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  1. mechohaulic
    there is a possibility the emergency stop cable (left side ) is broke internally. move handle in cab then check position of other end at fuel inlet line to see if the lever changes position. if the cable is broke . definitely want to make sure the valve isn't partially restricting fuel to engine. would be a simple overlooked item if unit has loss of power.
  2. mechohaulic
    thank you for update
  3. mechohaulic
    wasn't me this time ; I'm trying to be a good boy for 2023;; do have quick side note to R model with Chrysler ;; should have been R-400
  4. mechohaulic
    now that's a fine looking machine. back in the mack days , myself and another mechanic convinced the dealership owners to update their wrecker ('57 ? diamond T) . looked at a B75 with quad that was traded in . they wouldn't spring for the $$$. we ended up with a B61 unishift; not the best but better power then the 'T. thanks for the picture and all the rest. wish my neighbors looked like the ones car washing .. LOL
  5. mechohaulic
    racking the brain cells, there were back in the day units (Mack) with emergency shut offs ( besides DD). the cable ran to a brass valve threaded in to the injection pump between fuel inlet line and pump. like the hand primer pump , cost cutting / better Technolgy eliminated the emergency shut off. wager a bet following the left cable it comes out to the injection pump. the shut off valve removed with brass fitting installed or valve there with broken cable.
  6. mechohaulic
    handle on the engine stop a straight solid shank;; hand throttle shaft is a "splined" tooth so it can be twisted and locked into desired rpm setting. both knobs should have been on right side of dash one above the other.oops that's R model !! a cable control on left side ??? most controls were air or manual operate( front wheel limiter etc) . doesn't seem someone would go the time to run a spare cable assy (eng stop) for a non functioning throttle.
  7. mechohaulic
    did you trace the cable to find where the other end is connected? possibly someone used an eng shut off cable for some other function ??
  8. mechohaulic
    611= 673 with roadranger ''' 686 = 300 plus with maxi torque trans ????????? maybe
  9. mechohaulic
    in todays sad world , can't ever let your guard down. this yard things are locked and covered. doesn't have to be a delivery driver or stranger who come in the yard. could be the guy in a coffee shop, etc sitting near listening to a conversation from someone couple seats over talking about your stuff that has the negative ideas. darn sad there are scum that read the obits in the paper seeing when the funerals are knowing no one home and time to rob the house.
  10. mechohaulic
    I found a toro zero-turn mower that way. saw it in neighbors back yard. walked over and asked when he was outside using another zero turn. "tires are always flat when i need it" I was told. short version ;I paid $800.00 for a 60 in zero-turn with rear bagger system ($3000.oo option) .put another $300.oo into it :: $25.oo for can of green slime, not $250.oo for new tires. tire haven't lost air yet. $1100.oo for a machine worth $8-9 K. some times it pays to stop and ask.
  11. mechohaulic
    defiantly a fun trip back and worth the time . lot of good pictures
  12. mechohaulic
    now why don't they use those pictures when I go for vision test instead of chase the blue dot and press the button!!!
  13. mechohaulic
    great video ; couldn't truly enjoy it yet. had volume down;; TV / wife in same room. LOL. bad habits still here guess; Hand moving as the shifting taken place. took a short while to realize video wasn't running backwards; driving done opposite side then USA.
  14. mechohaulic
    they were trying to give the driver some encouragement making him/her think they were driving a real truck.. LOL
  15. mechohaulic
    for me it was a sad day when I turned in my C D L license since I had it from the first year they came out ('69?). medical card almost impossible to obtain. the roads in CT are so bad to be on, i don't go driving unless necessary. doing 65 in a 50 and everyone is passing . couldn't justify the hassle to keep the CDL. the fun days are gone. may will be 72 ;darn all this time I thought I was 70! the mind is still there, just don't know where.
  16. mechohaulic
    a little more info ? what are reasons for adjustments needed. what unit /type vehicle is this in?
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    I'm proud :: I had NOTHING to do with that one; for a change!! LOL
  18. mechohaulic
    being a "new " truck '06 i guessing the 3 piece clutch brake assemblies don't exist any more; would be a 1 piece with the tabs that always break/ ware out . then the clutch brake does nothing but rattle around on input shaft and make noise. for it to fall off it may have had the two piece installed at one time and the two roll pins fell out.
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    started looking up freight haulers from new england days gone by. there are a couple of roadway U model pictures and also a number of pics showing the mack N cab . the freight hauler with black/ orange U models was AAA freight. also found ;smith transfer/ new penn/ holmes/ and nelson . short list of many that were there in the good days.
  20. mechohaulic
    I take a couple of days "off" only to come back to BMT and see everyone trying to steel my thunder and reputation...LOL how did former bmt members topic get to chainsaws AND fish bait topic. now i'm good at off topic ;; NOT as good as what i'm reading.. LMAO🤣🤣
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    U models "back in the day" were common in new england for freight haulers. navajo /st,johnsbury had them. don't recall seeing wilson freight with them. there was a freighter with black cab/orange logo U's can't remember name. company in torrington ct area ran twin-screw Yellow U's. hauled mostly lumber products. and many more. think that was the purpose behind the U's ; shorter cab length
  22. mechohaulic
    That's because when the 673's and others were built, they were made to be a work engines ; unlike todays mechanical nightmares that have to be removed and repaired regularly .
  23. mechohaulic
    at my age it's the important things that count ::: can she use a welder or know how to shift a mack quad transmission🙃 LOL ON TOPIC
  24. mechohaulic
    but I like to : look at it, feel it; NOT always the smell part 😝, oh wife; jojo says need a computer !! LOL
  25. mechohaulic
    I know. i've been thinking of the cyl pressure topic, I may be far off on the jake idea. before the computer crap a shorted jake screwed up 3 cyl not one

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