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Yes Vlad, life gets kinda busy for all of us But at least never wake up in the morning with nothing to do for the day Just keep poking along, thats what I do Thanks for the update Paul

Welcome to the group! The truck looks very nice! I'm pretty sure a little bit of touch up and she'll be a bomb! Vlad

I was lucky enough to get one. Ive had it for 3 years now . Take it to truck shows and almost every Sunday morning you will find me cruising somewhere with a smile on my face from ear to ear . The town it came from keeps in touch and even sent me pics of it when in service . I have never owned a new truck , but a retired firetruck is as close as you can come . The maintenance is impeccable . So run it for a bit . If after a bit you decide to change it , I am sure everyone will still be happy because it hasn't been cut up and the parts sent around the world . My ride . 1987 S1900 , DT466 , 5 speed , 2 speed rear . I love hot rods and trucks. So I added the flames ...... Now I have both. 😀 O , and the trophies on the bumper are from a show I was at .

Maybe it’s a model lol the stew looks great … but I don’t see any meet

Hi Dave, No, unfortunately no big move along the R-model. Recently I'm focused on my WW2 NR-model which is closer to the finish (I'm even afraid to use this word!). Also had to rebuild the cab and that have turned out into even huger entertainment than the one for the R. I probably should post that job either but short on time so far. The R has the most of engine parts (E6-350) ready to put back together and I hope to provide this job during the upcoming winter. So all in all plenty of playing with parts but still not a moment to post pictures of finished trucks.

Broken bolts that’s just a piece of shit. Good luck with your journey. I put mine away for the winter. I might be changing a couple of fuel lines, but that’s about it. Good luck… bob

I agree with that ..we had another option to buy a truck with a 460 but chose this one for the 427 flatter wider torque curve..we've been trying to get a 13 speed sourced out ,since we hope this would fix the wide gap in between the top gears ,but kinda wanted to figure out if it was a gearing issue or power issue...buddy and I have both owned trucks with t2090 trans and 4.17 gears ..I had a 350 hp pln and he had a 400 hp etech and both would pull harder than this truck.also would like to mention that this lag is present both loaded and empty.boost gauge is coming , also will dig out from my horde a pressure gauge with a long enough hose to check fuel pressure while engine is under load. thanks all red

Too bad we couldn't have added a sweet looking C-10 to the fleet.. Just sayin'

Where are the pictures?????????????????????????

Changed my User Name. Just FYI since I don’t have the RD690 anymore I just changed my user name to 85R688ST

I will definitely post some pictures when we get it back on the road. Presently we have it in the shop for a new turbo and CAC. I broke one of the turbo studs off trying to remove the turbo for the change out As you probably know these are stainless steel. It was broken off about 3/4” deep inside the manifold. We worked on it for 2 days and finally drilled most of it out. When I tried to run a tap in it the tap broke off. To make a long story short, I ordered a new manifold set and all new studs/nuts for the change out. Now I’ve got 2 of the high pressure fuel injector lines that won’t come out. I can get the jam nuts loose (finally) but when I try to back the insert that’s in the head out it just twists the hard line. I guess I’m probably just going to order a whole new set tomorrow for all 6 lines. After 40 years some of these parts just won’t come apart. Seems like everything we attempt we run into some kind of issues with stuck fasteners. Anyway, hopefully by the end of next week we will have the Bull dog barking again!!

Could anyone give me a part number for the 460 ac Mack injector

I would get a boost gauge! That said! Another question! At what Rpm does it pull best at in the other gears? A 427 has a flatter wider torque than other power options and that my have been the mind set on the trans option! My self regardless of ledged power out put I would always chose more gears if I was ordering a truck ! I know this doesn't answer your question But its just my two bits worth! The lower gearing may also be key also ! Best you ban do watch what you have if your not trailing smoke and the pyro is happy drive it!

Here in Charlotte the C.B.P. is enforcing laws. Our local news is baiting riotors by saying things like, we hope the C.B.P. doesn't incite violence... They are not attacking anyone, but the protestors are attacking them. Local Latin businesses are closing their doors. Would that be an admission of guilt ? The C.B.P. is NOT dragging a net over Charlotte...

'55 Ford pickup ????

We had our stew yesterday, and it was good. Very good. You know what my uncle Buck used to say- "it's all good, some is just better than others". Not too many people came though, but it was a good time. Zina's new '55 Ford pickup was delivered too. Messenger_creation_94184329-3DD2-4123-B6CF-9750EB35B2D4.mp4 I hated to leave the pot on the stand last night, but we jarred the last 11 quarts at dark. Then we brought them in and put them in the canner and canned it before we went to bed. Had to do it in 2 batches because they all wouldn't fit in the canner. So now I have to go outside and clean and re-season the stew pot and put it away.

After some research, I haven't found footage of Mr.Trump sniffing a child. I I'll keep looking...

It's in the governor setting. It is a tab that is on the outer border of the main screen. I forget if it's in dealer programming or customer data. Just look for the word Governor, and click it.

Yes! After talking to a few of the guys that live in the northwest and used both or knew people who did, The “ H “ was more suitable for the logging industry .

LT-L = Light LT-H = Heavy

Hello everyone, thanks for making me a member. My question is where is the setting for Min/Max- All Speed located in the V Mac III service software? My truck is at a dealer and I have asked them to change it to all speed, but they haven't been able to find it. Any help would be appreciated...thanks

I am the second owner. It was originally used to pull powder and end dump trailers for a ready mix company in Chicago. I bought 3 of their 4 R models when they retired them. I reworked this one into a St. Louis Fire Dept theme styled like their 1968 Mack R model pumpers. This truck pulls one of the R model pumpers to shows.

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So, who do you support? Just curious.

I’ve made some progress on the RW 753 I’ll try to put some fuel in it and pull it out this week a take a better picture, I just put the tanks on Thursday.