Freightrain

Looking good. Don't want to know the stack of receipts for all that. I know it is better then a payment book for a new truck!

Should be 673. Don't know who has it, but it is suppose to be here somewhere in town if someone had some interest and wanted a set of eyes on it.

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/5592172157.html We have an all original 1951 Mack Tractor.Single axle with a duplex transmission.Will fire and run right now.Runs great.The reason for the stack laying on frame is because we had to dismount it to fit in are basement.Asking $10,500.00 obo. Not mine.

I've seen these but ALWAYS just cringe at the fact that IF something goes awry on the valve and it dumps all the oil out of your motor. Ugh. Granted my RV Onan genset as a similar kind of water spigot valve and it works fine. I've only got one vehicle that gets more then one change a year so I've never bought one. Thought about it, just haven't.

I used to have 1/2 and 1/2 Lucas and gear oil in it. Made it kinda stiff to shift til it got warm. I changed it out about 6-7 yr ago to just gear lube. I could try it again. I know one of my PTO plates is starting to seep a bit(replaced a rotted one a few years ago), so I might drain it, seal it up and put 1/2 and 1/2 in again. I think I found a rattle last night, seems my front passenger hood latch is broke(original), as the spring inside must have gave up. It just hangs on the latch and rattles, thus allowing the front of the hood to be loose. I think that might be some of the strange sound I heard coming home last weekend.

My voices are strong! LOL. It does make some unusual noises that were never there before. Sometime I can downshift a few gears and come back to OD and it is quiet. Strange. It always had some rattle to it but now it is just different sounding. Trying not to be anal about it but would like an upgrade of some type.

Glenn, I'm thinking I did pull a PTO cover back when I removed the shim. I was working on the electronic speedo conversion with Rob back then. The trans was always noisy from the day I bought the truck. Taking one shim seemed to help some with the clanking/slop. With the 1K miles I put on the new motor it sure seems like things are getting worse. At least at times it seems to make more noise then others. I'm driving it with as much ease as possible. Just want to get working on some kind of upgrade, be it a rebuild or replacement. Trent, I could hang an R pedal without too much fuss I suppose. I have the tools. Guess I need to come up with all the parts to do it and have it ready for next winter? Bell, clutch, linkage, pedal, transmission.

Harry, I think mine could just use a few new bearings(it has always rattled in neutral after it gets warm). I don't think it is all that terrible gear wise. I have a local bearing house that could likely get everything I would need, if the gears needed bushings I could make those myself. I'd spend that kind of money to make it good, as it would take much more to transplant something. Jim, I'd love to have a 12 spd, that would be sweet. Don't think the pocketbook could afford it. Not sure it would work behind my single clutch bellhousing either. I really don't want to get into all that work. Not that I can't do it, I just don't want to! I want some slow Reverse as you noted I don't want to have to ride the clutch. I'd like to remove the old Spicer 6041 aux. box I have as that is also a very weak link in the chain.

I need OD. I don't want to deal with changing bell and clutch linkage if at all. Is the early 9513 doable? Just looking at options.

Ok, if I wanted to put something in to replace my Triplex, is there anything that would bolt in with minimal fuss? Single clutch, mack side mounts? I'd like to start working towards that project. The ol Triplex is not sounding any better it seems every trip I take. Put 1K miles on it so far. It goes along fine but it sure doesn't sound to well sometimes. Lots of clunks, whines, rattles while driving along. It's just really loose. Wish it was easily rebuildable but I don't think that is in the cards anymore with the lack of parts(or what it could cost to get them). I've had the rear tailhousing off before. I even pulled one shim from the bearing to tighten up the slack. It help some years back. Another 10+ yrs have taken its toll. I don't really want to get into swapping to twin disc, push type clutch, linkage. Doable, but I don't want to if I don't have to.

Great! Thanks Dave. I'm guessing those two Carter carbs are enough for that 1100 ci Hall Scott?

Or use a larger sized rubber hose and clamp it on? Or a piece of soft braided fuel line? If you are handy, drill and tap it for a small bolt and lock tite it in? Then you don't have to worry about it, though the bolt head will likely cut through the turbo line?

I like that music, nothing wrong with it. Back when you HAD to have talent because you couldn't electronically "add" talent.

Water temp only gets 200* or so. If just a pinhole then I would just JB it. Clean it up good, scuff it for some good gripping power, don't let any fall inside as you don't want pieces floating around the valve cover. Make sure to get something to keep that line from rubbing on the JB.

Crap Mike!! Hope Mikey is Okay. Sorry to hear the Dog is wounded, doesn't sound too promising to fix? UGH, I'm betting no insurance on their part either. Keep your head up, things will work out.

Well, did a little more work last weekend. The 237 has less pedal travel on the pump. I had to lower it a touch so the floor stop was at the right spot. Only problem it is still pretty high in the air and I got really bad cramps in the right calf from holding my foot UP in the air so far. Unlike previous years when I just hold my foot to the floor to drive it. I now hold it UP. So, I got another bolt(shorter) and cut about 2" out of the rod coming up through the floor. It worked out well. The pedal at WOT is just touching the firewall at the top edge and just resting on the stop and is WOT at the pump. My foot will be more level with the floorboard and I won't have to hold it up so bad at my ankle. Going a road trip this weekend so we'll give it a shot and see how it is after a couple hours on the highway. I'm going to look at getting a cruise control set up for it next winter. I already have an electronic speedo in it so that part is already there.

See a handful of trucks I know. I've talked of getting to that show for as long as Jerry has had it. Just never made it. I like that lil red wrecker. Nicely done.

I still use my D104(chrome/black). I still have the receipt in the original box in the attic. That was my pride and joy when I was about 15 yrs old. Only problem is I don't use much and when I do it breaks up(can see the meter jumping) some from the points being corroded in the base. I take a piece of paper and drag it through them and it cleans it up. Before cell phones our shop had a Motorola base station to contact our truck. Didn't really use it much, we did re-install it when the new building was built in 1995 but got used even less. Pagers and bag phones were the end of it.

That has come quite a ways in a short time. Looking good.

My guess is bearing cage?

Ah, ya. I grew up withrealistic Navaho 23 channel radio. It was "turned up a bit" and worked well. It finally died and I found a President Madison base to play with about 8 yrs ago. I do have a Radio Shack Telephone style radio. Bought it on Ebay for about $20 just because I always wanted one growing up. It works, all 23 channels LOL!! I tried using it in the Mack but the static is too bad from the alternator so I took it out. Just needs a filter, but I returned it to the attic for safe keeping. My buddy growing up had a big base station, a set of Moonraker 4 beams and a Varmint 850 watt linear. We talked all over the world(literally). Good times back then. Glenn, sounds like the days we had. Big linears, talking all night. CB radio fist fights. The whole gammit. We did have fun. Always worried about the "man" showing up with his "sniffer" looking for linears. Oh, the license sheet. Yup, I was KBTM 4173.

OK just trying to fulfill a lingering thought. My 237 came from an apparent fire engine and had a single disc clutch bell housing. Is that normal for a fire truck? Did it run a lighter duty 5 speed then an R model? Did they consider the fact it would not be pulling 73k lbs?

The tube unscrews from the block with a flare nut so it would not have been a problem getting the broken piece out.

My local truck tire shop could get used(blasted and painted) or new depending on how much I wanted to spend.

Heard about it last night and went home and watched it. Neat build. Lots of unique workings on the chassis set up. I'll just take the motor/transmission(glad they used the old toploader instead of TKO).