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Time seem to fly the older we get... Go and say Hi you might get a filter for just taking your truck over... It will certainly make the previous owners day and maybe set you up to get some other stuff. Just say your bring it in for scrap.... what would they give you for it? That would be a day they all would remember.. Just for fun.. LOL Nice truck, and it should really move with that engine and tranny combo.

I was wondering about that oil bath filter, with as much air as that 237 will eat it is at the edge of sucking oil right out of the bath. I converted to dry when my turbo V8 went in as well. Paid $200 for a stainless take-off from Strickland's Salvage. Are you close to Adelman's Truck Salvage? They should have a pile of filters from just about everything. $100 should get one...

Boy, I miss read that post, The dealer should stand behind an engine failure on that Reman and be kissing his ass. Put the repair on the fast track and do a few service and oil changes for free just to check that all is OK.

Thanks for the kind thought but... NO they are not taking care of me now or ever probably. I am not taking care of them anymore without a drastic change in their attitudes!! They can live in the house for a few years but the rest is on them. Hope they figure it out before they start living under a bridge somewhere... I worked my ass off 70-80 hours a week for 25-30 years to get ahead. I found satisfaction in making my own way taking the good with the bad and knowing that no one else was going to help me get ahead. They don't have a clue but to beg, sorry demand, for money and once they get a little forget how I am. Well it works both ways from where I come from. They are young men so start acting like one. I did my best to raise them right..but Affluenza is really messing up their brains. I started a little rough in my youth, and did not come from much, but straitened out quick once my brain turned on around age 20-21... so I hope.

Paul, It is never their fault just as you point out and someone else made them this way. This is off the subject of Mike's engine but one that just blows my mind. I have two boys 17 & 18, they had the world by the balls... but not anymore. They suffer from an extreme case of Affluenza, It is a condition that is infecting many of today's youths in epidemic proportions. It is the case of where no work, ethics, respect, morals or nothing less that total self indulgence is the goal. And oh ya someone else has to pay for everything, ask no questions and expect NOTHING in return. The best one that the boys told me: We didn't ask to be born or live in your house, in a real nice community... but since we do, dad you need to keep us in that lifestyle image because we live with you. We don't have to work just give us money, school grades are nothing and how cares anyway. We don't know if we want to go to college but if we don't can we get the money you set aside for it? We may want to start a business like you but don't want to learn from you, just give us money. I got issues, with my boys, but just think about it. It is the way this great country is going with the young point of view: I did not asked to be here, but since I am I don't have to work or contribute to society. The government needs to pay for everything. Oh and tax the few that do work and are trying to make a difference. I was an employer as well as an employee and tried to made a difference from both sides. For many of us we were expected to do better than our parents and they were proud if we did, financially, educationally and socially to name a few. With the attitude of my boys and others, they are not going to make too much of themselves but I hope.... OK back on track, Mike's engine.....

Sorry to hear about all the trouble. Sound like there is a Quality issue at Mack. We all have had something to say about it for years it just sucks that it is hitting so close to home these days. The lack of Quality and caring about a good job is everywhere. Hell my mother still had her Maytag washer for 45 years before she died. I get a new one 5 years ago and next time it needs service it is out on the curb. Right down to most everything produced now it is NOT built to last as it did just even 20 years ago. Wonder if that is the same train of thought with Mike's engine. It may have been built to last the first time but... the old guy needs to get a new truck every 5 years now... not. It is possible that the quality is not in the parts being used or skilled people now days and not to expect yesterday's quality and care with today's standards. We are old farts living in the past and fading with the Quality we once knew and expected.

Wow, Ex-firetruck. Probably actual 15K miles on the clock and maintained perfectly. Automatic, 865/866 V8 what is not to like for $1100 now. Wow, Bow, Wow... that is one dog worth saving. Can over look a day cab for that price. Hell put a 24-30 foot box on it and have a RV. It would be cool for little money. It would be really cool pulling a matching 28 foot pup trailer. Wish I had more room and time.

I am one of the Hot Rod E9 guys and would not be the one to steer you to a stock turbo. A nice upgrade would be a Borg Warner though. Have a few old turbos laying around but... You might hurt yourself or your engine for sure. I can tell you that back in Sept. I got manifolds and a fan clutch from CL733 in parts for sale. He had a used turbo for a E9 as well for $200. After getting my parts I would not be afraid of getting that turbo from him for a stock engine. Just checked but he has not been on BMT since Oct. If you want I can try and find his phone number. Get that turbo and have yours rebuilt for a spare. A rebuild and/or exchange should be less than $1000 anyway, far less than a broke engine running a bad turbo. About 2-3 hours for the job should be a one nighter and not disrupt your schedule at all.

High idle would be around 850-900rpm. I run mine there to warm-up or if it is running parked for over 15-20 minutes. The turbo oil spill is out on the engine or out the stacks? Either way you have bad oil seals, shaft wear or a plugged oil return line from the turbo. It is real bad if you start leaking oil into the intake side. Get the turbo replaced before you have a run away and a junk E9.

Larry, you sure that the tires were not breaking loose? Or maybe that material just needs to get a little heat in it to stick. Did you get the pressure plate done with clutch? When I did the B, sent both to South Bend they put a few hundred more pounds of spring in when I told them what I was putting it behind. no problems sense. The Superliner has 4000lbs of spring, it give the leg a work out....LOL

That is a nice truck like the colors and steel 5 holes. I know what the engine tag stamp says.... but that is more than likely not the original engine. it does have the newer style manifolds and has no piston coolers, or bosses for them, not normal, for a big HP 335. Most over 300HP Cummins had coolers and under did not. Love the 3 stick, 27 speed forward, 6 reverse, got that in my LTL, guys just look and shake their heads. Just Cool.

There is a lot more to see in Jerome, the town is haunted too. Did you get the the truck graveyard in one of the old quarries there? Not a public tour though. I was invited but could not make it last year. Lots of old iron in then there hills... A real treasure trove I am told... Found a couple of LT's up by there in Cottonwood a few years back, only wanted to sell them complete, no parts.

These old Cummins run really cool if there is no load on. There should be room behind the radiator for a condenser, a few degrees hotter isn't going to make a real difference. Keep the shutters, just keep them open. They are classic on the LT's even with the grill guard.

That truck will be totally new or rebuild real soon. Whats not to like about a new LT... Is A/C in the plans, They get a little hot in the cab.

Thats is one way to get to the steering box!! You won't have a problem getting to much anything to work now. With that box apart on the floor it did not look to healthy to begin with. It that the Special red grease used to stop an oil leaker? Looks like to far apart to consider that an in-frame now...LOL. Wasn't that truck just though a major restoration?

Got an overdrive 9 speed with a 3speed brownie OD for double overdrive and 5.77 rears. It's been running since 1953 with no issues.

Options.... Go get a 12,000# front axle and springs if you want them then.

Those wheel bars should really help. I like hanging them in the air but... no control. On the ground with all 4 is a good place to be. Holly Cow and I mean COW. That is impressive to run that good at 3850Lbs All aluminum isn't going to help that much with all that weight.... Well maybe I have the answer for you,... a couple of the dinosaurs I have to play with All aluminum V12's, 860cid, a little heavy at 1000Lbs dresses but.... Just like a good looking woman that has a few extra pounds... It's what you do with it. Pure Auto Porn at its Best Take a look at the valve covers and coolant tank on the last one. What do you think its is going in? Been in the works for 5 years now. You should know real quick Larry. It will really move at 2600Lbs, is a clue.

My Old Plymouth SS, 548 Hemi, 727 Torqueflight, 2x4 Crossram, roller motor, 4.30 gears, 2940Lbs, Best, 9.31@145. Should go 8.7? with new all aluminum 605 Hemi and drop 150Lbs when I get around to it. No electronics, Old school mash pedal and GO!! Got beat by that FE Ford when I had to pedal it not to break out, I don't pedal well, O Well... Don't like loosing anyway. Might want to think about some wheelie bars for that Ford, I'd be blowing by while your heads looking at the sky.

I did not realize how close our interest are. Funny but a FE Ford was the only car that beat my old HEMI last time out, but not by much... I qualified second, over him by .28 seconds, in a 16 car field. When I worked in a machine shop, for 18 years, I always had G-work going on. Bushed the lifter bores in one HEMI on the jig mill, made connecting rods and pistons just because I could, countless head and valve jobs. Your boring mill photos bring back memories...

Nice work, it does look close to what should be there. I do my own fab work too and try to make it look correct as well. Two suggestions. Get the tube bright ceramic powder coated not gold, it does look really good and just like aluminum. If the radius bends really bug you, as they would me, use the rubber elbow that are available. I looked for the rubber ones and the small size is a problem. Summit racing has smaller rubber ones or Silicone turbo elbows with tight bends. Really like the old hotrod approach in putting a newer engine in even if there are a few mods, No substitute for HP. Nice Nice deal on the clutch let us know how that material works.

The simple explanation, more timing advance the higher the HP and higher RPM needed to make it work. Running a lot of timing (19 plus degrees) at 1500-1800 is not good for pistons, rod bearings heads, bent rods and EGT. Not to mention a few rods airing out engine blocks (throwing a leg out of bed) Stock timing is 13-17 degrees depending on HP rating and year of production. The lower the timing advance the better the emissions but lack of power but easer on parts. The old 865/866 ran up to 31 degrees in stock settings. There were a lot of cracked heads, bad bearings, thrown rods and blown head gaskets on them.

That is just right!! WOW, I really like that 866 that is in it, just a cool truck. Only problem I see... It is not going to be in my garage!! Great job and a lot of work, thanks for showing us.

Conversion of a B would make for a pick-up that you would not want to drive. If you want a B pick-up the best way is to re-cab a 3/4 or 1 ton current model. Ride, Stereo, A/C, Power Steering, Shifting and maintenance are all issues. It sounds like fun but have you ever driven a B for 200-300 miles straight? You will know what I am talking about if you have, It is not fun after the 3rd hour and you just what to get there. If you are hard-core like some of us a real B, original or restored, is the only way to go. There are finished and unfinished B projects out there. Find a few and ask those Guys why they are selling them before jumping in and be one of them.