Keith S

Any particular '64 Galaxy poster?

OK. You're the first, so I need to get shipping tubes, cheapest rates... I'm looking at some different paper - heavy, but less glossy I'll let you know. Also, here are some other things I've printed: .

Momerman: do you have paypal?

I bought a (non-working) HP 500ps printer for $75. It will color print images 42" wide and 20' long. I got it working for $35 and a lot of messing around. Here's the first large scale print on 36" wide heavy glossy paper. So what's the big deal? If anyone is interested, I'm selling them for $10, + shipping. The ink is not waterproof - any moisture will run the ink. If you want to waterproofed yours, three coats of spray Shellac (Home depot) front & back works great. I put it out in the rain without a problem. Here are some photos of the print: I'm looking at other images too. If there's something you have you'd like like printed, the quality of the original is important, but not as big a deal as it may seem. Let me know.

Hazard Fraught has improved, but they still have a lot of junk. Their 4-ton floor jack seems good - don't know if will lift 4 tons.

What attachment points are you using with blue stand? A shop I worked in had an overhead rail-mounted electric chain hoist that helped flipping and rotating and moving these beasts around.

I suspected transmission issues when the truck was jacked up for hauling it to the shop - water dripping off the output shaft. But it was, "clean and clear water so maybe it was just a little rain water sitting on top of the case. And how much water could there be?" The input shaft didn't turn... maybe it was simply jammed between two gears??? I pulled the duplex cover before its drain plug, to see how much just to see how much oil there was. Water's heavier than oil so it'll be bottom. The top picture shows water, not oil. I'm going to rebuild the transmission - hopefully nothing requires crazy torque numbers. 450ft-lb will be tough.

I'm on it. Wednesday Jan., 3rd. Now I have to buy a couple more manuals.

How about some pictures of that engine stand? Has to be a beast. Working outside during inclement weather - brake jobs during snow storms. Twice.

So Mack-to-Mack engine to transmission bolt pattern is fairly consistent? Transmission input shaft length is generally not an issue with Mack-to-Mack swaps? Just pulled the transmission drain plug - no oil, but gallons of water! Not sure what the plan was! Replaced the water with mineral spirits and with lots of scrubbing got everything moving. I guess I didn't take a before picture of the transmission (just the duplex).

Here's what I found: 283hp E6 out of a 1981 Mack RD600 2,800lbs It runs but should be rebuilt Intake valve springs broken Cylinder wear $750 $900 shipping My only concern is installing it in my B61. Mating it to the transmission and front crossmember? Fuel injection lines were removed but...

Cost of shipping heavy stuff can kill the deal. I had a B46 shipped from Maine to Florida. Cost wasn't too bad - around $1 per mile. It wasn't the only thing being hauled. The hauler liked the attention and said he could have sold it several times.

Pulled the engine yesterday. An d yes, that counter-weight is a fifth wheel plate - the round plate was for the lifting airbag. Transmission appears original - dated August 12 1953

I'm considering buying something newer. I'll look at E6/EM6.

All the stud are 9/16-18 x 6.75". A few are little rust-pitted, and a few more show minor marks from using vise-grips. I was able to easily remove the nuts on all but one of the eight studs that unscrewed from the block. I'm confident the studs will torque up.

But... It's probably cheaper than an electric conversion Probably

I'm finding a lot of things look good until looking at the details: Cylinder head studs & nuts My 673 uses 9/16-18 x 6.75" PAI has the 6.75" length... but only in 5/8-18, nuts too. Pistons, liners and head gaskets Pistons... maybe. If the 673 pin diameter is 2" and 15:1 or 17:1 compression Liners - all seem to be for use with the Fire Ring heads & gaskets Head gaskets - Only for 20 stud heads/block. I found a set of 18 stud gaskets - $375. Fuel injection Don't know if the injection tubes leak. Water got in #4 cylinder somehow? PAI has replacement tubes, but do the fit? It's easy to spend a lot of money before knowing what I need and what's available. It's hard to get dimensions of new parts. I'd like to rebuild it just because I like this stuff. But not if I can't get the parts I need for a nice, quality rebuild of the engine and accessories.

Head gaskets seem to be the biggest issue. PAI only list 20-stud gaskets.

Cylinder #4 is rust-pitted. PAI has a lot of parts for the E6 with notes that include the END673. Except for the head gaskets, most pieces-parts "look" correct. Are the major components for the END673 and the E6 comparable?

I'm considering a complete rebuild of my END673. It's not the original engine. Fuel injection: Needs new lines. Straight or pre-bent are sold as a pair - if someone is interested in a set. Injectors "look" OK for a quick (not expensive) rebuild. Cylinder heads: Pulled the valve covers, it looks like a fairly recent valve job - or at least new spring! Found a broken flat-head phillips screw sitting there doing nothing - no idea. A lot of carbon buildup on the intake and exhaust ports. Slight sign of water on #4 intake valve Pulled both heads Cylinder #4 shows pitted rust. It's not seized. Some head studs had been removed/installed with vise grips - I've seen a lot worse, but. Two different heads Two different head gasket types Two different rocker shaft mounting brackets - one was stepped, the other solid. Haven't dropped the oil pan yet. Thoughts on a complete rebuild?

Joey Mack, are you interested in printing copies of the B-61 manuals? I just bought a Service and Parts manual for B61T from All Vintage Trucks and was not pleased. Some of the images are too dark to be useful. A lot of bleed-through from the back of the page Quickly looking at the brake section I found quite a few duplicate pages - three (3) copies of the foldout for "TROUBLE SHOOTING" air brakes. Off center pages I've scanned and copied a lot of old documents. Quality copies of old documents requires more than putting the book in the printer feeder and hitting "go". I emailed Vintage that I was not happy. He said he'll relay the issues to the printer. This is his second reply Keith: Thank you for your order and your comments. I am waiting for the response from our printer. In the meantime, your order will ship today. Once again, thank you and best regards, John Not sure if that means I'm getting another copy of each book?

This is an old post, but do you still have any of this?

That looks great. Thanks, That will help. What's the unit next to the governor - just above the heater hoses?

The passenger side photos with and without fuel injection are really good and make sense. It looks like there are several configurations for the non-turbo driver's side. For some perspective on two of the five vehicles I have in the shop: On the left is a 1990 Mini Cooper - curb weight: 1,500lbs. On the right is the '53 B61 whose current weight (estimated by the hauler) is 13,500lbs.