming from Winfall the other day when I saw this lady standing by the road on 501. I screeched to a halt and asked her "excuse me miss, do you know anything about carports?" She said "no, what the f*c# do I look like, a #@c#ing construction engineer?" So I said " no, actually you do not, but I couldn't help but notice that suitcase and I thought maybe you had stayed at the Holiday Inn Express last night". She said "no I did not, now beat it you idiot- unless you're going to give me a ride!" . I said "sorry, I ain't got time".

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Rich-new bucket truck?

I'm not an engineer but I did sleep in a Holiday Inn Select last night

car port companies sell the braces individually, you will need to measure the width of the square tubes. ie: 2'' or 2 1/2"

i was thinking the criss cross cables wound do the trick,,,but i would definately cement all 4 sides into the ground with extentions and put up another canopy for the mack,,,good luck whatever you decide...bob

Congrats!

Even the bumper and fenders are similar. So looks like the point to me.

You are exactly right. I was outstanding in the carport again this morning, just looking things over. I was thinking I might go to the hardware store and get some screws and put double screws at each point of contact. But the way they put the one screw in there's barely enough room for another screw on most of them. So I might go look in the screw bin in the shed and see if I can find a few more and get them in there anyway. I got my el-cheapo crappy drill charging now. It still hasn't moved or made a sound since I tightened the screws the other day. It it loosens up and starts swaying again I'm going to see if I can get longer braces and put them just under the existing braces.

The cab looks like a match to the picture, or at least the door looks the same.

Great stuff, always a big step forward getting it going Well done Paul

Euclid is my first guess as well Something along these lines, but bigger Or maybe this style of truck Paul

Great news, sounds awesome!!!

I've changed my mind completeley on this being a Dart inspiration and go with KS assessment of a Euclid. I've seen Euc's that look just like this. KS to the rescue again.

Fjh- Yes the old Mack is dead but there are still plenty of old Macks around too enjoy. As for the new Macks at least they are still around. I'll bash Volvo all day but I still can't bring myself to bash the new Macks to harshly. They do have a lot more cab configuration options now with the new cabs. The only Volvo that I like the looks of is the Volvo VHD axle forward. Take care!

Mine had 2 rubber O rings that were bad.Replaced them from a standard O ring kit,that solved the problem.673 w/ turbo.

I was pulling a dump with marble chips when I lost the cold cap off the right side front duel and when it unraveled it took out the lines to the maxibrake it was a quick pullover about midnight and my flashlight soon quit working this was before cellphones and nothing around for miles away I crawled around and found enough fittings and with the tool box I always carried I got to sleep in my own bed that morning when I got home. Changed a fuel pump on a 3406 on the side of the road and two cummins water pumps on the side of the road countless water hoses and fan belts, fished a set of duels out of the creek down a bank when they parted company from the flatbed I used the Hyab boom to pull the tires up and used the boom to lift the axle up so I could chain it up the driver was impressed with my ingenuity. Got a call the duels on one of the walking floor trailers about come off and the truck was stuck at the rest area that dot used but they weren't working that day I walked the duels off the axle and used a bottle jack to lift the axel up to chain it and used my chain cumalong to pull the tires up off the ground and strapped them to the rear door I had the driver take the loaded trailer up to the next fuel station and we hid the thing out back and went back before light and snuck the truck back to the yard. I pulled the Brockway triaxle home from about 5 miles away with the F model Mack when I rebuilt the 318 DD in it I ran that dump for a few months it was pretty ruff but I was working on a fed rate job so I kept it running $17.65 25 years ago was good money from where I lived. Had a driver miss a shift on a very large hill and twisted up the front drive shaft I went out on call about 75 miles from the shop and found a phone to call the closes truck dealer to see who could repair the drive shaft found a shop and we got the shaft repaired in short order I helped the guy doing the work got back to the truck and the shaft was too long and now it's about 5 o'clock got the shop to stay open got the shaft in place after dark that night the driver hooked up to the trailer and no taillights and when I was screwing around trying to repair the wires up pulls a state cop and says I was watching you all day trying to get this truck home he says if you got 4 ways on the trailer and headlights just go home you guys need a break was the nicest thing a cop ever said to me

Thanks for the insight! I understand it's impossible to predict how long any part will last, but any info will help me understand more about the situation. And any tech tips, like the cam gear key advice, are most appreciated. I'm glad to know PAI is a decent aftermarket option. My dealership tells me that Volvo has completely stopped support for mack engines, and seemingly everything else Mack, save the name.

sell the Mack since it dont fit in there and get something bigger? 🤣

6. If it is a Volvo -- And it is on fire, fan the flames and let it continue to burn. .....Hippy

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no to the ceramic lifters. Without having a crystal ball, I cant say how long the current lifters will last. When your engine was born, the lifters had an issue where they would stop rolling due to a flat spot developing on the roller axle. they are brass. this caused the roller to stop turning and therefore it would damage the cam. With that said.... you have some food for thought on replacing the cam and lifters, or maybe just the lifters. If you do remove the cam gear, keep in mind you have an offset cam key, and its installation direction. For your HP. the white painted end faces forward. As far as PAI engine kits, I have built at least 10 complete builds and used many parts kits. They do a great job. I just talked to a guy whos E-7 Mechanical engine I did 6 years ago, and he is still running good. I have some out there that are older then that... Keep in touch.

Ouch. I think the book calls for a 1 mm. bead of RTV. Good luck..

What make of eight speed mack or fuller? terry

Hi guys I’ve been having issues with my mp8 with the egr. If I unhook the egr valve wire will the truck still run or will it go into derate?