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  1. Freightrain
    Ya, definitely molten metal. Could have been from the original pour? Porous spot in the sand? I think R model has higher reading oil pressure then a B? It's okay after a few minutes of running but if you drive it while it's cold it will just peg it.
  2. Freightrain
    That glob looks like a chunk of weld? Strange. My 237 pegs my 80# gauge at start up. Runs 60# mostly I remember. Maybe 40 hot idle. Like on my hot rods, we shim the pump relief a touch to get more pressure. Throw a 1/8" washer in there to see if it helps? Way back I'd buy the 100# spring for my motors. I had to buy 200# gauge as it would got 150+# cold start!! That is when we just shimmed stock spring to get 100#.
  3. Freightrain
    Yup, a fresh gold engine sure looks good!! My 237 a few years back.
  4. Freightrain
    At only 237 HP there wasn't much worry about breaking anything. This truck is my transportation for my drag car so breaking it is not an option. I don't "race" it like my drag car that is built for that kind of abuse. When I let the clutch fly in the car, it goes! As with any racing, power and durability is what you work on. A little of this, a little of that.
  5. Freightrain
    No, not Albert. It's a roundy round truck.
  6. Freightrain
    There is a member here that road races a Mack. Been awhile since I have seen a post from him. CRS makes it impossible for me to remember his name anymore. Mike? I've drag raced my B model a few times. I even pulled it once for exhibition. https://youtu.be/2z5imOgfVhM?si=aIZ80PMl4_BVSe4v
  7. Freightrain
    Ya, I eat leftovers til whenever( though they don't last long with me anyhow). Only thing that does get pitched is sour milk. Had a NEW gallon just last week that was sour when I opened it new(date was good for 1.5 weeks yet). I won't waste the gas to go back to store and complain. My guess is the whole shipment got warm and ruined so getting more from the shelf would be a moot point.
  8. Freightrain
    Off all my life, I don't think we have lived in a worse condition then we are in now.
  9. Freightrain
    Trucking company, truck was white? Something like that. Was quite a spectacular restoration. The other one was black/red that was recabbed with a NOS cab. Wanted good money for it.
  10. Freightrain
    Kinda my take on it. I find myself trying to drive to fast sometimes and having to downshift and brake at the same time. Bad idea really. Need to slow it down sooner, the Mack isn't my hotrod with synchronized transmission where you can just put it ina gear. You do have to teach yourself to drive a bit further "down the road" and not so "last minute" like in a car. I have a friend that road raced and was quite a heel/toe driver. That is pretty much a race track thing, not a truck driving thing.
  11. Freightrain
    Oil pressure should be in top of filter housing. Oil temp? Maybe in the pan would be my guess. Pressure should be mechanical with a copper line. Not sure about temp? Water temp is mechanical, so maybe oil is also?
  12. Freightrain
    If you here it "clunk", then maybe the contacts are crusty? You can take the S/P switch apart and clean the contacts(two big washers). I used to dismantle mine in a regular occasion back when I still have one. I removed it the next summer and went 12v starter and alt.
  13. Freightrain
    What batteries are you running? Four 6s or a couple 12v? Are they good? Are the cables and ends good? Is the starter good?
  14. Freightrain
    Id say RS685LST. The first letter just kinda didn't get stamped fully. Aren't the tags on the passenger door?
  15. Freightrain
    Hey!! I'm offended by that remark!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
  16. Freightrain
    Raneys has some retro steering wheels available. I've been contemplating getting one for my B. Likely better then trying to restore my old wheel. Once the steel core starts to rust, it will distort again and crack. White version: https://www.raneystruckparts.com/20-ivory-retro-bone-3-spoke-steering-wheel/
  17. Freightrain
    I always thought single headlights was a fleet thing. Cheaper on the order form and easier to keep just one headlight to fix any truck. Not a high or low beam. By then single rounds were out of style so that is why the went to square across the board??
  18. Freightrain
    If you ever try to flip a pitman arm around and install it upside down, it won't go on much, if at all. The taper makes it impossible.
  19. Freightrain
    I will try to get under mine again and get a better look at arm on clutch pedal side. I know there is a lot of monkey motion for these for what seems to be a simple thing.
  20. Freightrain
    I don't really know what all is involved with it. Will find out soon enough.
  21. Freightrain
    I can get better light so I can get a better picture. Soon as I put my arm up with my phone, it blocked the light and you can't see anything. I tried to just get a quick picture but there is no room to get in there AND see what it is.
  22. Freightrain
    I've seen him at Gerharts also. Parked my rig next to his bus.
  23. Freightrain
    Working on it. Haven't finalized it.
  24. Freightrain
    Most steering box splines have a slight taper to make the pitman arm fit tight. It can't have any slop in the spline and like a tie rod end a taper makes it tight.
  25. Freightrain
    Well, I got under there, sorta. It was my arm, a light, or the tape measure.....but not all three....LOL. I got about 3 1/2" from center of roller to center of throw out shaft.

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