Vladislav

Cool Macks! Especially RW. Welcome! Vlad

Congrats on the deal JT. I feel for you but you did what you had to and it's done. Anyway you've got a big lot of experience of owning a big toy what doesn't seem an easy thing (to me), especially being not a mechanic yourself. Hope in the end it was a deal not a steal.

Welcome on here!

The airbags train is my today's favorite. And all the rest of the things with red hoods is nice. Merry Christmas!

Thank you for those Winfall Santa girlfriends! Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas BMT!

Too interesting facts, thank you for pointing me out. I sure will check the cylinder geometry after installation, at least to avoid any abnormal issue. The engine I'm going to put my hands on was a factory rebuild unit with machined liner seat holes. The liners (together with pistons) were new there with no miles on. Some stupid guys just layed it on the ground in the yard for some years, probably being headed to scrap it in the end. Some water came in through the injector holes and rotted the liners. Although it was possible to make measurments. I did it and was surprized a bit since the liners were honed up to the upper limit of their size to be machined to. It seemed strange to me, if I hone a block (or do it in a shop) I'd make it about a lower limit or near a middle of a range.

BC, thank you for the links. Yes, I sure heard about that incient, just forgot those poor guys were an airplane crew. Makes me thinking you can newer know a place you would be absolutely safe. But we and out families and friends sure would be much safer when no such bastards step on the earth.

Cool old picture! The cab style on this one looks similar to the saved green NR.

Whan you recieve a paperwork from Mack museum you'll see the electic scheme there. That might light up the starter switch question. Don't know have you made a request though.

All that sounds bad and dangerous. Although many of us have some or some lots of wheels done. Would like to know is the matter of issue too bad condition of a rim/rim lock ring wich you can determine or anything you can't figure out?

Any chances to put an overdrive transmission?

That's pretty sad and terrible. Strange but I haven't heard anything about. Will check out news.

T2070 has quite fast owerdrive, 0.60. Much faster than T2090, T2100 and T2130.

I checked out E6 overhaul manual and found out I've understood the things a bit wrong. They indeed prescribe to hone liners after pressing them in but to get a slightly "diamond criss-cross pattern surface". I.e. not to correct their shape for the reason of perfection. I just used to suppose that dry, thin walled liners requre shape-in after pressing into a block what means machining and honing. Wet ones are a different story. So Mack E6 surprizes me. My plan is to sandblast and paint the bare block. If I need to hone it I should do it before that. If I can just put liners in at my shop I would paint it first. Thank you for the advices folks.

Not all Mack triple countershafts were the same. There were two generations of them - T107 and T200. Both were designed with triple countershafts but had different body styles and too probably different insides. Sorry I don't know anything about PTO's they used.

Ufff... Sounds like I missed something about the news. I'm not much with media and have absolutely no TV avoiding "fontains of crap". But follow news in general in the net and don't remember anything about what you mentioned. Kiev is a nice city, I was to a couple of times in the past. Not a good time for Russians to make a trip there right now though. Damn political games... I would note about Muslims that there's a lot of them around overhere and they were in the past either. Actually not all of them are so radical, many good folks and friendly. Many became less religious living tight in modern civilized society. For example my sister is married with the guy who is from Muslim family. But it seems to me he's actually not in trust at all. But thoose Middle East peoples seem too poor and hungry being such ugly and agressive. Their trust just helps them to be that way. One more point about Muslim religion. I was told many times and it's not difficult to figure out that religion produces strong society. It sure might be agressive and so on but it's much stronger as a nation as for example Christians use to be. Civilized folks don't accept shortage of rights to a women and many other public restrictions. Although that makes a Muslim family much more stable and possible to born and grow multyple kids. That's generally why those folks are so large about population. Interesting moment with Muslim women who should cover some or every parts of her bodies being on public. And the same about porn restriction. The matter is when a woman attracts a man a mother nature means it's to produce kids. But women are clever and don't allow a man to get her easily. Man has to do alot for, get stressed, might get nerved and finally might not get a woman at all. A modern woman can easily recive alot of gooddies from lots of men and finally have no kids at all. On the other hand a man might watch porns or buy sex and has much less reasons to fight for a woman. That's part of our modern democracy. But that doesn't produce stable and increasing society. Muslims seem stronger and more powerful as a society that way. I think we should take it to account. At least to understand.

Thank you for the suggestion David. I just once heard (on here?) than not everything is good with PAI parts and that makes some doubts. Should I hone liners after they're in the block or just put pistons in and follow assembly?

The most thing I always say after being there is beautiful people. The most everybody I met was glad to pay attention, show out interesting things and eager to help if needed. Love the country sights. The land is beautiful and seemed great in size. I tried my best to see some different parts of it being limited in time. Made about 1500 miles drive through PA, NY and CT. But after looking the map it seemed like I was just wobbling in a corner Hope to travel more in the future. Not sure when I'll be able to though. Was surprized a bit of relatively slow speed limit on generally empty and perfect roads. Would be over relaxed and sleepy driving a fast car or a sport bike. Finally got into conclusion the best thing to travel with would be a truck

Some while back I found E6-350 factory rebuilt engine with no miles but with rust inside due to the poor storage. Would like to get it back to life and need 6 new 0.20 repair size liners. I checked out local part stores and was offered with PAI ones for $50 each together with shipping and so on. That seemed fair to me. Just wonder how good about quality could they be?

Yes, I did it once. And met a lot of nice folks with whom you use to make talks on here. The only trouble I had to park my car at my friend's yard in Holland since there was no land way to cross Athlantic Got a look on Niagara Falls either and catched some PA local roads with no cell phone signals

Those two bucks were well spent. Thank you for sharing the old day pics.

Not sure I'll be able to test Lizard skin the other day so here's a question - does it differ much from any common poliurethane underbody coat?

Yes, that is one cool truck indeed. Not too extraordinar color scheme but makes it look nice. Those mirror-like headlights took my attention so I got up close to check them out. The picture is from Macungie 2013, the only time I saw that rig in person. Unfortunately you guys aren't on an hour long distance to come visit

Threre were many talks about them before, during at least 5 years while I'm on here. Sad but nothing good was told on the matter.