Joey Mack

"V" is absolutely right!!!!! Jojo

I just looked... no more postings since Monday.. Jojo

I have tried and tried to tell people to use the clutch... I get told that I dont know what im talking about,, I said, when you use the clutch, the flexing action of the pressure plate keeps the clutch clean by letting the dust and rust fly out and the clutch stays limber for lack of a better word.. ive had people tell me that they dont want to wear out thier linkage, and I say, thats what grease is for... lube the linkage and the cross shaft bushings and the throughout bearing till a little grease comes out onto the clutch brake,. that little grease on the clutch brake is the 'fuse' between a working clutch brake and one that is laying in the road somewhere... Jojo

I'm a young'n... 53 this April.. I too keep my class A... never know when I may really need it again... These guys today dont even know how to shift, I took in a truck today that I have driven a few times, and I could'nt change gears in it, because the driver beat the daylights out of it trying to pull it into gear.. I guess the clutch pedal is there for looks.. now I have to pull the shift cover to see what the hell he bent.. It's a metric Eaton 10 speed... FRO15210c.. Simple to drive, but apparently easy to break in this young drivers hands... Mabey the shift rail bolt is loose and I can just put in a new one with green thread lock and be done.. Oh well, I guess I got another paycheck comin'... jojo

I believe when the 200 series trannys came out, that was the end of the PTO on the bottom countershaft. I have worked on a bunch of 100's in the early 2000's.. now not so much.. I did freshen up a TRD 72 for a B-Model that I'm building an ENDT 673 for. but I've had that engine in my shop for over 2 years. They keep taking me off of it and putting me on a Superliner, or something else, like a B-61... and next I have to do a wheel seal in another B-85, and a rear main in a B-61 Tiller Fire truck.. I am so glad to have the opportunity to work on these great machines. I just put an engine harness on a 2009 MP-8...(at my shop) one of many that I have done... I would rather work on the old iron, and bust my knuckles, then to work on a 'Fake' Mack.... jojo

WTF? sad... but true

you da' man....

Good luck !!! Ricky... kick some ass!! jojo

67' I think you are right, I never paved, just hauled and dumped, so I dont know. yes nuetral in the back box, and gear selection in the main box. .. Jojo

ok. when ou said you put a cam in it, I assumed you did the repair, therefore you would have been reading the book for the procedure. OK thats out of the way.. there is a smal inspection cover on the bottom of the flywheel housing. it may be rectangular with 6 little bolts, or round with 2 bolts. remove it... you will see a pointer cast into the housing. you will see the edge of the flywheel, where the timing marks are stamped in pairs... 1&6.... 2&5.... 3&4.. I will stop here, because I need to know how much you know before I write this book.. It is also good to have the 'Barring tool' to rotate the engine,, jojo

Now that Kamala is going to "Oversee" the Ukraine border, mabey a 'real working' government official will go to the southern border and finish the job of securing our country... I think theres a few people in Texas that would be happy to take over,,, just a thought,,, jojo

first.... are you starting on #1? Do you know how to tell if you are on #1?. I see you are trying to check #4.. A valve adjustment on that engine requires checking the bridge clearence first, then the valves then the engine brake in that order.. one cylinder at a time in the firing order. If that engine has ceramic lifters, you have no room for error. please read up on how to do it properly.. I see you did a cam replacement, I assume you have a book.. jojo

Let us not be judged by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character... God please save our great Country... Jojo

I remember trying to shift the range box and the main box to use 7 gears.. It was cool, took a lot of practice, and of course some grinding. but I kept trying even though I was never really needing to do it. I did however use 1st gear low, then shift the range box to high then go through the main box gears, and sometimes I would be in 2nd in the main box and low in the range box, and do the same thing. 2nd lo-2nd Hi, then 3-5.. when I tried to shift 1l-1h then 2l-2h.. I found myself triple clutching.. I was a nut.. No-one trained me on it, I was just self teaching/taught... luckily when I was doing this I had several sand pit's to practice in, and when I messed up, no-one was around.. If I found a twin stick "R" series that I could afford, I would buy it,, just for the heck of it... jojo

If you dont have PTT to tell the 'Light control module' that you fixed it, well,,, there you go.. When a truck can throw a code and E-Mail Sweden to tell them the E.A.T.S. system is F'd up, and the printer at the closet Mack/Vo dealer, get's a work order and schedules it's own repair visit, then directs the driver to go to that location for an "Uptime" repair... You know we are ALL F'd!!!!... MY 2 cent's.... because I can.... Jojo

the tranny offers a few ways to shift it.. I would have to show you. maybe someone will tell you, but they may have to write a full page describing the various ways to select gears and ranges.. sorry bud... jojo

the twin stick is a great tranny.. X107... multi speed reverse... I would take it over a 2070 everyday of the week... no oil cap???? loosen the drain plug and see if water is the first thing that pours out. no need to take it out,, do this before anyone turns it over.. jojo

My shop is small and at my house.. I still get a bunch done here, but I have customers that let me use thier shops, hard to find employee's, so i'm it... I drive my service truck to these shops and get it done.. jojo

I was that new guy 25 years ago, and glad I was... I grabbed ahold and didnt let go... Love the Mack's and allway's will..... Jojo

It's a private shop.. owed by a successful paving company in my area.. heading there tomorrow to stab a 12 speed into a Superliner... oh hell.. My back will be F'd up when i'm done... jojo

check the filter in the overboard breather for clogging and milk.. you are on a tough journey, because truc prices are out of sight, and now they are pulling out old 'junk' to sell for good junk prices... sorry bud.... jojo

Is air pressure present at the 1/4" line going in to the celenoid for the fan ?

Here's me and my youngest one, (Tino)....last summer... jojo

be sure to dissconnect the home made wire at the sensor, leaving the truck wires attached.. good luck jojo

both.. when you cut the key off, in a few seconds the fan should lock, if its plumbed right. air pressure locks it.. hooking shop air keeps you from running it up to temp to see if the celenoid works.. Im sorry about being confusing.. jojo