mechohaulic
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I never go by the reading when first taking out a dipstick. car/truck or even the JD 318 mower. especially the JD. tractor sits all night in shed - am pull oil stick ; check it ; wipe clean reinsert / recheck level is slightly different. don't know why. seems sitting all night same as recheck :: nope . doesn't seem likely a vacuum condition could exist. which is reason I put forward the though of removing dipstick partial or fully = recheck in am or when ever unit is going to be started.
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WELCOME ;; you came to the right place for info. sounds like you have a fantastic Mack. pictures always encouraged .
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water temp/shutter question
mechohaulic replied to skydawg's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
I agree with no/bad thermostat. a faulty shutterstat would result in over heat if shutters were required to open and didn't. have seen thermos that came apart resulting in basically a non functioning thermo. should be a shut off valve near firewall on line going to shutter stat; try closing it to keep shutters open. temp possibly will not even hit 140. pull thermo housing off ; if thermo is there but broken apart attempt to find all the broken parts. most time the brass rivet wears out , that's lost in system .water pump impellers take care of it. as stated above the rubber seal has been found jammed also keeping thermo in open position. -
even a quick fix solution would be greatly appreciated to let responders know . nothing else to let future questioners see possible fixes for their units. and for us ole folk to reassure us " see we haven't completely lost it "!!
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have you tried leaving the dipstick out a little or completely out cover port with clean rag/towel?? install next am check level. best I got since these are "new" to me
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the front damper is actually a balancer . internal "fluid" by engineering thinking helps balance rotating parts. 6 hole no off set due to the timing marks were on flywheel which had only one bolt pattern that lined up and a dowel pin , based on the knuckles that are thinned out from spinning fan , I would much rather check timing with old method of using fly wheel markings. yrs back I got into practice of painting every other blade white or yellow on black fans made it much easier to see spinning blades.
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every day that goes by; looks like no follow up results to be had . sure would like to have found out the answer.
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was wondering why couldn't use balancer. since heart surgery in '15 the two fingers on left hand haven't worked . worse then pins and needles feel. and I'm left-handed ; it's a bit--h when I drop something and can't bend down enough to pick it up. saw a penny on the ground last week = I kicked it across the parking lot till I found something to lean against to pick it up.
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sadly they are all the same ; and politics not allowed .
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doubt he even cares about ukraine . it's his way of sending//spending billions of $$$ on paper that never gets to intended war effort. tooo many pockets to fill and people to buy . someone had to get paid to clean WH floors of that messy white powder!! and keep their mouth shut while doing it.
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could be a "diamond in the rough" . defiantly a lot of $$$$$. how far away from your resto location is one factor??? combo unit to haul alone will be $$ . basically as stated asking price way tooo high for what it appears to be. priced better it could be a training model for you to work with hoping for another unit , it can possibly turn out to be a parts truck for second unit. make a heck of a lawn art to some .
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don't want to hide those positive memories . seems I need an extra drink at night to forget the present day situations;; not the past. not saying past was all positive -just feels like more past positive then future.
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got lost in the moment going back to page one of this post started many years ago. interesting facts and pictures. seem to be a lot of CT input and pictures. D8 I have run , worked on which included changing cutting edge in 90 degree sun . IH TD20 I put a number of hrs on during blizzard of "78 .
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two- tone green tractor is a familiar truck= John Ovesney and son.now in 2023 John's son does the HD moving. honored to have met and talked to John at the brooklyn CT truck show this yr. did a few hrs yrs passed working for John and his fleet.
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the concerning thing to me is , I admit these are comical and funny ; reality is most are true and that I find seriously scary . How could what was always thought to be the leader =not ruler- of the world have become the laugh stock of the world .
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yes I would believe 1969 was the first year.
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sure do hope this forum receives a follow up to the clutch problem. possibly it was going to be looked at Sunday. I understand a holiday and it's only been three days ; it's one of those post having many wondering = was I right , did I give correct answer .
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memory serves me correctly; the RD was available with steel nose/fender configuration.
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answer :: long time a go LOL
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remember that dash set up when it was called brand new. how long ago - little hint check the cigarette lighter ::oops I mean power plug right side of steering column.
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another sad part of this society ; apparently someone post online deaths of people ;some famous , when you log in to read it's a scam. showed that story on news few weeks ago of the bogus obit post. not saying Kris hasn't passed . radio is talking of jimmy buffet passing , haven't heard of kris K passing. have seen one saying clint eastwood passed few months ago== he hasn't. sad
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1- it's a Mack ;;2- have to pay attention '77, when things were built with at least a little more quality control ;3- way less air COPPER lines to leak.
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the college courses being taken were for Police Science , ultimate goal was to become a State trooper . considering the yr was '71 + plan was to start as officer for local dept then to State Police. At 6'1" I met the at the time height requirement . I would have been retired many yrs ago had that plan taken effect. barring any screw ups , the body may not be in the decrepit shape it's in now. NO college desk job for me.
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are you saying they are doing away with real gauges ?? when a big rigs is down on side of highway it could be from digital dash screw up !!!!😱. so glad I'm on way out and don't "work" on new stuff. i thought it is bad enough stores are doing away with cashiers.
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gotta say Bob that's quite the comparison. if I still had my pig I would ask her ; she would be honored ;;;I guess. LOL
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