Joey Mack

nice,,, I actually put a 'cammed up' 400 in it a few years ago.. I could put on one hell of a show,,,, but.... I couldnt 'work him' like i used too.. I would go to get supplies and I either had to drive through the parking lot at 3000 rpm in the granny gear, or work the clutch in 1st,,,,,, just to find a parking spot... what the hell was I thinking??? i tell you what,,, I was the 'Sh!t' in 2nd gear on any city street, just sayin.... so I pulled it and put the worn out 350 back in.. I need to re-build the 400 with a towing cam, and mabey even put the rebuilt 2bbl back on it... jojo

TJC,, here is 'Old Blue' When he was born in '77, he was a C-20.. I had him since 2006... He had a 350 eng. 350 tranny.. a few years ago I aquired a '78 C-30.... so me and my best employee, took the trucks apart..... so now 'Old Blue' is a C-30, I put pedals in it and now it is a 350 with a Granny gear 4 spd.. I run this truck almost every day... It smells like like a beat up push mower when it runs, but I wouldnt trade it for a new one.. my wife say's I love it more than i do her... Hmmm...? p.s. Charlie just layed down to be in the picture, what a HAM... jojo

they were... i saw an updated one recently that had a 'hex' shaped spindle instead of the round knurld one of days ago... jojo

I get it,,, ive worked on a few duramax's cab off.... well worth the effort to pull it.. jojo

I fixed the low power part, when I repaired the boost plug, and the VGT plug, and one other that I think is oil temp... I dont know about Ford's, accept for the fact that they circled the problem right on the hood,, I did some reading and learned about the stand pipes.. the other fixes was my ,,, 'fix what you know is broke first' approach... I have turned down 6.0 repairs in the passed, but I may try to take 'em on in the future... jojo

I forgot tie rod ends on the ford as well.. everything was wicked loose,, it was hard to keep in the lane.. jojo

I did use it yesterday to load my beer can tote on the back of "Old Blue" got $32.00 for the cans at the scrap yard,,, just sayin.... jojo

Too funny, TJC.. I do have a green bean can zip tied, on the ROPS to hold my 16 oz bev's... jojo

2009 CXU-613.. I put an engine harness on it, and when I cranked it up, the floor pan and dog house was out, and the DPF and the Bellows pipe were leaking really bad and filled the sleeper with "Whale Killing" exhaust.. anyway, the DPF is on the forks, I was putting it back together. I'm still waiting on some parts, the big 'V' clamps are on back order,,, go figure???? so thats this "Shop talk"... I do have an F-250 (6.0 l) diesel in my shop.. I just finished doing the front axle assemblies, all ball joints, brakes, rotors, calipers, and hubs, and a steering stabilizer.. plus I put a radiator in it and fixed 3 plugs on the engine harness, because it had no power and was smoking really bad... It also had an issue restarting after it warms up and drives. that last part is what I'm doing.. This truck is the gift that keeps on giving... kinda like Herpes's... I already bought a stand pipe kit, but I'm going to pressurize it to see if that IS the issue.. jojo

Here is a picture of my best employee.. He works hard in any weather, and he can lift a bit more than I can.. jojo

yes Terry, it is.. of course it could just be torn down and stuck back together, but how long will it live? I posted that info so he could see what is involved before he takes it apart.. hope to see more comments for him,, jojo

replacing the outer cam requires the removal of the input/ bevel pinion housing. Pay attention to the shim pack thickness for the housing, and the shim for the outer cam. if you attempt this, you will need to make a jig that holds the outer cam in place so it cant rotate, and it will be bolted to the housing as well. then the big nut inside is torqued to around 1300 lbft. if you get this apart, decide on bearing condition. then when you put it back together, you have to press the outer cam in place, as a completed assembly. the pressure is 10,000 PSI.. wrap a string around the housing several times, and pull the string and pull the string with a 'fish scale' from youre tackle box. reused bearing pull at 2-5 llbs, new bearing pulls at 3-6 lbs. this will indicate proper bearing preload. adjust the shim thickness as needed.. once that is done then you need to torque that skinny nut to around 1300lbft. once done then you put the assembly into the carrier housing with 2 bolts holding it in place, and check the tooth pattern for the bevel pinion and the bevel gear, use Prussian blue gel to set the 'root' good, adjust the pattern using the thin shims for the input housing. it is highly possible that the original shim pack will be correct. if so, put her together.. good luck to you, jojo

i forgot to say, I have a Colt MK III police model in .38 spl. and I also have a Colt Army 1917 revolver, in .45 ACP... it's a real one,, it is shot-out, but it's still cool...

I love it,, I have a 1911 .45 ACP, made by Thompson, I just went shopping last week for a trapdoor revolver in .45 Long colt, no luck.. I do have a "Judge" though.. is the other one a peace maker in .357? jojo

the big one is a single action .22LR... I can hit anything with it... the other is "Big Dan" .44Mag. *" ported and heavy lug.. single handed shooting is easy.. 6" group at 50' single action.. is easy to do.. jojo

Onyx, you had to go and say Dan Wesson.. these are my 2 and I also have an M&P 9mmx17 wish I hadnt sold my J-Frame .38 Spl. however, i did replace it with a Taurus feather lite +P... jojo

PM me your address.. I dont need another gun to feed...

A friend of mine just gave me 72 rounds for a 300 Win-Mag.. That is one that i dont have... oh hell, does this mean i'm going to the gun shop..? jojo

yeah Mech... I'll be 53 in 28 days, And I have 3 scripts.. never had scripts.. until 2 years ago.. and my hangovers are slim too none, but easy to get.. my new thing is to put the beer down early, eat supper and make a cup of tea... Holy sh!t... whats wrong with me??? jojo

Glenn, thank you so very much!! I know i said i have never been inside this pump, but.... I truly understood everything you said.. I will do exactly what you said... I have run this truck on the yard many times, and it only act up when it sits, and the last time I was there, I saw the fuel filter next to the injection pump was old.. and I told the owner that it needed to be replaced, he said he didnt even know there was one there.. the day I was there I couldnt spend a lot of time because I was in between road call's.. Once again, Glenn, Thank you, jojo

im tempted to open it up, but my customer just wants me to pull the pump. I think it a 'knee jerk reaction' to pull the pump.. I have the svc manual for it so, at leaste I have that going for me.. I may just pull the gov. cover off and see if there is something broken.. I hope Glenn add's his thought's, and Vlad, and hell, once again I can go on and on... jojo

Hi guy's.. I have a customer with an '87 Superliner, E-6 4 Valve, Ambach inj. pump.. he called me today and said... "It did it again" !.. He fired it up when cold, and it revved passed 2000 and settled at 1900 rpm.. I looked at this truck 3 weeks ago for this issue. I pulled the CAC hose of on the intake side and there was no oil present. i did a basic visual inspection and nothing jumped out at me. I took the intake of the turbo, and it is dry and the turbine is in great shape and not sloppy.. I have almost no knowledge of the inner workings of this injection pump, but I was wondering if the rack is sticking. He was not able to pull the throttle stop and shut it down, it just kept going, so he jammed it into high gear and stalled it out. My only thought is the rack stuck open, I think he said the throttle pedal had no affect.. Thank you in advance, jojo

I believe that, when I test drive them, I feel like it would be easy to drive like im in my wifes truck, a comfy automatic,, that wieghs 5000 lbs.. not 80,000...

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