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Atkinson trucks made in Australia had fiberglass cabs Anyway, blokes restoring these get them soda blasted to remove all the rubbish and leave just clean fiber glass Maybe a option for someone Paul

You might need to bung a photo up of what type you are chasing as my experience with Mack tells there were a few different styles Paul

Bugger me this is a serious undertaking, way way way out of my comfort zone Sounds like the pictures are to high in resolution (dunno if that's the right word) and by emailing them it shrinks the to a standard size Dunno how to resize the picture on a android let alone a iphone, easy enough on a computer I'm still using my first mobile phone I ever had, it's had a new screen, battery and camera lens in its life but works just fine still The bloke in the phone repair shop has to order the bits but it only takes a day or so I never needed or wanted a mobile phone, I have had this one maybe 5 or 6 years now Paul

A few steps backwards before moving forwards is not unusual in my experience Glad the weather is allowing you some time to work Paul

I never had a air dryer, didnt even know they they existed until a few years ago and all is fine that been said, you need to drain tanks daily in shitful muggy conditions a few times a day The oil stuffs the air valve fittings and pancakes etc as well as o rings I dunno how you stop the oil in the air when it's really muggy, reckon a air dryer would pay for itself pretty quick in that environment, depends were you operate but I don't think it would be a wasted investment Paul

It's definitely well sanded bonnet Some pretty serious repairs to take place, well for me anyway Paul

Brocky we were our own country on January 1st 1901 But we remained British subjects up until 48 The first Australian war that Australia fought under the Australian flag was the Vietnam war Paul

In the add there is a mention of a glider kit So Im guessing it was all put together with what ever was wanted A 350 I doubt was even about in 71, or the bigger cab and so on No matter, to me it's a neat looking truck Paul

The change started in 1948 and was completed in 1984 The date comes from 1948 I think the U.S. is a bit like Australia in the way that before we had federation in 1901 we were made up of colonies, because of this every state celebrated Australia day on a different date when I was young This changed and by the 70's all the states had the same day In the 90's the federal government made it official Paul

26th of January is Australia day It's the day we became Australian citizens and no longer British subjects So from the greatest country on earth to any other Aussies on here, have a great one and keep on living the dream and tell the Looney Left to bugger off HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY Paul

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/348751984679389/?mibextid=dXMIcH Might be of some interest to someone Paul

True, it takes a lot for me to work up to a big operation like this though, it isn't something I just jump into These big jobs are a huge undertaking, even for people that have done a few of them Paul

A bit of fair sized task your under taking I did something similar on a farm ute years ago I was stunned when I put it all back together that everything worked first go Paul

I 100% agree I never new there was a proper tool, that been said I have made a mess of more than on in my life so I'm thinking 400 bucks plus shipping is a bargain compared to pulling the gear box out again For gentle heat 400f I use a old deep fryer out of the kitchen filled with oil I used to heat bearings etc in kitchen oven but found some times it turned them a little blue in colour, never had a issue but felt it was pushing my luck so I changed to a old deep fryer filled with hydraulic oil Works really well, I think it's a more gentle even heat All those other measurements are I think to make sure that the wear ring ends up in the correct location so the seal is fully running on it and not up on a shoulder or just on the edge When these are done right they won't leak for a million miles,at least thats my experience Paul

Removing the puff limiter was found that the diesel would wash all the oil from the bore and cause premature wear Anyway, I dunno my as from elbow Paul

This is some serious action going on A big job but should be worth it Paul

A far better and more accurate description than mine But still not answering what actually happens when a Allison auto is fitted Is the line to the transmission on a Maxitorque box just capped off I thinking that what ever is done for a Road Ranger would be the same as for the Allision auto Clearly I don't know but someone must be able to answer this accurately Anyone have a air diagram that ahows what happens ? Paul

Progress is progress You made headway Paul

ĪPuff limiter worked thru the gear box, depending on the gear you were in Dunno what they did with auto boxes, I would be guessing something was used to operate the puff limiter when a auto was used Is there a switch on the box the tells you what gear it's in that a solenoid to work a air valve ? Paul

All good Barry I did go thru the process of ordering and postage to Australia was crazy I sent a email and you was gunna get your man to look into it So far I haven't heard back from your shipping guy Jon Anyway I'll wait and see what transpires Paul

Welcome whitemouth Good luck with trying track the truck down I can still read the rego number, can you track it down that way thru the transport department ? If you could start thereand maybe find the next owner and work your way thru and find out what happened and if it's still about Paul

Did the Kwik lock system ever catch on and become wide spread ? It looks a little clunky to use and the US seems to love the pintle hook while the rest of the world uses the ringfeder Sorry RD006 I have completely trashed your thread here by taking it off topic Paul

Bugger me, that's cold B Mack And Rowdy there is nothing worse for me than get cold all the way to the bone and not been able to warm up at all Stay warm out there you northern hemisphere lot We'll stay cool in the sothern hemisphere Paul

Welcome Sergey I don't know anything about Hercules motors, what type of information are you chasing Paul

This good news, hopefully this can all come together Paul