Joey Mack

gotch'a... I think i would be un-easy, because I wouldnt be able to 'Feel' the truck react to my downshifting and braking.. and I think I would rather let off the throttle, along with smooth braking, to slow down, than to use the engine brake.. dont know, its been a long time since I drove professionally... jojo

some more thoughts??? I have never driven an automatic tranny truck, so help me with this? how do you gear down safely when you come up on a bad situation? can you incorporate down shifting and smooth braking to get slowed down without skidding? When I was a full time driver. I drove in the northeast 75% of the time. I spent a lot of time in P.A. / M.A. / Upstate N.Y. / V.T. / N.H. / M.E. (my home) / C.T. , well anyway. I was nervouse driving in my first snow storms, but I made it and I studied the conditions. yes at times I was one of the slower big trucks, but I made it.. just curious, jojo

I know I wasnt there,, but the footage I saw repeated on the news 20 times, showed vehicles going very fast when they wrecked.. I used to 'truck' all over P.A. and learned quickly how it snows there.. for example, heading across I-80 through 'Snowshoe' .. a C.B. was the way to get updates on 'everything'. I hope i dont sound like an a$$.. My heart is with the dead and injured.. jojo

do you have any codes? also, check fuse 40 or 41, in the fuse box that is on the firewall (left side).. jojo

Thank you JoeH,,, I went right to it... I read a bunch of it and will get back to reading more later... jojo

I just tried to find it here, but I suck at using the search feature here.. oh well, jojo

Hey JoeH, Thanks for that last post. I have been asked several times if I could put the E-Tech cam in their ASET I engines and I felt I could but didnt know how. I hope I find that old posting to read more.. thanks again ,,Jojo

the last 2 RW's I worked on had E-6 4Valve engines, with Ambach pumps, lift pump did not have a primer, and the tach cable was going into the top of aux. drive shaft housing, driven off the aux. drive shaft.... jojo

Bob,,, your a 'Show off' Luv it, I'll be at your house next week for some more. I'll bring the beer,,, jojo

how much pressure are we talking about, there will always be pressure when the engine is hot.. is coolant coming out ?

holy crap.... so glad you are here today, and I also get it about "no cell phones" a bunch of crap i got into would have saved 'me' miles of walking back in my teenage years... jojo

its all good, Mech.. I will be drinkin beer,,, my ears will be opened wide.. and every once in a while i may say some junk... jojo

fill the truck with air, if it leaks down quickly, use shop air so the truck isnt running all the time.... loosen a pressure switch gently to see if air bleeds off... if it does, mark it and tighten it back up... do this until you find one that doesnt leak off..... then, put a stick or a shortened load bar like i have on the brake pedal and up to what ever will hold it down,, and see if that pressure switch that didnt leak off , leaks off now. with the pedal pushed.. .. that would be the brake light switch.. mark it well, and continue with youre search... you can take the 2 wires off the pressure switch, and cross them and the brake lights should be lit.... jojo

My sportster is a fun ride... and when i loose my beer gut i fit on it better... jojo

you aint no amateur... and youre humility is priceless... I bet, you get a bunch of us together, in a shop with some cold brew,,,,,, There would be some "Shop Talk"... just sayin' jojo

This beauty belongs to my wife,, Her Daddy left it to her.. 1981, 305 4bbl, auto, 34,500 miles.... I tuned it up . tap the pedal hit the key, and Vroom.. it has sat for so long that it does smell like a push mower for a minute or so,, but when you drive it.... It friggin floats on a cloud, and you can let go of the wheel and will stay in the lane.. I get nervous when I park it in a parking lot around here... jojo

Dammit !!! TJC... You always want to 'Pop' my balloon... Luv U , Jojo

they kick a$$... I put my sportster through hell... but I can jump on it right now and run it hard some more... It is a block of iron under my A$$.. jojo

Just imagine (Re-Imagine) what it would be like here in the U.S. if Half the concern for Ukraine, was given to us... Real Americans.... jojo

I love bikes.. My wife and I have these Jewel's.. The Honda was her Daddy's, I bought it for her from her brother. I had the sportster since 2003, The Duece,,,,, well.... one day my Wife, looked at me (after riding bitch on the sportster for 2 years) Say's,,,, and I quote..... "Jojo, You need a bigger Harley" After I got up off the floor, I went shopping... The instant I saw that beautiful blue machine, I bought it !!! Of course a few years later, my lovely wife say's (who I guess had a plan) Jojo, I Want A trike ! So there it is.... She has it for 3 years now... It's about time for her to plant her A$$ in the seat this year.. Jojo

so you dont have a Mack shift knob with the range switch in front and a gray colored splitter on the left side, that is horizontal? what year are we talking about here?

D-Day... that is awesome!!! jojo

DCW,,,, way to many likes need to be posted by me... instead..... WOW!!!! you are amazing.. the 4 post lift is awesome... I have a motorcycle table lift that works great, but what you made looks amazing... jojo

no doubt...

Those damn peanut's.... they can fool you into thinking its tranny noise. the drive shaft is a tube, and carries the noise up to the tranny... jojo