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All the new spare French Military E9's came back to the States a while ago. There were about 10-14 of them and Dale Francis has them now. I saw a few there at his place... way cool to see but sadly they are all getting parted out. There was some major issues getting them back in the USA and they can not be sold complete due to emissions. Not being US emission certified is what he said. There are about 10-12 more take outs over there but... the hassle of getting to them. If you had a big wad of cash I bet one could go out the back door.

Just got back from Canada with 2 MH's, loose E9 with Eaton 13sp and parts from Carl. Sorry I did not look you up but it was a marathon run up there. I left Monday at 11am, got back Saturday at 1am and 3341miles later on the Superliner. That was with 21 hours to load, hotel in BC, Border wait and Customs clearance. It was the only time I could get the trucks before he moved out of the farm. Will have photo's posted soon. As for worth of an MH it is not much past the value of the drive train. Just like Superdog said before, Sad but true most guys get them for parts only. I know of a few that went for less than $3-4K running with E9's. Carl had 7 MH's on the farm, there are 3 left, one whole the other 2 carcass's for scrap, picked clean... Think I am going to keep one and scrap the other.

Sounds like the cam timing is off. You may have the marks in the idler right but are the marks right to the crank? Just thank goodness you did not have valves hitting pistons!!! We need more info to help you. Just a story but: My brother rebuilt a 350 Chevy and swore he had ALL the timing makes right to time the cam. It just would not start but did impressive backfires... long story short, it was out of time and there were more than one mark on the gear, he used the wrong ones. he got it right and that thing ran like a raped ape...

Man that is a beautiful interior, GREAT job, lets seeee the rest of the truck!!! Correct coloring, nice seats,air shift... whats is not to like.

The handles are there to hold on too... When you are cleaning the windshield about the only thing to grab if you loose your balance is the windshield wiper, the handles are sure handy. I got duel air cleaners on mine and have to grab the top of them when standing on the battery covers and cleaning the windows. Don't thing they are automatic but are on a lot of Superliners. Radio antennas are on my mirror brackets. AM/FM is out the roof.

Any Mack engine between 237-300hp would be a good choice, 70-80's vintage. The limiting factor is the Triplex transmission you want to keep. Depends how you are going to use the truck. The torque from any of these engines is over what the trans can handle on a daily bases. If you take it easy with the right foot and are the only one driving it may stand a chance pulling loads. You can always turn down the injection pump to limit the power output as well. In that case any of these engine will out live you with no problems, the trans.... maybe.

I thought that is what you had on your truck now but modified. I don't know what the spec. is on the John Deere turbo but the Borg Warner S400 has only been out for about 3 years in this size and has extended vane tech and some other new stuff in it stock. It is a 3.9 inlet and my old Holset was a 3.6. The exhaust side was to big for the rpm's that are needed at cruise speed with my truck now. So I went smaller on the exhaust and bigger on the intake side to bring the surge line down to 1400-1500rpm's hopefully.

It does not matter how high it is turned up. The right foot and your brain control everything. The engine will make more smoke and power than you can every stand or use. Fuel consumption is a factor of your right foot. Go above 65mph and fuel use is on the rise just like any truck out there pass 80mph and your fuel milage sucks. A 450hp E9 will do 75-80 easy if geared right with 80k GVW but figure a mile or more loss per gallon. I can say that at 450 or 500 HP E9 is a good reliable engine. If you know how to work on them it is not a problem turning up the HP but things are going to break. Maybe not the engine first but it will. Trans, driveshafts and rears are not rated at 2000 plus ft/lbs of torque for hours of use. Parts are pricy and not that easy to fine these days. Mine is really turned up and as of now and it is getting turned back down. You can't really run more than 500-600 hp on the road reliably. Turning up the RPM's is how you get power too but my T2018 does not like to shift above 2000rpm's and starts to make noise at 3000rpm's. It matters what you want to do with it. Sled pulling is not an everyday thing and I can tell you that a truck set up for that will not make a good everyday machine. Mine is now a Retired sled puller.

Saw your truck at the show but not that turbo. What can yo tell me about it? From what I have been told NEW Tech design is far better than the old Holset T5 I just destroyed. I hope to have it back together next week and ready to go to Canada to get the three E9's I bought there in February.

Got the engine taken down today. One of the exhaust seats came apart and chewed up the piston, liner, head and turbo. Think the head is actually repairable but piston, liner and turbo are toast. I was going to change out the turbo anyway after this trip, it was just too big to run on the road with a trailer. Have to cut her back on the Horse Power and be more drivable. Turbo did not really start working until 1900rpm. Got a Borg Warner S400-91 to install and should come in around 1400-1500rpm. Yep a lot of water under the tires at 55mph is not a good thing, slowed down to 40 after the Holly Crap moment!!! r

I finally brought 2 trucks to the show from Arizona. Just short of 2500 miles. It was truly a great experience and a first big outing of the 88 Superliner for me. It was a shake-down cruise and not without issues. There were 4 really bad crashes, Texas, PA, Indy & Oklahoma and 2 burnt down to to nothing trucks, Missouri & Arizona fires along the way. On the way out, went through the storm of storms in PA, Scared the SHIT out of myself on the PA Turnpike, YES you can hydroplane a 25 ton Semi even with new rubber. The show was the Best of the Best and a record number of trucks at 703. I met some really Great people there and talked some good "truck" with most. The onsite show dinner was Great, Thanks to Darrel, Bill, Eric & all for the Great eats, and the left overs the next day. Going out the E9 was not running like it should around Tulsa and had a strange sound when getting out of the throttle and was down a little on power... Going back, Got to Toledo, OH and stopped for fuel, Bad sounds and something tinging the exhaust turbine. Yep dropped a valve in #6 Cylinder, Had two options, stop and find a repair shop that could work on an E9 in maybe a week or two or Drive it 2000 miles home... After a moment of thought and figuring the repair bill, started out for home. Smoking like a bitch and down on power and a mile per gallon on fuel got her home. Even running bad she kept up with most anything running out there. I have a new found respect for an E9. I love them but hate them too. So far I am tearing it down and hopefully need only a head and a piston. But a load of work in a 110 degree garage is not fun. Will have photos of damage soon.

A nice Mack 5 speed behind that Maxidyne you just put in would be a factory match. It's got the torque and RPM range to pull through those gears. Only issue would be overdrive. A 12 or 14 series Fuller 9 or 13 speed would be a good choice for OD and makins of a low flyer... Don't know about bellhousing change or spacer for single disc clutch but parts are available.

Nice job on the restoration. A Speedo would be the last thing that I would think hard to find. I have a few all are different but will work. which one are you looking for? What condition is acceptable? Might be able to fix you up. I had my Speedo and Tack rebuilt... big bucks... don't know if it was worth it but looks good.

First what year, model and engine are you asking about? What is in the screen? That would be my first though to figure what is in the oil and if it is in the screen where else is it going or coming from? What type of hoses and how old are they? If this crap in in the pan what shape is your oil pump. What is your oil pressure? If it is causing back pressure to blow the tank it is restricting flow to the engine, not good at all... Just a note some of us need glasses but you don't need bold print for us to read it.

Dremel tool with the thin cut-off wheel works good for the rectangle switches and a stepped drill for the round, touch up with a Dremel with carbide burr. Once you got it you will use it for more stuff. Cheap at Home Depot or Lowes. Battery one is cool but the battery is dead most time I go to use it and have to plug it in anyway, Get the 120 volt one.

I have had a rash of fuel issues with my trucks. It may not be your lift pump at all. I don't know if your truck is mechanical but a gauge in the line between the lift pump and injection pump sure helps, Pressure should be 10-20 psi. Low pressure can be a bad return restrictor valve. Bad lines, crap in the tank, clogged filters can all restrict or block flow. It can even be sucking air through a bad hand primer.

I understand what you are saying. The thing is that the the other tank was shut off with the cross over valves on the bottom of the tanks and no fuel transferred into the right tank I have been running on. That right tank was sucked dry and the problems started. If anything the right tank had the crap in it, and it does have some black stuff sticking to the walls about 1/8 the way up from sitting for 20 years with fuel in it before I started the restoration. Just have to keep an eye on it and change the filters more often. Thing is that the unused tank is the clean one... I would have to get different hoses to get the fuel pump supply and return lines to that tank. Thanks for all the help from you all, it comes down to crap in the lines, getting it out with all the air as well. I need to remember too fill the right tank next time.