Joey Mack

TJC....You were supposed to give me a 'Trophy like' Dammit...

yes they will...... dammit....

I do have to 'Bow down' to those of you that like the MP's.. They are very smooth running engines with a great power curve. They certainly pull hard.. My point of view is from a mechanics point of view... I dont care for an engine that needs injectors and cups every 200,000 miles or less. and when the rear mounted gear train has an issue, you have to pull the tranny, and the whole rear engine assembly to fix it.. I also dont like the fuel delivery system, where air can be introduced through the primer, and I also don't like the fact that to make these repairs you have to have thousands of dollars worth of tool's to fix it, and the knowledge to do so... and then when you are done.... you may have to hook to P.T.T. and re-program some of what you installed... lets not forget cam removal and replacement and that whole process.. If you have never done this repair,,,, you better study up on it... ask me how I know?? jojo

I have no use for the MP engine... It has good power, but when you have to fix it... you will be pissed.. The AI Mack is decent, compared to an MP.... This is my opinion based on my knowledge of Mack's over the last 25 years.. As far as parts gettin'.. You will have to search a bit more for the Mack part's, but they are out there.. I will stop here, to see what else comes down the pike... jojo

No truckers???? they are trying, but they WILL fail....

OK, TJC.... Here's a conspiracy theory... The New I Phone 14 says it can detect, if you are in a crash..... So how does it know the difference between that abrupt stop.... and just dropping the I Phone???? I say it' s using GPS to track you and it see's how fast you are moving. So while you are driving your car and looking at your I Phone instead of the road... It knows when you go from 60 MPH to Zero.. in 2 seconds... Just my 2 cent's..... jojo

Mark?? You are a genius !!! Hell yeah...

well damn, if farts can power an electric car, I need to get one and put a charger plug in the drivers seat.. I wonder how far I could go after eating a small can of re-fried beans ??? jojo

What I think I see, is a CAT powered Diesel generator, charging that truck.. Irony at it's best..

I wonder if all of the body panels were solar collectors, if it would generate some power to charge a second set of batteries, that is on an 'A'/'B' switch? I wonder too if the owners would know how to flip the switch, or would it have to be automatic? This way you can fully charge the set's, then as you drive (on a sunny day of course) the collectors, would recieve a charge to lengthen the max distance? jojo

yep, thats how you save the planet.... just toss it in the trash...

Teslas are cheap... just get e few of them....

I assume you ran the knob back and forth??

So our gas and oil hating Electric Car King, used Air Force One, to fly 72 miles to Hagerstown Maryland.. The airplane used 3,866 Pounds of fuel. Wouldnt his tesla got him there and back on 'half a charge', for about $5.00... Happy Sunday Guy's... Jojo

Is the number not cast into the hub?

after I pulled the other one out and saw the rust in that one, I figured I would order the new ones. I was not able to find re-build kits for these old cylinders. I could use a grease gun to get one of them apart, but the second one is really bad.. its unfortunate.. I really hoped to clean them and re-build them...

it looks great... jojo

Well, I looked for other wheel cyl's for my '48... no luck.. I bought the new production set... $363.00 w/shipping.. I didnt mind buying it because my BOSS said..... and I quote..... use my Pay Pal acct. so after I came too, I ordered them... jojo

Looks like a 13 spd. to me too.. sunlight faded the red button. 8LL would be blue,,, 18 , gray.. I wish I was close enough to go look at it... I just want to see this truck that is unusual to me... jojo

Just curious,,,. What repairs have been done tothe truck right before this issue occured?

I believe E-Tech is correct. I'm hoping it's a loose ground or something simple like that..

looks like budd wheels on the front, i assume budd's on the rear,,, certainly not spokes with aluminum rims.. I would be curious if there is a seem where it was married to a back half? Its a cool truck... Just my 2 cent's... Jojo

I thought it was from an international with Eaton rears, and the aluminum rims are modern,, didnt see if they were budd's or hub piloted.. i'll look again.. The truck is still cool.. but I think its a Mongrel... sorry, dont know how to spell Mongrel..... jojo

I just edited my first post, I typed on my phone and saw that some of what I typed didnt post.. "F" has great approaches to diagnose these issues... Pay attention... Jojo

Check the acc. Relay behind the dash,. It looks like a starter relay. You may have a relay next to the fuse panel on the right side, it looks like a cube, if so, swap one of the others with it to see if the issue is still there, also clean the grounds in the dash, there is one next to the fuse panel, and behind the cluster, to the left.. there are other grounds outside too. Let us know how this goes..