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Giving it a second read, first line is "unemployment claims". At 5? Doubtful... Could be an overly broad DOGE statement...

I'll give a certain benefit of the doubt regarding those under 5: severe disabilities? I suspect this DOGE post is overly broad, there's probably circumstances that could warrant sub 5 year olds receiving some form of some vague entitlement program within social security to offset some disability they were born with. I have a daughter (2 years old) on state insurance to cover county provided Early Intervention therapies. She got stuck during birth and has some oddities resulting. Just wrapped up 1.5 years of physical therapy, working on speech therapy now.

Now I want to put googly eyes on my trucks and see how long it takes people to notice

I have a Legacy seat in my RD688, it's nice. I'm 5'11. Initially had armrests, left one went immediately because it interfered with seatbelt. Right one lasted a few years, but it went too because I leaned on it enough times that it finally deformed enough to start flipping the 'lo lo' switch on my 8ll shifter when going from 1st to 2nd.

We put a block of wood on the ground next to the tire close to the tread on the sidewall, maybe 1/4" gap. Spin the wheel and loosen/tighten lug nuts accordingly. If you do them often enough you can get a pretty good feel for initial tightening. I tighten top center lug a bit, then bottom gently, then the upper side lug nuts. This'll start the wedges in pretty evenly, then you go tighten them more snugly and check. Usually I'm within 1/8th" runout doing this.

https://www.portrayalpress.com/product-p/tm 9-2815-207-35.htm Book for military Mack engines $50

If you have the book # maybe you can order it from Mack...

There's enough of a difference that you hurt your pinky if that wing window is open. Floor boards are different to accommodate different shifter positions, accelerator/brake pedals are different positions. Just a couple minor driver position differences, really. We have a 1980 DM686SX that is my reference, compared to a 1979 R686ST that we have as well. Same steering wheels, just that minor positional difference.

I bet it was a DM. The wing window sits notoriously close to the steering wheel, I know I clipped my pinky on ours a few times. Don't think I ever had that issue on our R models.

I won't ask you how you know that! 4th is the most I ever had opportunity to try 🤣🤣

The trans was 6 speeds forward, 5 speeds backwards. Left stick is gears 1-5, right stick direct low reverse, like you said. Low just sets all the gears down one notch. 2nd becomes equivalent of 1st, 3rd equivalent to 2nd, etc. Its just to give you a crawler gear. You only use low range for 1st gear when you need to crawl. Now the 5 speeds reverse... Fantastic feature. You can put it in 3rd reverse and cruise over soft ground before the ground even knows you're on it. Engine is probably a 283hp, with the engine mounted charge air cooler.

Claimed by @PMC, if anyone wants 2nd in line in case he falls through just let me know.

I believe I have the risers for the valve covers as well as the offset piece for the tip turbine.

I have a set of Jake brakes for a 1980 endt676 2 valve head engine. Any interest? Located in southeastern PA.

Keep your eye out for an RD688ST. This will be a thing from a 350 to a 460 HP truck, will have lots of gears to match the engine, it'll be pre emissions because they ended production in 2002 or so. An RD690ST will have that 300hp Maxidyne setup, with 5 to 7 gears. Maxidynes are fantastic. They're truly impressive engines for what they are. The mechanical E7 engine is probably the best engine you can have durability-wise. E-techs are good too, but the EUP fuel system can do a fair amount of damage when they fail. I caught mine last year just in time to save my camshaft.

Mack E7 engine is a 12 liter engine so it's small relative to the bigger CAT and Cummins engines. If you have lots of hills this will be worth consideration.

On camelback, wheelbase and whether the rear cab mounts are rigid or air bags makes a difference in ride quality. Bobtailing with no trailer is always sketchy, regardless of suspension. Rear end can bounce off the road and shift sideways a few inches or so. Weight rating of the camelback makes a big difference. If your MH is a tractor then it likely has 38k springs which shouldn't be too bad. 44k or 55k springs get much more brick-like. Camelback suspension is fantastic off-road, almost nothing better. Massive articulation over uneven surfaces while keeping full weight distribution on each wheel. Air ride can't compete there. Usually a 5 speed transmission is bolted to an EM7 which is a Maxidyne fuel map. Massive power and, 90%+ torque from 1000rpms up to the governor. This is normally a 300hp engine, if you have a 350hp that transmission is going to suck without more gears if you change the rear ratios.

All the Mack's I've owned from 1974 to 2003 all want 15w40. PS pumps on all my trucks are mounted on the back of the air compressor or on the timing cover. If seals blow out on the PS pump you get PS fluid in your engine, so you should be running 15w40.

Being tied into the backside of the compressor, if you blow the seals on your power steering pump and now have power steering fluid pumping into your engine, I think you'd prefer it to be 15w40 instead of ATF. Your car's power steering system is entirely disconnected from your engine apart from brackets and belts, so they'll use what they want. Imagine the warranty claim if you blew your engine and Mack found it contaminated with power steering or fluid ATF that you had in there instead of 15w40.

I think a shotgun is in order...

Text me unobstructed pictures of both sides of the engine and I'll post them for you. Is there no tag on the top of one of the valve covers? If it's been painted you might be able to peel the paint off? Where did you get the motor from? Is there a listing you can post that would have info on it? Even knowing what chassis model it came from would tell us what model engine it is.

Saw this parody yesterday, it was pretty good. I always wondered who that cocaine belonged to...

Text them to the cell number I PMed you the other day, I'll post them for you. Sometimes I have to crop the picture a little to make it work.

I'm guessing the water pump variant is for a particular chassis like an LE or MR, something where engine position to radiator shroud is different from typical.

AI is CCRS. AI started in 2003, so this truck started life with an AI.