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mrsmackpaul

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  1. That may work Joey, lots of possum piss and patience is my go to, if it is really that rusted in, it's gunna be a stuff about getting them out Paul
  2. 47°C yesterday here, thats 114°f Said to Timmy that we got outta Dodge just in time We would be snowed in at JFK still Paul
  3. Gently gently wise grasshopper Paul
  4. This is pretty common with pulling injectors on anything with a bit of age I have tried a puller once and just tore the top out of the injector Once the injector is stuffed just turn the head upside down and belt it out with a chisel and big hammer, don't miss the punch or you'll likely stuff the head completely I only use the pry bars I had shown before and just work away slowly at it These are simple compared to some old Cat stuff with nuts and special spanners They take a lot of time to get out Paul
  5. If you justran the truckup to temp and felt each side of the tap This would give a good indication ifthe tap is working or not Is there shutters on the radiator ? If there is, do theseworks If the water in the cooling system isn't getting warm it won't matter about the tap Personally I don't really ever have a need for a heater in a truck, sometimes on very rare occasions it does get chilly So first things first, water has to get hot Then the tap has to be on Then some air movement And presto, a warm cab Paul
  6. I'll see what I can find, I vest rattle my dags and get my shit together, less than 8 weeks Paul
  7. Or as mentioned above by these other blokes Paul
  8. If it hasn't started in a long time, pull the starter apart and make sure the vanes are well lubed up and slide freely You need to take note of how each segment is clocked, generally done with a center punch mark to each part in a straight line If it is assembled wrong the starter can go backwards Once everything is sliding loosely and easily and covered in lots of diesel Reassemble and try again If your still not going, rebuild kits are available from Mack in Australia, so should be easy enough to get in the U.S. Or try Ingersoll rand Or there's a place in Australia you can buy change over fully reco air starters from Paul
  9. 🇦🇺 Happy Australia Day Mack enthusiasts 🇦🇺 The Kyabram Mack Muster is fast approaching, with less than 2 months until the show. Come along and help us celebrate 60 years of the R model, as well as showing all of the other various models of Macks 21st and 22nd of March at Kyabram Showgrounds Contact details are on the flyer below. Happy Macking Paul
  10. Oh struth, were spinning off into the ditch now Dunno, I think she swears a bit much for me, I'm kinda old fashioned and pretty boring, don't like tatts on a girl or a girl with a potty mouth Bush Barbie loves talking politics Paul
  11. Your moving right along there, keep up the good work and sharing the updates Paul
  12. I wonder were these built for the plough truck market Now with my vast experience (a few days in the snow) one thing I noticed was diesels can be a pain in the bum to start when really cold, and I haven't seen really cold yet Were as petrol (gas) are good starters and talking to a couple of people that do a lot of ploughing the automatic transmission appears to be pretty handy One fella was slightly less than impressed with the new Dodge Ram as there is no column change for the transmission but a dial on the dash So dumb ass me is thinking that easy starting in really cold temps and a auto are kinda more important than running at 70 MPH for a plough truck To quote Swishman "What sez you ?" Paul
  13. Oh and happy Australia day today 26th January, so tomorrow for you lot Paul
  14. Well lads, in this wide brown land we have Kane Bunn, blokes everywhere pay attention when she comes on to do the weather Meal times at the nursing homes go quiet and the old blokes druel lol Jane has been doing the weather and blokes heart beats a lotta good for a lotta years A bloke I worked with was the president of her fan club lol Paul
  15. Well it's a tad warm here, shifted sheep yards to different farm for crutching sheep and steel ling lambs next week Gunna be pretty warm next week Paul
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