mrsmackpaul

Im no expert on transmissions, I dont have all the numbers in my head, Im not really that smart But having said all of that I have rebuilt a few transmissions in my time and these vary from little car types to 4x4 to trucks like my Mack farm tractors dozers etc and the list goes on I have never found that every single bearing is stuffed or that all the gears and shafts are worn, most times its only a few things that are badly worn and a lot of the selector linkages and forks can be built up for little cost and when I have done these I wonder to my self why I put up with it for so long ?? I find most times its only a few hundred bucks in parts and a week or two of time the one exception to this was the 12 speed in the Mack, I replaced the high - low air split gears and that was a couple of grand I seem to recall but its a huge job to drop a triple counter shaft box out in the drive and I figured it would last me out when done So I guess from all my dribble here Im suggesting maybe look at what is badly worn and see what linkages can be built up and ground back into shape to make it nice and tight and smooth and rattle free The only quad boxes I have driven were fairly quiet if I remember rightly and the sticks didnt rattle all over the place either Paul

I would expect compression figures in the 400 psi range Paul

Im not the sharpest tool in the shed and some might even say Im a few kangaroos short in the top paddock but you need to take a step back and study the facts of what you know We know the injector pump is reasonably well timed if not timed spot on and is more than likely correct after checking it so many times We know the injector pump isnt 180 degrees out of time as if this was the case diesel would be coming out the inlet We also now know that injectors 1 and 6 are getting fuel We know the injectors are working as this is all the smoke coming out the exhaust in the form of unburnt diesel We dont know if these two cylinders have any compression ?? We dont know if the valves are sealing ?? We dont know if there is metal in the sump ?? theres some really good advice been given here in the post above and thats were I would start Paul

Back the valve adjustment off on the two cylinders and see if it runs better If no better I reckon you need to compression test the motor and see whats going on I would expect all cylinders to be within 50 pounds of each other on a good motor Paul

When you crack open 1 and 6 does come out at the nut ???

Sorry been a tad busy on the farm and havent looked at this till now Did this run fine before the injector pump was changed or reco ? What was the reason for pulling the pump off at the start ? What was done to the injector pump and why ? If you pull 1 or 6 injector and clamp them to a injector line does any fuel come out and if so is it as it should be a fine high powered spray ?? If these injectors dont fire then try swapping them with others that do to see if its in the injector or pump Gotta start at the basics here I think Paul

Swish man the Princess wont go on a cruise no matter how hard I push I do have some plans of what I might do next You jokers wont believe how dumb I am, you are gunna have to wait till the next video to find out why Let me put it this way , my dumb ness is due to fact that Australia is so dry Paul

Maybe need to resize the picture, as in the amount of pixals, and I have no idea how to do this on a iphone I was trying to load something up the other day and end gave up Paul

I find the whole thing of "the all new what ever it is" and its just had a new grill or whatever other cosmetic change a bit insulting. When they went from the B model to the R model it looked like a all new truck the same when they went to the CH model it looked like a all new truck. Now try as they might this is not a all new truck,it has had some major improvements namely the stand up cab and sleeper but all the rest isn't really that much of a game changer. Had they have put some major up grades in that are game changers things would be different but sad truth is there isnt and this I feel is wasted opportunity. Dont get me wrong the CH cab is a good cab as is the ACCO cab that is made in Australia for International truck, but International Australia dont go on about a all new truck. They instead talk about what upgrades and how good that cab still is in todays market, they dont treat the buy public like fools, they play to its strengths and it is till a good seller even today 40 something years later. Maybe a lesson there for Mack. I remember when Harley Davidson nearly went broke in the late 70's I think it was trying to play everyone else's game instead of doing what they did best ( build big uncomfortable thumpers). Anyway they had a major change in their direction and started making what they made good and made it even better. They proved that you can make something and make it well and charge a bucket load for it and still have a huge waiting list of new orders. Also Kenworth Australia I think have a 9 month waiting list for a new truck, they dont make super slippery poxy thing they make trucks that look like a truck and sound like a truck and also are cheap to run as do Mack Australia. Should be some lessons there. People will tell you what they want if you listen. They old V8 E9 ValuelIners out here have sold for over $100,000 in recent times, that's a lot of money for a truck 30 plus years, surely there's a lesson there, similar figures are received for good old Superliners as well. Paul

I was out and about on the hwy a couple of days ago (yes I am allowed out every now and then) anyway a thought occurred to me This truck with its super poxy mirrors and the like made to look as ugly as a hat full of ass holes in the so called name of fuel economy, does all this poxy plastic crap work because as I drive along the Hwys in Australia I noticed that not only dont Australian Macks have this crap hanging off them we put proper mirrors and big air intakes up each side on new Mack Tridents and Superliners and our motors have a different chip to give more power and fuel economy is just as good and we pull bigger weights So does this poxy plastic snot hanging off the truck help at all or is it some pimple faced fresh out of uni design from someone thats never driven trucks for a dollar The new stand up cabs a winner for sure and is long over due but I dont think people are dumb enough for the plastic gimmicks or maybe they are Which looks more like a real truck this or this piece of snot Paul

LOL everything is easier on you tube or TV, I think they cut out all the swear words, interruptions and thinking time LOL Looking good Paul

I prefer the standard Mack seat but to find anything any good is as rare as rocking horse shit so I just leave what I have It is almost embarrassing how little I new about this seat after all these years of sitting in it But a R model cab isnt really big enough to get to excited with adjustments anyway LOL Paul

Ok has been a few weeks since a update Have been busy but the videos are falling behind a bit so sorry about that but here is the latest offering of dribble from me seeya Paul

Choc's the bloke featured in this story would be one of Australia's better known sign writers I have known him for some time my self and even though he would be at the top of tree with the trade he ply's he isnt a wanker He has always taken the time to talk to me and make me feel welcome when I call in (Choc's and Ros live at the other end of this wide brown land ) Anyway have a read and well done Choc's Paul https://www.ownerdriver.com.au/industry-news/1710/lines-scrolls-and-signs-of-the-times some more http://www.haymansigns.com.au/index.html

Well something for me to do maybe since Im no longer farming Not a long plane ride either Paul

how can a truck thats new do less damage to our roads than one thats over 15 years old Thats what the government are saying by saying they can cart more weight And what about the mass management BS, you do this crappy course and you can cart more weight do this other fatigue management course and you can drive more hours It's still the same truck and the same driver The whole things a crock to squeeze out the little guy and support the big guy who already operates out side the rules with the governments blessings Tiz a bloody disgrace Paul

Swish man I dont doubt any of that at all But he still had a go and I admire anyone that is prepared to put it all the line to have ago Paul

Linfox has a lot of haters out there because of his size operation I have a lot of respect for him, he started with nothing driving one truck himself and I reckon he would be the biggest in Australia now Paul

bugger me this whole thing appears a joke from the outside, but it is good to see that this style of constant cock ups arent restricted just the Australian government ! It appears governments the world over are pretty good at making a absolute mess of the simplest of things lucky for us they dont do anything important other than running our respective countries Paul

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Note to the design team of the new all Mack, notice no poxy mirrors mounted in the middle of the bonnet And yes KS the Western Star is a pretty sexy looking jigger in the land down under My only dealings with Penske were woeful and that was with its spare parts people in Townsville and that on its own would stop me ever buy a Western Star or a Detroit diesel Paul

I wonder if they will have a RHD version of the stand up cab ??? I think that with the Trident bonnet would be a good seller out here but would need the shorter bunk for B double work maybe

A floating slab has layers of reo not just the lower layer like a normal slab A normal slab the reo only stops the slab flexing one way and floating slab has reo top and bottom to stop the slab flexing both ways so it can then float as the ground moves Paul

Very strange how in America a lot of people tie re bar together to make mesh, I have never seen that done out here 6 inches is very thick I would have thought On the farm I grew up on we had a cement pad over 100' square I think around a 120' or 130' and it was to screw the semi's around on for loading spuds (potato's) and it was only 3 inches thick and never fell apart and it was in very high rainfall area 80 plus inches a year so we couldnt use gravel Good luck with it Paul