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Hi all,the turbo guy came back to me with really bad news...the turbo is toast.he found a foreign object stuck in the exhaust turbine which came from inside the engine.its cast iron and shattered the turbine wheel.it seems to be to big to have passed through an exhaust valve so we are hopeing its from the exhaust manifold.we are going to strip it on saturday and do a cylinder leak test...wish us luck.anyone see anything like this before? Paul
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Since i seen the movie in 1978 iv always thought it was the best movie ever made.loved Pig Pens Cruiseliner most of all and thats why 46 years later im here on this site with a Cruiseliner of my own.A bit like you iv been involved with engines transmissions trucks earthmovers mineing equipment farming equipment and now i work with trains....if it has a diesel engine and/or wheels im there wanting to know all about it...all because of that movie.....46 years ago Paul
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Someone more experenced with Macks might know.iv only started driving a Mack a few weeks ago...no aux box in mine. Paul
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Thats the way i have been driving the Cruiseliner and it seemed ok.great to get the opinion of a more experenced Mack driver.it is the first Mack uv ever driven...... Paul
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Just want to know if driving with no trailer would you just use 2nd 3rd 4th 5th all in direct? Paul
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Thats a great clue as our Cruiseliner had a great sounding whistle to her.many thanks Paul
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Holy moly thats a beautiful truck.love the paint.its perfect the way it is for me anyway... Paul
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Many thanks for that.it has a Bosch pump.ill tell our man that.it has a Mack i d plate on the turbo but we are unable to read it as it has decayed to the point that Mack is all that can be read. Paul
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Hi all,we were out in our Cruiseliner again and she started pouring out black smoke and went down on power.we stopped to investagate and discovered the V clamp on the exhaust side of the turbo had come off and jambed the turbine wheel solid.the bolt in the the V clamp had broken.we removed the turbo and took it to our loical turbo rebuilder who told us he can rebuild it but he needs to know if parts can be got and who made the turbos for Mack at this time.(1982)its the EM6 300 engine.he said in all his time he has never worked on a Mack turbo.any help on identifying the turbo would be a big help to us.. Paul
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Love it.great job.ya cant beat a MACK Paul
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B-73 Restoration
cruiseliner64 replied to mattb73lt's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Wow thats some story and a beautiful truck.good luck with it and keep us up to date with your progress. Paul -
HHR Superliner and Mack Military Dump
cruiseliner64 replied to Barry's topic in Mack Scale Model and Diecast Corner
Wow theyre something....look great. -
Dont know about Mack but some trucks over here in Europe have torque to yeild bolts,also know as angle torque bolts.these bolts are single use.once torqued to yeild.the bolts cannot be used twice as they will not stay tight.something to look at.hope it helps. Paul
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Thanks for that.we will keep looking.im enjoying this project.just trying to get the old gal right....
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It is the Cruiseliner.when cab is tilted the gearlever lifts with the cab and the ball stays on the shift tower.when lowering the cab you have to check the ball lines up to the socket in the bottom of the gearlever.....we have found the brass bushs that the rods pass through on line.....but the rest may havevto be made up. Paul
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Yeah my son is talking to an enginering works he deals with through his job and they said they should be able to machine the parts for us....hopefully Paul
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Great information.thanks for that.i think im going to rebuild the shift set up.i think it would be worth doing. Paul
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Thanks for that information.do you happen to know if the parts can still be got? If they can where would be a good place to try? We have serched the net but found nothing yet.thanks Paul
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Sorry i meant to say the link from the tower has 1 UJ at each end.1 at the tower and 1 at the tranny. Paul
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Hi all,the shift tower that is leaking oil is under the cab floor.see picture.inside it the two rods have gears which move with the shift lever.the oil is leaking from the ends of the rods.i filled it with gear oil but it was empty in a few days.i wonder if the gears in it are worn but dont know what the amount of play should be.the link from it to the tranny has only 1 UJ which doesnt seem to have any play in it.many thanks for your help lads this is a great site. Paul
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Thanks for the tips lads.the shift on our Cruiseliner is sloppy as in i cant get 1st gear at all 2nd can only be got when stopped 3rd and 4th are no problem and 5th can be got sometimes.the range changer goes smooth enough..filled shift tower with oil but it ran out passed the rods pretty quick.think i need to rebuild it.... Paul
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Hi all,well the book has arrived and already its provided us with information we'd been looking for...the paint codes for Pig Pens Cruiseliner.some great pictures in it too.the text looks good and the few parts iv read are very informative.if you have'nt got one and love the film and Mack trucks well whats ya waiting for? Go out and get it... Paul
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Yeah the gear lever goes through the floor between the seat and doghouse.i know maxitoqure gearbox takes a bit of getting used to but this shifter is very sloppy.it was the only thing that kinda spoiled the drive a little otherwise it was fantastic to be driving a cruiseliner at last Paul
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Hi all,well we took our Cruiseliner out for a drive today after getting insurance organised.it was really enjoyable to be out and about in it at last.the drive did show up a few niggles though.the gear change is really poor,its like stirring a bucket of bolts with a straw.me thinks the famous shift tower needs a rebuild but there is loads of power in the old girl and shes fairly comfortable.steering was good and the brakes were very good too.all in all we are really happy with it.anybody know if the parts are availible to sort out the shift tower or is it mend and make do with what we have.any ideas would be great.thanks Paul
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Hi all,we are having a very hard time finding a fuel fillter for our Cruiseliner.the one thats on the truck has no markings at all.i understand it may be a Fleetguard FF 171 or FF 172 but they are not availible over here.can anyone confirm the actual filter number or a cross reference to a filter that fits.its the EM6 305hp engine.thanks Paul
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