mechohaulic
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not up to date on CT 's latest rules and regs. one thing I found a few yrs back was to put +not for hire= on my FA hino . pulled a 10 ton gooseneck trailer with two farm tractors out of Maine. was pulled on the Maine scales and the Officer never inspected any paper work once he saw the not for hire label. think it also helped when he showed interest in the old tractors. -
after you installed the window lock strip; hopefully there wasn't a lot left over= unless you had a brand new piece. many times installing the strip it is pulled into place ending with excess. it should be pushed in . stretching it out will have it contract later leaving a space and possible water leak.
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might be interesting to start a '70's "club"on here. I'm in at 72. are there any '80's personal on here ???
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seems you wrote your 59 yrs old. heck you have many more good yrs of wrench pushing left . at 72yrs old survived cancer surgery in '13 and open heart surgery in '15 = tack on 50 +plus yrs of wrenching == I am qualified for "i'm more or less done ". it's a bitch when I drop something and can't bend over to pick it up. i've been saying "no more " for yrs - now i have no choice . was asked other day + you work on side ? first time ever I said NO. waiting on parts for a friends farm tractor as I write though.
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I totally agree ; sad part is anyone with half a brain knows better then go for the prez position . JFK had more then half a brain up till they had it in gun sights.= which ticked off the wrong few. anyone take the time to look at movies like mad max: terminator : Book of Eli, all show same bases. global warming; total chaos through out the world. days of cowboys and Indians were more civilized. that's what those power glory freaks are going for. there's a list of billionaires for a long time. soon starting trillionaires list, money means zero ;;sadly it's a power urge. even james bond movies showed a need for power for some.
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problem is : the Leaders: need these puppets there to have something in front of the cameras. actual "leaders" running the circus he--ll bent on destruction and personal power don't have an interest in well being of a country many have died for and are (were) proud of.
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your not alone on that idea of haulin a-ss outta here. trip to NH (for a funeral) ; I bought many lottery tickets with high hopes. won't buy in CT and get taxed to death. didn't win anything :tried. a little known fact ; while bush was "hiding " in FL at a school ; convenient cameras were there as 9-11 and twin towers were falling;;;; he has a large ranch in Australia = for his get away from the USA.
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B-73 Restoration
mechohaulic replied to mattb73lt's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
great to read all the positive on road test . when bravely doing a highway run ; did you have rear flaps on? That's a perfect picture for a calendar . body head board going full cab coverage or partial ? body and proper pinstriping ; you've created a masterpiece. -
this proves there are some "sick puppies " around here . LMAO
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think things "were more happy in the 70s" ;;; the 60's were a total blast :for the most part . never forget nov.22 1963 . majority of 60's were muscle cars/ music/ and driven movies .LOL AND B model Macks
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N J didn't allow self service for many yrs, not sure when it changed . I do my best to stay out of NJ. first solo driving route was NJ . 45ft /day cab . yrs before G P S also, had things called road maps.
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must be the Polish in me ; I always tried to drive my bicycle over the gas station hose by jumping front then rear wheels so as to NOT ring the bell. hit the bell hose /make it ring was a "point"against . LOL . had the bike till 16 . it didn't fair well when it came head on into a school bus. neither did the operator (me).
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you sure missed A LOT of good (simple) times. back when things were fun, not damaging .
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close clearance for probe coil in back , don't want to bend toooo much
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how long leak last, sure it wasn't exhausting air? springs (should be two) on shutter cyl keep shutters open , air used to close them;;;; unless have been changed.
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might still have the water temp sender in the back of manifold
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Mack Westerns had that set up with gauges in mid section also.
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memory serves me correct the shutters use air pressure to close. dual springs on the cylinder hold it open. the switch on the dash should have one end to line on shutterstat . other port on switch would be any source of air.
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the 1/4 in line from water manifold is connected to a shutterstat. I would take the small lines off and blow air through to check for clogged lines. temp gauge should be connected to a sender on BACK of water manifold . it may have been moved when block heater line installed on top
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that #4 aeroquipt line is oil going IN TO the turbo return will be the 3/4 round pipe on bottom held in place with two 3/8th bolts and gasket ; short pipe with # 8 aeroquipt line which connects to side cover on block. line for oil pressure gauge should (might) connect to oil pressure pad .
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apologize my screw up meant Stars/blue ALWAYS on LEFT when in hanging position. has been a challenging few days.
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I noticed that didn't want to be negative of the great show . blue/stars ALWAYS on right when Flag in hanging position
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question on the white DM-800 . fuel tanks mounted on frame ( weight transfer?). exhaust brought back towards weight box = different . question is - what/why the unit on air cleaner intake pipe under intake bonnet??? a precleaner or a type of turbo to intake more air?? must be high horse power ! can't recall ever seeing such a set up
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wouldn't call it silly thinking . signs of the future is more like it. question is ::will the vehicles hold all the computer stuff (back-up battery) while main battery swap.
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stopped at a Target store yesterday , they have huge section of parking lot tore up -putting in long line of charging poles. seems that's called future progress. interesting to see another 20-30 yrs from now where all the expended batteries will be dumped = by then it may be discarded in outer space like trash from cruise ships dump in ocean.
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