mrsmackpaul

Whats the difference between a U model and a DN model Mack They both appear to have offset cabs and fiberglass bonnets Is one a lite duty and the other a heavy duty model Im sure the difference is obvious to people in North America, places like Australia never had them at all so it's a little less obvious Paul

Modern mobil phones are good except for Photos, noticed yesterday that my phone has most of the photos vanished Swore at the phone, did some Googling trying to work out how to get them back, no luck I started getting messages about storage stuff and possibly loosing photos a couple of months ago Thinking these were all B.S. to get money out of me for storage I ignored them, I have a feeling I copied them onto a hard drive, but can't quite remember My trip to NewZealand 2 years ago, all gone, my horse riding trip, almost all gone Mrs Mack photos, almost all gone So pissed at myself for not actually printing the photos Not that it really matters as how often do we even look at our wedding photos? Moral to the story, get the photos printed out, so shitty at me and have my fingers crossed I actually saved them on to a hard drive and it's not just wishful thinking But the Princess had another 21st birthday the other day and it just so happened I surprised her after much effort, (women are so nosey) with a new car We haven't changed cars in nearly 20 years That photo wasn't deleted Delivered by our local dealer Got some custom signs made up for it Big job Surprising a woman, snuck home from work, rang the dealer when I got close by and told him I was home Distracted the Princess inside while the dealer was outside preparing the bow etc I was introuble for surprising her 🤣 Anyway, I must stress we don't buy cars very often, just every 20 years or so Paul

Swampy works okay, but they have their limits Have finally got the new ducted split refrigerated unit it House is toasty warm now, the Princess is happy Will be ice cool in summer, Princess might be happy then as well, whilst this bigger than Ben Hur production was going on the control for the Swampy went bung, had to get a fresh one of those 600 bucks Australian Come home one stinking hot day, sitting down enjoying a cool beverage and next thing the fan stops blowing Run winding shit itself, nearly a grand for a motor Bugger me 1600 bucks on a swampy I was gunna pull out, no wonder I have to work all these hours, tiz a lotta up keep on a Princess lol Paul

Honestly I find the biggest step in doing this stuff for is getting started find a excuse is easier than doing for me So you've already taken the biggest step, made a start Paul

Just do what you can do, well theres less of a hole there than when you started filling the hole All of this body work looks crap until a coat of paint is applied Even plastering (dry wall) and preparing a room to paint looks crap until it's the one colour, I just glad none of my houses rooms are in full gloss and out in the sun Paul

37 F Bob as I converted it for the other side of the world 37 C isnt to bad, a bit warm but still workable temp Paul

I feel your pain Bob Sent this to Tim Maikshilo this morning to show him it does get cold here, not as bad as that New England country he tells me about Knuckles are aching a bit this year, have chickened out going for a run the last couple of mornings Was doing a switch board upgrade on house yesterday morning, couldn't even feel my fingers Yeah Im a pussy 🤪 Paul

I dunno bugger all about fiber glass But it looks the goods to my untrained eye Paul

I have a very loose plan in mind Fly into JFK, and head loosely for Cline landing in Alberta Canada, then to L.A., then New Orleans and back to New York What I do in between is pretty much unplanned Tim Maikshilo from the forum has sorted a set of wheels for me Wanna see mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse monument, Grand Canyon, and what ever else tickles my fancy So I reckon we can probably catch up Paul

Now the Inaminka Road house out in the dead heart country was brilliant back in the 80s and 90s stop there at night and the bloke running show would great you with a cold can, had a huge fire going out side and after a few drinks no one was a stranger A top place, haven't been there since the mid 90's

I can tell yah the worst place I have ever stopped for tucker was Belyando Crossing Road House My god the steaks are like a bit of retread from the 70s Showers were dear as all get out, however theres not a lotta choice and it is better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick Anyway, all first world problems really Paul

Bloody good job getting it sorted, probably need some fine tuning once driving about, but your well on the way now Top job Paul

Well no need to swing by to sort this out now Never know I might just swing by in a couple of months to say gudday Paul

16 weeks will roll on by pretty quick Paul

Whoa boy Hang on a moment before just chucking a bucket full of coin at this Some really basic fault finding With full air pressure, put your foot hard on the brake pedal AND HOLD IT THERE Once the air gauge changes with the air use of air, does the pressure slowly drop or does it stay constant If it doesn't drop slowly you dont have any major leaks and the brake chambers don't need changing Looks like these are S cam brakes With no brake application NO FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDALPEDAL You should be able to just pull the slack adjusters by hand The slack adjuster should pull out the rod to the can (brake chamber), when let go it should spring back in quickly, almost with a snapping action If these don't, the S cams or the rollers on the shoes are binding and the assembly will need disassembling, cleaning, lubricating and replacement of worn bushes etc This is simple work and cost virtually nothing but time and as a bonus you get to learn about things Some other quick advice for what its worth Pull the wheel and hubs and brake drums as a complete unit A pallet jack comes in handy for this If you don't have a pallet jack A board greased up is next most common thing Either way pulling the hub and wheels as one is the simpleset and easiest way Paul

Go to about the 25 minute mark, or watch the whole movie to see how simple the Australia was that I was a young man in Paul

Aussie movie "Return Home" R model fuel tanker pays a visit, a wee bit of air start action and all Paul

Ask if she's hopping in the shower to wash your back, probably just get you into more trouble Heck your already im this much trouble, why stop now 🤣🦘 Paul

Great job Get out and enjoy it Paul

In the mean time if the CRC/brake clean shows a leak a big dollop of grease will seal up the shaft to prove it's sucking air Even if the CRC/brake clean jobby shows nothing shoving grease everywhere will help show any possible air leaks That been said I reckon theres a blockage in the carby from what we know so far Paul

Never worked on these motors so Im not gunna be of any real help, anything I say is just thinking out aloud So I need to just ramble a bit I believe you can rule out mechanical as the motor has been rebuilt You can rule out the injector because you swapped it I think it wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest that the valve burnt because of something wrong and not wear and tare So it really only leaves the electrical side of the injection system, (I am assuming the injectors are fired eelectrically ?) Is there a high resitance connection causing the voltage to be lower than needed and as such the injector is firing a bit slower ? I have no idea if this is even possible but just throwing a idea out there Lot's more smarter people with these than me on here Paul

I think any of the ratios would be fine, a 12 speed in deep reduction is really really slow and you can break the drive line if your rough in deep reduction So I can't imagine any situation where it won't be lower geared enough with any of the ratios suggested Paul

Lawn is something I am not much good at, I can make it green but never worry about the weeds Miss Molly would enjoy sleeping on that lawn Paul

Maybe check out this bloked video Not a truck but shows how to get rid of the drone etc, without reducing the awsome noise Yeah it's a car but the same principles apply I reckon Paul