stephenellis

my engine is a END672. Can't wait to get into her and hopefully get it running for the first time in 30 years ! Wish me luck. ...

my engine is a END672. Can't wait to get into her and hopefully get it running for the first time in 30 years ! Wish m

welcome Sir. I spent some time in West Australia and it's a beautiful place. I am new here also and all the guys here are fantastic.

Thank you.

I need your help again. Can anyone tell me the diameter of my fuel lines? I have a END672 diesel engine and the pipes from the rail to the injectors are corroded beyond repair and need replacing. I have lots of experience with 3/16 brake pipe and flaring tools but I would like conformation before I start removing the pipes. And does the length of the pipes matter? Any help would be much appreciated.

Oh and the original fire extinguisher : PYRENE

You are a star. Can you tell me if I have the correct engine number? END672? There is something about Lanovo on the exhaust manifold but mine is just cast with MACK on it?

you are a gentleman. Thank you very much.

according to the paperwork it is a END672 is this number stamped on the block? just so I can confirm

I am looking for parts for my lfsw diesel. I am looking for rocker covers as mine have rusted through. I hope someone can help. Thanks

Alex is my girlfriend. She is a great help. And no I'm not on holiday but I was made redundant at Xmas so I need a project to keep me busy.

Vlad I hope you mean branch and not brunch ! I wouldn't fancy having a rabbit and rat for my midmorning snack ! you do make me smile.

Yup ! it was under the bunk. beside the alarm bell. No idea how it got there. May use it for....... god knows.

Another productive day.... Once we got the engine a bit cleaner it was time to see what I have gotten myself into. Trying to turn the engine over by hand sucked so the starter came out without much problems (it is bloody heavy tho) as I had popped my 12v booster pack on it in the hope that it would turn over but no luck. Once on the deck and cleaned, Alex loves to pick and scrape off old paint and rust to find whats underneath we discovered that the starter was 24v so I doubled up my jumper packs and it fired into life with a little spark. I took an old tooth brush and some WD40 and got the cog looking good and returning freely. As I was fitting it back in Alex was happy going through all the parts that had fallen off and giving them a quick clean. With the starter back in and the engine turning by hand I popped the Frankenstein jumpers back on and nothing much happened but a small fire and a bit of clunking so out it came again. I retested it but I had a look at the wiring diagrams and found it was a + earth. The things we are learning is amazing. So tomorrow I think we will pop the starter again and give it a try. I have been lucky enough to get a few 12v batteries so I will Macguyver them into the hole where the battery box was and try again. Alex was in the cab between checking all the parts for details so she cleaned, lubricated and freed off the gear levers. We were not sure what they all did but with help from Lucas and Vlad and the reconditioned glove box lid we figured the function of them and we are now getting our head round all the bits in the cab. If anyone had the picture of what the dash on a 1949 LFSW looked like that would be great. The big red box was next on the hit list. It seems to be a massive battery pack but it is not connected to anything so it was removed from my chassis. Think I will be making a few trips to the dump. Got lots to do over the next few days so stay tuned ..... coming up next time.... will the starter turn the motor? will the batteries fit? will the wiring burst into flames? .......

Just a few of the things iv'e found in my LF 1. mummified rat 2. rabbit skeleton 3. Pyrene fire extinguisher 4. about 20 yards of chain that could have been used on the titanic anchor 5. An elevator sliding door 6. ....... we have only scratched the surface.

Are they letting you out the country? Hope you are taking another suit case to fill with parts !

it was only 3 miles so wasn't too bad. apart from the passengers door falling off and almost going through my girlfriends windshield. got the motor turning over today. Happy days.

Great news ! The engine turns without much force. took the starter out and tested it... working ok. Going to try and turn it over with the starter tomorrow. I love Mack trucks.

welcome Andres, I am new here also. The guys are very helpful and friendly. Vlad, your English is perfect, don't put yourself down. So is yours Andres. Please post some pictures of your truck. would love to see it. Stephen

thank you guys for all your help. I had a quick look last night and the crank pulley moved a little when I turned the prop shaft. I will have a good go at it today and see how much I can turn it. Any other hints and tips would be appreciated.

Day five............and six! It's been an eventful couple of days. Day five started with a phone call to say the crane was coming off the back of the truck, with the help of a Manitou. It started with burning off the bolts that held the crane onto the chassis and giving the crane a wee tug but the tow hitch was fouling it. A 70mm socket and a sledgehammer for a bit of gentle persuasion soon took care of that! The crane was removed and placed out of the way of estate traffic. The next job was to figure out how we were going to get it home. We managed to get help from a friend with a tractor, and burnt a hole through the front cross member of the winch to take a bolt for the towbar. Day six started at early o'clock, down to the estate to hook up with the tractor and start our epic journey home! It was a rather bumpy ride with no seat, floor or driver's door. Making it out over the first cattle grid was trouble free even though the tyres were all flat-spotted, this caused the roof to separate from the A pillars and showering me with rust from ad-hoc sunroof! Half a mile further on the vibrations were shaking my fillings loose and also ejecting the passenger door almost hitting the escort vehicle. From there it was plain sailing until a tight right turn into a small village took us wide and scared the life out of a old woman standing at a bus stop, who couldn't quite work out why I was on the wrong side of the vehicle and saying good morning through the door that wasn't there. Turning heads all the way home and narrowly missing a passing bus we managed to get it to the house where we backed it into the drive and straight through the neighbour's hedge! The typical Scottish weather meant the first job was to throw a tarpaulin over all the holes in the cab and cover over the missing bonnet. We didn't do much else other than try to figure out what all the levers did and evicting a mummified rat from the bunk! No rent paid, no digs! Between the beautiful Scottish rain showers we swept up some of the broken glass and rust to protect our dog Morgan. I went underneath to see if I could tell if the engine was seized or not but after removing the inspection covers on the bell housing, getting a face full of water and rust, I found no way of turning the flywheel. Moving to the propshaft, which was spinning freely, my girlfriend was inside wiggling the levers to try and engage the gearbox to the flywheel. As the rain came down yet again, we managed to figure out that one lever engaged the box and using a crowbar in the universal joint we managed to turn the motor quarter of an inch, moving the crankshaft pulley and dislodging yet more rust! Tune in for the next gripping installment of man vs truck where at this point the truck is well in the lead!