Vladislav

Ok, I have a few points to mention. I looked over the photo's you posted. The engine in the truck is the most probably not original but later series Maxidyne 237 HP (ETAZ-675 or so, other guys will correct me). My guess is based on presence of the water/oil heat excheanger (cooler) at the left side. B's had turbo engines too but without it. Air intake pipe from the air filter to the turbo looks custom (home)-made. Also someone converted original air operated wiper drive with electric motor. Both facts may be even seen positive. At least the engine is more powerful but very similar to the original ENDT by the look so I wouldn't sorry about the fact. If the truck had 9-speed tranny with two sticks I'm pretty sure you will have quite enough "fun" shifting it. At least in the beginning. The 2nd stick is a splitter. So you start in 2nd low than shift to 2nd high (with that 2nd stick) than you have to get 3rd low so... you shift both main from 2nd to 3rd and the compound from hi to lo. At the same time and without clutch! I may be a bit extra emotional on this since the most American guys who drive a vintage truck count that action as simple as apples. But an avarage European person who's skilled to drive a car with synchronized mechanical box finds himself in a total nightmare when tries shifting that unit. I don't want to spread too extensive description but just mention one more fact. 5th main (the top gear) is right front from you. Not right rear as in a car. So you shift the main stick left front-left rear- right REAR and than right front. That's just an addition to the no-clutch (or double clutch) shifting using two sticks. Ok, further on. I would like to see the housing of your transmission from under the truck. And the front axle beam too. Since I have an interesting guess. At least the axle beam looks familiar to me by what I can see on the front truck's picture. And that's not an axle typical for a B-model. Of one more interesting point is the rear axle ratio. It determines how fast you can go with the truck (using particular transmission and the drive wheels size for sure). If you look at the differential housing of each rear axle at the front area to the right of the propeller shaft flange you could see two data tags (plates) attached with rivets. Clean out the lover ones (but sure better both of them). There's a script "RATIO" on the lower plates and than 3 digits (6,34 or 7,33 or so) are stamped in. My bet you will find 9.02 there. But I may be wrong. Also your truck has cool looking heavy wheel hubs for 20" tube type tyres. The hubs are not typical for North American market, my guess they were a special order for a certain East customer. The rims are split rims made as 3 portions. They must be reliable enough to drive safe if mounted right. Many people may say they're bad thing and nobody wants to work with them for tyre installation. But on my mind they're suitable for self service and are definitely a nice sample of the older days engeneering. So I would keet them if that was my truck. Sure it's yours so you're up to the choice. The tyres on the FR axle look like made in Russia 12.00R20 or 11.00R20.

There was a nice one built by a Russian guy about a decade ago. He asked a few questions on here during the build.

Looks like it is. Some MH's had strange arrangement of the on-chassis brackets installed the front pair onwards and the rear backwards. I'm going to re-equip my MH with Neway off a R-model and it has me scratching my head on why I can't fit all the 4 brackets in similar order.

Good luck! I will keep you on my mind. Best wishes on the safe turn out!

There were plenty of different injection pumps used on Mack engines during a few decades. I mean 6 in-line. In the most cases they were made by Ambac and Robert Bosch. Two types are different types by the design and fit also. Each brand produced I guess about a hundered or more particular pump mods for different Mack (!) engines. With different stroke volume, different max revs limit and different settings in the governor. So if you find out a certain John Deere engine uses a pump of similar style a certain Mack has there are minimal if any chances on full interchangeability.

Looks like Dutch folks were transporting used R-models they sold to Iran. If my memory serves right I saw a pic somewhere with a raw of R-models in similar colors with a script of those trucks were sold in The Netherlands and shipped to Iran.

That was apparently a nice road to drive over with a truck. Wonder how fast could you go there with a semy? 20 or 30km/h? Barely much faster than that camel. Somewhere in the Eastern part of Turkey I suppose by the look of the environment.

Fuel also stayed in the injector lines. Fuel pump supply gallery probably bled off during the parking time but you compensated the loss with the prime pump.

Now I see the windows are dull indeed. And you barely could see the interior. Lighter color might be seen from the outside though. But sure that's a big add on regarding labour.

Thank you. I've a few those knobs lost off RD heaters in 2 or 3 R/RD-model cabs. And fan switches too. New ones check out cheap. So seems worth to stock up before they're NLA. Yes, Volvo part numbers are blind. And long in digits to remember. I have never had a clue on the actual Mack ## meanings. Would be interesting to investigate the matter but difficult due to limited ability of the parts lists.

Well done! Now a small trick is needed on my mind. Just paint this all over into light green!

Good question. I would like to hear the answer too.

Kevin, sorry to bother. Is that RD544500 Red Dot knob fit to the temp control levers (as on the above pic) or on the small blower control lever too?

Possibly. I'm not familiar with Hendrickson walking beams unfortunately besides seeing them on pics.

Brocky, now I see you're well prepeared for one more trip regarding the information. I honestly didn't know so much about the country's attractions. Sorry you couln't find possibility making the plan real. For me the main trouble is the visa indeed. Both Aussie and NZ I suppose. They have requirements similar to UK business for achieving one. And I was not fully able to satisfy them. Right at the moment Russia is under ban getting Aussie visa at all as long as I know due to the known events. I am definitely way far from discussing I like that or not so just wait for better times hoping I will live long enough. Some pennies needed to be collected for a big tour too but it's a task I could rule out I belive. On a positive note I have plenty of interesting unfinished affairs where I am and my own country is huge either along a few neighbouring lands I may travel over. But Australia being a Mack country is on my list as a big point of what I should do in my life.

I had a set of cast axles combined with Neway airride using steel adapters bolted to the spots you normally fit caps for spring end rubber bushings. 1988 R-model. Unfortunately it didn't come to me as a truck just sets of axles and a gearbox. The adapters were welded of thick (7/8" or so) steel plates cut off a sheet. But looked like factory parts way not a home made stuff. They were used to attach the equalizer levers to the axle housings.

Brocky, many thanks for posting the entire story of the trip. I saw the photos you posted in the past but don't remember reading the routes. Such a journey is still a desirable project for me. But looks of notably more efforts consuming deal than an avarage holiday trip.

Mmmm... Do you have more than one wife?

Looks great!

So now this clearly explains why you have so HOT weather!! Happy Australia Day!

Tom, I'm with you on that. Would be cool to visit Paul's land once no doubt. But looks like such a trip requires seriouse time management.

Trent, Do you have Ambac or Bosch pump on your 285? As it seems to me the most calibrations of a pump are done in the governor. The pump sections may be different by the plunger diameter the most. And that point should be checked some way. But very possibly that's similar between the two. Also the shape of cams can differ in the cam shaft. Some have steeper upcoming curve for faster pressure increase and "harder crack" on injectors but that doesn't affect combustion much as I was told by a pump guy (I actually was told "as steeper as better"). Besides that all specifics are housed in a governor. If you have both pumps of similar style you could swap it over. But no way for Ambac pump to adopt Bosch governor.

As I remember they all have similar threads where you bolt them into the pump housing. And the threads are metric if I'm not wrong. Interesting that European vehicles with Robert Bosch pumps use almost similar hand primers. What we here have normaly in shops are German Bosch or aftermarket primers and I used a couple in Mack pumps.

Those numbers are always there. I have 3 or 4 E6V4 blocks with them and about the same count of E6V2 either. They're not an engine serial number definitely. Probably some internal factory markings. Might matter a group of parts you use working with a parts list for identification but I'm not familiar with that subject. One of my trucks has those put into the registry papers as the engine number. Looks logish if you don't know of how that number should be marked. And that's a kind of issue for me now since we're able to swap an engine legally if install a similar one. Which means similar model designation. In my case I couldn't use another similar E6 block in place of the old one since that different one is stamped differently in THAT spot.

I installed Xenon light in my 1985 Mercedes car as soon as I could put my hands on a set of. About 2001 year. Factory installed xenon used to have (must have?) dynamic level corrector for not blinding opposit traffic when the vehicle is bouncing on road bumps or gets out of horizont being loaded. I didn't have any correctors besides a manual one but saw no warnings from other folks when my lamps were set normal (or a bit lower than they should). LED lamps I put in two vehicles recently are no less brighter than factory xenon. Again it looks Ok and I also noted about 50-70% of upcoming traffic have it installed in the area I live. I suppose a half of them is modern cars with factory LED's and a half of home installed units. From where I'm sitting by the wheel I see no discomfort from them as long as they don't glow in the sky.