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Well well well. The CT DMV strikes again. I went there this morning with title, bill of sale, and classic insurance through Hagerty and after waiting 10-15 minutes while my teller discussed the matter with half the staff in Willimantic, she came back and said I need a DOT exemption for the truck in order to register it as a Classic Vehicle. I did this six years ago for this very truck and got the DOT exemption...but then the china virus shut the state down, so I just moved on. I still have the voicemail from the woman at the DMV/DOT from 2020, stating they are exempting the truck, but the teller said since that was six years ago, I have to go through that process again. Unfortunately, I have no idea what I did or who I contacted back then. I hate this state.

lol no pyro no Jake …. But the angle of that last knuckle and steering box is crazy … thanks for that …. As far as out dated I’m floored at how different big rigs are compared to the tanks I started out on… bob

THE EVIL EMPIRE! 😅

Don't be afraid to put some brakes on while driving it hard ! Road dyno it ! Put boost gauge and pyro in and drive by them!

FJ good point! I forgot Volvo screwed with Acar also!

No that got asimilated by Volvo Borg as well! James!

Absolutely agree. I can't wait to kick it in the ass. Even though I am not heavy I am not afraid to make smoke!

I would personally run it for a bit before getting carried away! Get the engine in the truck and work it hard the best you can I understand its a toy but you don't want to baby a new set of liners and rings You need to warm it to operating temp then and work its ass for the first bit preferably loaded! Nothing ruins a rebuild faster than idling to long! Just sayin!

Let me guess. Made a good looking grill to look hideous?

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They always have worked. Haven't tried it on this motor yet. There is oil getting to the heads, but it is the rocker tips that seem to be marginal at best. A few have oil drooling out of the rocker tip. Most basically nothing. Granted there is not much spring pressure, valve lift or RPM that would wear the rocker faces. I always question it because on a gas engine if you have the valve covers off....you are getting soaked even at idle.

on a Shepperd there is a also a weep hole on the cover ! you can tap it out 1/8 pipe tap and put a plug there it would hurt any thing ! If that's where the oil is coming from!

You should be ok with the oiling in my estimation ! have you tried the jakes? that will tell the tail if enough oil is getting up there! push the solnoid down see if they fire off!

Is it a sheppard steering box. I think you can leave it mounted, and pull the sector shaft out to replace the rear seal. Its been a while for me..

If you wind up needing an engine I have a rebuilt one that has never been installed or Joey Mack might be able to help you out

The 237 ran for the last 9 yrs as such. I noticed the lack of oil back then. It still leaked at the valve covers enough to think it would be flooding the heads. It was always damp in spots.

I have had my B87 tractor painted.The frame I had a local tow company do it an they did a great job,but I had sandblast it first.Then the cab and fenders and so worth I had Mickey Delia from Frenchtown NJ do that and again fabulous job.I had sandblasted the cab my self.All in I’m going to say without including my time I have $25,000 in it.Hersome pictures of it.

You can drop the oil pan and pressure test the cooling system to 16 P.S.i. and look for coolant leaking around the bottom of the liners.

Are the rears Mack (Top loaders, center section bolt in from the top, or front loaders, bolt in from the front)?

So my engine is pretty much shot need a in frame

Thank you for that info, i was trying to stay with mack but now that you mentioned that it makes alot more sense to me and i believe i have the perfect place to go searching. I do need to do more research on what exact axles i have but i believe the rears are 38k on neway air and i do not know about the front. Thank you for giving me that advice, im going back to my shop tomorrow so i will let you know what i find.

Thanks does he have a price

Mrs gudday m8 it would B good 2 C U n the Mrs Mack @ Kyabram but U can still roll up in person cos U aint got too many pubs to pass to get to Kyabram I must have gone thru life with me blinkers on Never ever heard of a Engine Brake and exhaust brake used together are U gunna bother fit n the pyrometer doo dadd? Mowerman Re: bit about rookies and wrong gear In Australia it boils down to 'Make do or do without' RE: conversion to right hand drive A mate had on old mack well past its use by date with all the gearing across the dash ti was more like a death trap until U got use to wrestling with the steering wheel due to the gearing slop and backlash... A bit more of the Mack Titan dreem cya

My mate Mal painted my Mack He is a award winning spray painter, he is really good If you flew him and his wife to the States and put them up, I'm sure he would paint your truck Paul

Dunno about the valves and the amount of oil Joey or Geoff will know, I just set the valves and send it, yeah I'm not super anal Paul