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Sounds like a fuse blew. Could be related to a short or a fuse that wasn't the proper amperage and blew because of the load. Check the fuse and replace it with one of the proper amperage. If it blows again check the wiring for the headlamp you installed for shorts and/or damaged wiring. Once you know if its a bad fuse or headlight wiring, we can move on to troubleshooting the wiring.

My post in the "Moving the Dog" topic got me thinking of how wrong Volvo's approach to the North American market is. To me the ideal Mack lineup should be exactly like what we have today but with all or most options available for all trucks and a new model or two: -First off the Titan has all the grunt to get any job done but only serves the vocational market. Give it sleeper options so it can roam the open roads with big loads! -The granite is a great vocational truck but it could do with sleeper options. The Volvo VHD vocational truck has a sleeper option. -The Vision is the Mack aero truck but lacks the big power options the T2000, Volvo VN and the PB 386 and 387. Give it a bigger hood option and sneak an MP10 under there. Volvo offers the D16 and ISX in the VN which is only 5 inches longer then the Visions BBC. A big power Vision might be more attractive. Also it could do with some more vocational friendly options like camel-back and heavy axles. Who says the Vision wouldent make a fine looking dump truck or lowboy tractor? -The CH is stuck in Limbo! It shares the same name as the more aero style Pinnacle (Vision) but offers no real gain save for having a forward axle. Either cut that model or give it a fresh new life! How about we call the CH the new Superliner, offer the MP10 at full HP and maybe even the ISX. Give it axle back and axle forward options with a long BBC to fit the big power engines. Then target that truck at highway, O/O and vocational use just like the good ol RW did! Maybe keep the shorter CH hood length as an option for a "lite" MP7/8 powered superliner. The Titan is great but to some it might look and feel too big for a highway truck, the Superliner will fill that gap nicely. It will also fill the need for a vocational truck with more power than the Granite but not as big as the Titan. -Both Mack and Volvo have no models to compete in the lucrative 6 and 7 market . But Mack already does have such a model down under called the Metroliner. Bring the Metroliner here, power it with Cummins ISC/ISL engines and offer a good number of options including sleepers and beefy axles so it can do most anything. Also offer a low pro version and hydraulic brakes for a class 6 version. Paccar has both the Pete 330 series and KW has the T300 series, why cant Mack compete with them in the high end class 6/7 market? Don't even change the cab interior just try and fit a bench seat for a third man. The big class 6&7 players are International and Freightliner with Hino gaining ground. -This is a bit of a maybe but why not offer an extended cab or sleeper that has a bench seat instead of a bed so it can seat more people? Maybe even a crew cab option too. But the catch is EVERY model should be able to have these options. So a five/six seat extended cab or four door Titan/Superliner/Granit/Pinnacle/Metroliner is possible. If it can be done with the standard cab there is no reason every model should not have the option. -All conventional models should have EVERY sleeper offered! Even the Metroliner! So in summary the Mack lineup should look like this: Titan - The Vocational beast that will do ANY job with tons of options. Superliner - Classy, powerful, versatile vocational and highway truck. (replaces Pinnacle axle forward) Granite - The vocational workhorse that can handle tight spots and most any job with tons of options. Pinnacle - Fuel efficient, manouverable Aero Highway truck with vocational ability. Metroliner - The puppy with plenty of flexibility to handle jobs that the above trucks are too big for without being puny. Terrapro - Nothing to add here, its perfect . Sure reality is much different than this but if production wasn't all over the country and was moved to under one roof it could happen. Also It would be interesting to look into some more exotic options like highway capable planetary axles for vocational use and the hydrostatic addi-drive front axle for a quasi all wheel drive system. Hell Mack could also offer a special order cabover for those who still desire one. Just do what they did in Australia and drop a Renault cab onto an existing CH or Granite frame and give it day/sleeper/high sleeper options and vocational ability. I am sure some sales could be generated from California Operators as well as enclosed car haulers who have to sacrifice capacity because no more cabovers are offered. No need to engineer a whole new truck just develope Mack frame cab mounts and reroute the exhaust a bit, the MR is a cabover so it is nothing new for the production line. Using an existing European cab is a fast and efficient way to bring a safe and comfortable cabover to the NA market. You dont even need a production line for the cab just order them pre assembled and painted from Europe.

How F&%$ing stupid is Volvo? ALL production of Mack products should be done under one roof. I realize Highway production can be demanding but this is the same stupid reason the Vision and CH are the only sleeper trucks and have fewer options than the other products. Its like Volvo drew a line between the Vocational products and the Highway products. Look at Kenworth, strong sales and every truck is multipurpose and very customizable. Hell even their T2000 can be heavy specked to a degree. T800 with big bore power, planetary axles sleeper needed, no problem! Double frame T2000 with tridrive axles? No problem. Volvo has been cuby-holing the Mack products just like they do woith their models. What if a company wanted a Vision with a 20K front, 52 rears on camel back, 20K lift axle and a sleeper for lowboy work? Not happening. You can get those specs on a Titan, Granite or MR but no sleepers. WTF! Volvo is a company that does not give a damn about its customers. All they are concerned with is market share and stock holders. If they had a clue about the North American trucking industry they would be waiting hand and foot on their customers. Paccar knows this and does a damn fine job of it. Paccar would sell you anything you could dream up as long as there are off the shelf parts to build it. Paccar is king of the O/O market, the W900/389 are prestigious trucks to own. Volvo took a stab at that market with the VT but failed. I believe the VT failed because a Volvo is not looked upon as a prestigious truck to own like Paccar products are, maybe in Europe but not here. What Volvo fails to realize is they have a much more respected and firmly established brand name under their control (Mack) and should focous on that product line to generate sales. If they reintroduced the Superliner as a prestigious highway/vocational truck then they would have a winner. Give a more classic look but keep it aero. It isnt rocket science, just look at what Peterbilt did for their 2008 lineup. The Titan is an awesome addition to their line up but fails to capture any of the OTR sales which to me sounds like it could be a loss. Mack has no real highway truck to compete with the high end, the Vision and CH are nice but lack the ability to become a real presence on the road.

AH HAHA. Looks like someone got a bargain engine at the junk yard. I bet it came out of an old F7 series that was scrapped. Since there are so few left on the road, demand for them is nil. Its not that bad, just a re-power. It can be taken out, hooked to a chain and thrown overboard when you reach your favorite fishing spot.

To add to Rob's trick, get a can of that air duster sometimes called "air in a can" or "canned air". They are commonly sold at electronics stores for blowing the dust out of electronics. The trick is if you turn it upside down you spray the sub zero liquid that is in the can which will have the same freezing effect as liquid R134a for cheap and ready to use.

Thanks for those pictures! Do you drive that Magnum in your avatar? Rob, The Mack's that were assembled in Europe were sometimes built with a locally made cab. Back then the US B cab was considered too small for European operators! So French and Dutch built Mack's came with locally built cabs to better suit the local needs of owners and drivers. Its a damn shame Mack did not push into Europe harder, things would be different and allot more interesting today.

DOH! Rob for some reason between the two new members I got mixed up! I still say leave it original. If he has dayton split rims for tube tires he can easily swap them to 22.5 tubeless. Aluminum does look good on a smaller B model though.

Like Herb said, keep it original. Your B83 is a beautiful truck and aluminum rims would ruin that tough B80 look. You could switch to 12R24.5 for aluminum rims but that would require a hub swap or if parts cannot be had an axle swap which detracts from its originality and creates a ton of extra work. Might I suggest you try stripping the rims of paint and have them chrome plated.Chrome demountable rims along with painting the hub another color besides black really helps the look. Painting the hub and rim the same color does not work all that well. White paint turns black from dirt so try to avoid that color. Paint the rims and hubs different colors, add chrome nut caps, add half moon hub caps and your all set. Your B83 is one tough looking truck and was a hard worker in its day. Back then it didn't any fancy, gaudy aluminum or chrome anything to do its job. Putting shiny aluminum rims on it just doesn't do a B80 justice, it cheapens the look of a hard worker. Give it a nice paint job and vary the colors a bit and you will do that truck justice.

WOW what a deal! Although the if you can get it home part can be a real clinker at times. If you don't live too far you could either flat tow it or if the brakes are good and work properly you could drive it home.

I believe you are talking about the DPF system not EGR. EGR stands for exhaust gas recirculation which has been in use since 2002. But The DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) is new for 2007 emissions. I believe the problem stems from the fact that in order to properly burn off the soot trapped in the filter (regen cycle), the engine has to be running under a good load. Many customers who dont constantly load the engine have found out the hard way that the DPF will clog and the truck will shutdown during idle periods and light loading like PTO use. Part of the problem is the position of the regen switch on the dash. Someone here knows about this and should be able to help.

Yep. I think you need about 350 degrees before you start to alter the steels structure. What a damn shame.

Yea set fire to the punks who burned the truck out. Humans taste like pork so grab some BBQ sauce before you go. The frame would be a a great save but the fire would/could have altered its strength Since its a twin steer, is it possible to get some pictures of the twin steer mechanics? I have always wanted a close up of the workings.

Wow a V8 U model! I would say that its a rare gem. Would love to see some pictures of it as well as pictures of whats under the hood and if there is a larger doghouse in the cab.

They made gas versions of the E7?

I was a big fan of the original cartoon series back in the 80's. It was a great series. The mixer truck transformer is named Mixmaster, part of the evil transformer group called the Constructicons. Together they form Devastator.

Should be a switch on the clutch pedal too. So you have the on-off switch, hi-lo (or hi-med-low), throttle and clutch switch. Then on the engine you have the fuel cutoff solenoid. The wiring is simple so tracing the problem shouldn't be a problem.

Simple, turn off safe search. You will be surprised at what disturbing material Google turns up via simple search terms.

And if you want to know why the answer is simple. Some Teflon tape can come loose in the lines and make its way back to the master cylinder and clog the valves up. The flare joints are more then enough to seal the lines. If you have a leak then you need to replace the leaky fittings or lines.

The worst I seen was a single axle MH flight kit with a 6-71, Allison and rear out of a fire truck. I cant imagine a gutless 6-71 and an old Allison in an 80's tractor. Was used to haul a horse trailer. The C-12 in an R600 to me is not that bad of a thing.

Go right ahead Herb!

Looks like they were moved to the mirrors.

HAHA. Herb you should start "The Chruch of Stick". The Lord hath bestow the manual gearbox upon mankind and there was much rejoicing. But take heed! The beast walks among us and has many names but one seeks to destroy our faith: ALLISON! Woe is he who walks with him for he is a heretic and shall be slain! All of the big M series came with Clark Power shift Autos, possibly even Allison CLBT's.

Now that's an idea! Repower a small tractor like this with a V-Twin. People would be looking around for a bike when in fact its just a tractor with a mover buzzing around on your lawn.

Brad, Look into IMT Ingersoll axles. Supposedly very light and lower maintenance than Hendrickson which use a standard I bean steer axle. They have a variety of spindle, wheel mount and brake options along with a drop center axle tube. They can accommodate single or dual tires, air disc or drum brakes and what ever wheel mounting you want: North America, European and spoke. They cal also ship a whole complete axle kit furnished with suspension, brakes and hubs ready to mount. They are made in Canada so its nothing exotic and have been tested in the Outback of Australia. Quick link: http://www.imtcorporation.com/ingersoll_ax...self_steer.html

How do you know this for sure? If both sleeper and vocational trucks are going to be produced in one factory then why not? This also means we might see Visions and CH's with heavier axles. It also shows that Mack production is slow compared to Volvo. Mack is shrinking while Volvo is growing.