BC Mack

Chana1634 there are many tire calculators on the www... some confuse me but I was able to use this one for a similar question to yours as it compares speed of two sizes.. http://tire-size-conversion.com/tire-size-calculator/ BC Mack

Vision.... that engine is a Commer TS-3 two stroke..... lots of video on youtube... there is also a Foden FD4 on there too must have been all those leaking engines abandoned by American tourists in 1945 that got someone inspired.. BC Mack

the red one is a Bernard cab.... http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/26639-bernard-mack-france/ BC Mack

just to add to the mix... a few ramblings French headlights of the 60's were mandated to be yellow.... we had to buy yellow covers that refracted the low beam when we took our car 'by sea' from UK to France... driving on the 'wrong side' of the road took some getting used to.. over the years the European lighting regulations have standardised to the now EU directives... it was always interesting in the 1960/70's to see German and Italian 'lorries' in the UK as they had different positions for lights and signals that were made by Bosch rather than our Lucas crap, we Brits were still using Semaphore arms on our Morris Minors..!!!! by the mid 50's the imposed UK 20mph speed limit for any vehicle over 5 tons was removed... and the rear turn signals on a London bus were BOTH on the right side of the back panel..!!! my very first, and only, fail at a goverment annual test was on a new volvo F88 tractor unit, the rear reflectors were mounted hanging from rubber arms, fine in Sweden but the UK DOT needed it to be rigid.... two 12" pieces of flat bar and some pop rivets later it passed... the 'wide vehicle' three centre roof lights common on US trucks for years were never on any of the trucks I saw then other than on a few F700's and K100's which were imported from the US until the homogolation rules stopped imports without airbrake conversions.... no brakes on front axle were banned but I still saw them on pre-war Scammells.... grandfather rights I presume. just goes to show how everything seems to have standardised worldwide... BC Mack

Bumping an old topic.... as my MH is in perpetual storage, to be restored at a later date just slowing the decay for now... GEOD998..... did you manage to get it free???? I had another go at it today, part of "spring cleaning" and trying to knock off a few items on the list... I wound the adjuster all the way off... gave it some more "love" with an air chisel.. well, I'm now 50% of the way there... the rear friction plate freed itself from the intermediate plate but the front one will not let go.... I don't want to describe what it took to get my fingers in there to feel the plates... but we're getting engaged next week.... tight!!!!!! next week it will get a power wash, shampoo and set.... there seems to be more work storing a truck than running it... BC Mack

other dog that combination out here on the "wet" coast of Canada is usually referrred to as a Super B... we also have a 'turnpike double' but the Super B is not restricted... GVW is 63,500kg or 140,000lb. here is the on-line booklet from our gov... page 4 http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/cvse/references_publications/booklets1-6/pdf/Booklet_1_Commercial_Carriers.pdf added a photo of my MH in the early days with a Super B set-up the Aus photo is interesting as I cannot remember ever seeing the second trailer as a drop frame, but, maybe nobody carries loads that need it... also, in Aus they usually refer to it as a 'B Double'.... BC Mack

Bendix http://www.cbsparts.ca/admin/catalogue/52678_BendixActuators.pdf MGM http://www.cbsparts.ca/admin/catalogue/80007_SPRINGBRAKERFS.pdf Vlad, this is from my local supplier... many hundreds of small businesses like this in Can/USA. All are on-line but there are so many variables due to dimensions and fitting placement you have no one generic part that fits every truck. Most of these dealers have very good search tools and can cross oem part numbers in most cases. your biggest issue is shipping... perhaps you need to get in touch with your friends in the Netherlands, there are many MH's there so they may have a local supplier or bulk shipping from US. I assume I have spring brakes on both axles is due to weight when parked... may be a DOT or FMVSS regulation... you can't have too much safety!!!! BC Mack

Hi Vlad.. video I took last year may help a little.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0abQu_FNno not as close-up as you need but your rubber boot is missing from the bottom of the gear lever... the lever tends to flop around when tilted but seems to do a good job of re-aligning as you drop the cab.. I have an 18 speed my suspension is also air but I have Mack stamped all over, do my pics look like yours? you said you have park only on one axle... do I assume you have regular brake pots on rear driver??? not sure how many park brakes required on lower weight gvw... mine has 4 but is licenced for 63,500kg.... and they are only $45ea when on sale..!!! BC Mack

I checked out "mackmuppet" in the Netherlands.... I am a long way from being a model B expert but your pic seems to be European, I note the licence plate, French?? here is an example from their excellent site... no roof marker lights but corner fender lights. http://mackmuppet.skyrock.com/68.html BC Mack

Vlad Welcome to the MH club class.... the view ahead is so much better in a cabover BC Mack

Well Marcel.. you saved yourself a bunch of money and time.... there I sat waiting to bid on the MH E9, Sabre 28, and the numbers flashed by my estimate...... until it reached SIX thousand dollars. now, if it was a gem of a truck my hand would have still been up, but it was very corroded, had a broken A pillar and I mean broken clean through, the starter was missing all the bolts and was hanging by the wires, and the interior was shabby... it was advertised for sale on the owners website for 5000, so go figure what happened... auction fever..!!! but... it just raised the value of OUR Ultraliners... so, thank you mr buyer !!!. the three E7-400 MH's sold for $4250 BC Mack I've added a few photos.... outside of a truck show it's got to be a rare event to see 4 MH's in line the RS685LS sold for 7500 and the Pacific for 8000

Powerliner... like this? BC Mack

Went to preview them today.... the MH's are pretty rough, they were up in northern Alberta and the salt/corrosion has got hold of them... previously advertised for 5 grand so it will be interesting to see if auction fever will do the owner a favour... the RS685LS Valueliner was in tidy condition for an '81... cab was clean and tidy, but basic. BC Mack

Guys... take a look at this ad.... http://www.kijiji.ca/v-heavy-trucks/nelson/78-mack-mobile-mover-now-2100-must-go/570819203?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true is his proposed cab swap possible? donor looks like a Cruiseliner cab... so, would chassis mounts at front be the same spacing? sounds plausible but never heard of it being done before... what secret does he know??? how big a gamble is it for his asking price?.... as a pile of parts is it worthwhile picking up... maybe I'll just stick to Ultraliners.... plastic doesn't rust.. BC Mack

Ha Ha, good one.. that bunch has the dump truck industry just about sewn up around here, vehicle of choice is a P****bilt towing a transfer trailer with as much lights and chrome as they can fit.. they also got the port container traffic but 300 of them just went on strike 'cos they bid so low they can't afford the fuel now at over $1.50 a litre ($5.10us per usgal)... costing our economy $800Mil a week... BC Mack

I'm going out next weekend to view the Ultraliners, but should I also be looking closely at this 81 Valueliner dumptruck.... ?? interior seems very tidy for a dump truck in this region.... probably never used by the 'wrap around stetson' crowd.. https://www.rbauction.com/1981-mack-rs685ls-value-liner?invId=4032661&id=ci BC Mack

Chilliwack is in my part of the Great White North.... will look into it some more... BC Mack edit these are the guys... http://sabregroup.ca/equipment-for-sale/ there were two V8's, I should find out where there other one is at... that area receives snow... and salt..and from the CVI decals they've been sat over 3 years...!!!

I certainly do know how to do what you need, but no way in heck will I write it down on a forum so you can go hurt yourself, or others.... it is a very tricky job to get right... may I suggest the following... 1.. buy the official manual off ebay, you can follow the full tune up steps and confirm injector number and timing.... but you may need tools... you just don't know who was there before you... it is set at 1550 for a reason, your others seem set for 2100 which is reasonable if the injector number and timing is correct. 2.. hire someone locally.... still common to find these in boats, gens and buses. 3.. youtube... a scary place to learn this ART... and that's what it is.... totally experienced based. just like all the others, I caution you to go carefully. BC Mack

Foreman.... now go take that freshly overhauled bus out for a road test... and don't forget about the bridge!!!. Driver... what bridge??? Foreman... oh well, the tourists will like it. BC Mack

When Scania introduced the 140 series in 1969 with the 350hp V8 DS14 it became the most powerful highway truck available in Europe... it had an achilles heel that let it down, the G672 trans from the 110 was not up to par until replaced by the GR860 in 1971. 10,000 LB140's were produced from 1969-76, a high number for a premium truck in those days, when it was replaced by the 141 series as competition from Volvo, Mercedes and Fiat were encroaching on the 350hp market.. the DS14.01 in the 141 series incorporated redesigned cylinder heads, camshaft and fuel system to encourage another 25bhp out of it and a torque increase of 21% to 1100ft/lb.. The V8 Scania 141 was the "king of the road" in my days in the UK/Euro trucking industry.. BC Mack

With respect to your vast knowledge, I can't say I can fully agree with you on this point.... I feel that.. a. the product they produced, a COE, was on a fast demise in the US due to length law changes and b. Volvo knew that to enter a market as vast as the US would stretch them too far trying to support a coast-coast dealer network demanded by buyers used to what currently existed.... especially when Volvo were already enjoying success elsewhere... that's why they bought an existing brand in GM and remodelled it... I was on one of the first F10 maintenance courses at Ailsa Trucks, Scotland... and what I saw as the improvements over the F88 impressed me, stronger chassis, wider cab, improved engine after the TD100B... the F12 came soon after and in right hand drive which the F89 could not have... the F12 became a very strong contender on the gold run, the Europe to Middle East run via Turkey and Iran... which was the torture test for the durability of any truck... it has evolved into the FH16 with continued success. I feel that F10/12 would have done very well in the US.. however, there is more to this than just the technical merits of any design, the dealer support, creating new market share, financial investment in a low profit market.... I know that you know all about that..!!!!!! The tie up with the "club cab" gave them an inside track when the French rationalised their truck industry gave them an inside track to grab Mack for a song after they had tested the waters with the GM White deal.. World trade is here to stay, shareholder return is the driving force and company loyalty has gone out the window for profit. Watch VW, Scania, MAN........ same pattern. And an American company owns DAF, so it's NOT all one way traffic in the mergers and aquisitions game..!!! BC Mack

Volvo did bring a class 8 heavy to North America in 1964, feeling there was a market they tested the then prototype L4591 Titan Tiptop... not seeing a fit here they focused more within Europe and especially the UK. Within a year this truck was to morph into the very successful F88 and, repowered, the F89. The F10/12 was never imported into the US, however I have seen one many years ago here in Western Canada which I heard was a one off personal import... BC Mack

A well prepared crew... As Crocodile Dundee would say..."Now, this is what I call a runaway"..... BC Mack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M1o2rpO_JY

first start for a long while..? as said by WS721, pull the valve covers, disconnect the link rods from the gov and move the shaft and watch the injectors... leave the rods off for the first fire up... to free off the seized cross pins have you ever thought of removing the intake and dumping it a bucket of diesel??..the intake flap is spring loaded, check that works too... SAE40W oil... no 15W40 be sure to prime it first.. BC Mack... with three green leakers!!!!

and the answer is....... Transit Bus..!!! an option from many manufacturers that seems to be chosen by most operators, I've seen them in our fleet from current deliveries back to early 80's... why?... still digging into that. Heard lots of conjecture. the reason I asked about being installed on trucks is that one of the stories I was given was that there were a standard fitment at one time until an incident where a second driver climbed out of the bunk when at speed and his foot hit the yellow knob therefore applying the park brake with interesting results.... urban legend? I'm trying to find a report or legislation but it doesn't seem to be out there, or I just can't find it.... at work it is simply "a transit thing".... as for the black button... emergency air.... if maxi's apply due to loss of air, pressing and holding the black button while releasing the park brake will allow the bus to be moved. Quite tricky to do with one hand and having an automatic helps. as '39 baby mack' states it is a Sealco vs Bendix situation... Bendix is firmly in the 'pull to apply' market. any insights welcome.. BC Mack