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  1. JoeH
    What gear oil are you running in it? Check with Eaton and see what that trans needs, running anything else may cause problems like that.
  2. JoeH
    We rarely have drive tires all the same size, never have. Never had problems with our Auto or manual power dividers. Is it Camelback or air ride? If Camelback, did you replace the trunion bar bushings or the elephant pads? Spoke hubs or bud wheels? Is this a recent problem or has it been doing it for a while?
  3. JoeH
    Yes. Start your own thread.
  4. JoeH
    He's wondering about just juicing up his maxidyne to make it like a 350hp maxidyne, not changing to a different fuel pump.
  5. JoeH
    K I'd get it repaired before it breaks at 60 mph on the highway.
  6. JoeH
    The u joints are supposed to be clocked, if someone had it apart they may have put it together wrong. Joints fight each other if they aren't clocked right.
  7. JoeH
    No it's a magic 8 ball. You shake it and it tells you if they truck is going to move or not.
  8. JoeH

    Mack or Volvo?

    JoeH replied to JoeH's question in Mack Truck Q & A

    Bump. Does anyone have insight on this? Is the MP series fully a Volvo product? Or did Mack have a hand in designing it?
  9. JoeH
    Will likely be called Splitter Cylinder or Shift Cylinder on a 12 speed. Combination Cylinder is what it was called on my 8LL
  10. JoeH
    I had a Combination Cylinder crack on my 8LL trans a couple years ago. It's the disc that air pushes against to change from high to low and low to high. Easy part to change. Air would leak through the crack to the vented side. Switch range and it'd still leak, because you're just inverting which side of the disc is pressurized and which is vented. I'll bet thats where you'll find your problem.
  11. JoeH
    Never bring a knife to a tire fight.
  12. JoeH
    Not sure how to add this media to the thread. https://goo.gl/images/FR7DPi
  13. JoeH
    Contact locals and see how many you can get to show up to raise hell at the next town meeting. And the meeting after that. And keep on filling the town meetings with angry citizens until you get your way! It sounds like the start of a great community, solidarity is important for people. Sounds like a neighborhood where families will be very close. Problem with Virginia is the wind blows Washington DC garbage out to ruin local's dreams.
  14. JoeH

    Frame rails

    JoeH replied to Kellerfarm2's question in Mack Truck Q & A

    All R and RD frames I've ever seen splay out wider around the engine and transmission. A good double frame RD should probably take a V8 just fine, but I don't know how much fabricating you'll have to do for engine mounts. The v8 also makes a lot of heat, i don't think the R model radiator surface area is big enough to keep it cool if you're gonna work it hard. Superliners have that big square hood to hold a big square radiator. Not sure if a superliners cab and hood will bolt right to a Rd frame. Might have to make some parts.
  15. JoeH
    Let me know when you get a cost figured out, may be interested.
  16. JoeH
    Steering pumps usually put out ballpark 700-750 psi if I'm not mistaken. Put a gauge on it, what do you get?
  17. JoeH
    What model and year Mack do you have? Is it Camelback? Rd688S is 44k rear tandem. Rd688ST is 38k rear tandem. Rd688SX is 55k rear tandem.
  18. JoeH
    Just reading straight from the torque chart. If there are 2 different size bolts used on the oil pan I would do the smaller ones 15 and the larger ones 23. On my old 1979 engine it has 2 larger bolts at the back of the engine, and one or two big bolts at the front. I'm not sure what the Etech motors have front and back.
  19. JoeH
    Never bought a new vehicle, but you gotta get quotes from other manufacturers for their truck, and bring it back to Mack. Then go back to other dealer, then back to Mack. Make them compete for your dollar.
  20. JoeH

    Mack or Volvo?

    JoeH posted a question in Mack Truck Q & A

    Mack has made legendary engines (and trucks) in the past. To what extent is/was Mack involved in engineering of Volvo's Mack engines after Volvo bought them? Are the MP series engines strictly Volvo engineering? Or did Volvo buy Mack so they could have their engineering departments? Just curious for future truck needs. I'd feel a little more loyal if there was still some Mack in there.
  21. JoeH
    Oil pan to cyl block (8mm screw) 23 lb-ft Oil pan to cyl block shoulder 15 lb-ft
  22. JoeH
    But the product is NOT running that long, emissions regulations are making sure of that. They have to modify engines every year, they have to design it for Uncle Sam, not for reliability.
  23. JoeH
    I take it you got into trucking after the Marine Corps? Welcome to BMT, and thanks for serving our country! Assuming you're a Marine.
  24. JoeH
    Start a new thread. No one's going to see your problem hijacked into someone elses problem. Recheck the work done in the shop. Something probably got kicked standing on the frame to change injectors.
  25. JoeH
    Never worked on a positive ground vehicle, does that affect what you hook up the test light to?

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