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My brother bought a ex Australian Army Mack, 285 Maxidyne 5 speed Anyway, bro bought this truck and reckoned a 5 speed was no good and needed extra gears like a 12 speed I said 2 him, just let it lug, and when you wanna change a gear don't, let it lug a lot more Once you've done this for 6 months, see if you really want a 12 speed That was a few years ago now and the 5 speed is still there My point is just get it going, drive it for a while and then see what you think Paul

That is correct. GMC made 'Magnum' versions of the 351, 401, 432, and 478. There was also a special 351E version offered in pickups for a few years that had the 'Magnum' parts on it.

Well after long consideration and time. I've finally put Project The Green Hornet into motion. Friend of mine is helping me track down the owner of the AutoCar!! Hopefully something happens really soon....Stay Tuned maybe my next post will be me standing beside it with the keys!!

I haven’t left you guys hanging, I went ahead and ordered the new wiring harness and I guess I’ll be the Guinea pig and try out the Chinese ecm to see what they’re like. I figured if it doesn’t work then I atleast have buyer protection. I ordered both and I’ll let you guys know what I think about the ecm when I receive it.

We own both. I wouldn’t say the AMI was the best of the asets, in my opinion the best aset was the AC, just because it had respectable performance for what it was. I’m assuming you’re looking at getting some type of a vocational truck and not something OTR based on the engine choices you’re talking about. The AMI will generally be trouble free and have a lower cost of ownership especially when it comes to repairs, but it’s a slow turd and it can even sometimes be a hazard for how underpowered those engines are. The MP7 will perform excellent especially if you find one with a 397c engine file. Those engines pull hard for the size engine that they are. Don’t expect them to pull with the large displacement engines, but you’ll be happy with its performance. The downsides are that parts and repairs will come at a tax. We have more problems with our MP7’s than we do with our older aset trucks. When an aset goes down, it’s usually a quick repair. When an MP goes down it’s sometimes a wild goose chase to find the problem and then to wait on parts. having said all of this, your results will vary, depending on the condition of each truck you find and how well it was maintained by their previous owner. if you’re considering an MP, try looking for the rare early 07’ model granite CTP713. The early ones had EPA 04 emissions which only came with egr, no dpf or scr. We have two of those and it’s the best of both worlds, MP power and efficiency with aset reliability, and the newer style cabs are a plus.

Another thing is how wet the cottage cheese is. We also added shredded muenster, about 1/2 cup, in the mix just because. I actually like muenster cheese better than mozzerella.

We noticed that. We actually bumped the temp up after the 30 minute check to 425. Gave it another 10 minutes and it came out perfect. It depends on how your individual oven cooks. We reheated the leftovers tonight and it was just as tasty as it was on Saturday. Thanks again for sharing. This one is a keeper. We are also going to change it up and try different seasonings and toppings....pulled pork with BBQ sauce, some kind of chicken or seafood, the crust is really versatile depending on how you season it.

Best of luck..we'll be waiting for news.... Paul

What a nice truck. l thought the guy was going to cry when Jay took it off the pavement. lol .....Hippy

Yes, Volvo cab from what I can see. Hard seeing past the piles of snow. From the back though, it's safe to say they're what's replacing the Granite.

Mark T. You say the new Granite is already in production. Does it get a new cab? Any thoughts on the Pinnacle replacement? Mack needs a continuation of the axle forward conventional. All other manufacturers offer this option

This is a continuation of Bullheaded's New Mack release.

This thread needs to be split up into Bullheaded's New release March 2 and various comments about voltage.

Well again wish you best of luck and speedy recovery … bob

well, just got the call. they will be coming to "arrest" me at 5:30 am

A Redhead?? Must be some Irish or Scots blood there.You are in trouble🤣 Paul

Meant used engine parts lots of them

Well, there’s plenty of parts around for those things. Good luck.

Water manifold on your engine (as I expect by the look of the engine) must be a very common part used on many Mack engines of 70's, 80's, 90's and even 2000's years. It's cast iron, consists of two portions, front and rear. I may be having some extras besides my personal needs but you may be lucky finding it in your home country too. Very similar manifolds (or even the same) were used on E7 and E-tech Mack engines mounted on Renault Magnum trucks. Yes, similarity of some Mack engine parts spreads from late 30's up to 2000's years! But also depending on the kind of the issue with the manifold it could be fixed. If there's a crack it can be cooper-soldered or welded or just epoxy-glued for some limited service time (a decade or two )

Thank you very much. I feel very lucky to have my truck engine seems to be in good shape just need to find a new water manifold. Found a 2023 list of part sellers trying to see if anyone on the list has one in decent shape

I like nurses so much I married one......A Redhead at that.......Double the evil. TJC don't you worry about us, we will hold down the fort while you R & R. Take it easy and hoping for the best outcome.

I've been told it's 24v at least in Europe, no idea on the rest of the world. I've heard Europeans singing high praises to the European Volvos elsewhere on the internet, so I'd imagine that they're pretty good.

I'd be interested in the reasons also.

I wonder what Volvo trucks manufactured elsewhere on the globe use. 12 or 24V? Is it just a North America problem?