Rob

I hear an inboard operating in shallow water.Rob

Naw, this one time I did understand what he meant.Rob

Beat me to the punch but I expect he'll be dispatching himself back there to make up for the shortfall.Rob

I remember it like it was yesterday; and that's about as far as I can go with the subject.Rob

Yeah. Some of the politcally correct clowns took exception to the name "Jerkins Hand Lotion", so it was renamed.After generating the "lotion", the switch reverts to the "Off", or drooping position. Rob

Any good Mack engine belches smoke between the upshifts.Rob

Or enhanced some Paccar mechanics wild, weird sexual fantasy.The world wonders. Rob

Spent some time this afternoon with a couple guys that know the operation of this type of truck well. Also spent some time with KidNV in it's operation and discussing world events. Learned a lot from both conversations. Have figgered out the operation and placements of the valves for the function desired and how to reverse them for spraying vs filling. This newfound knowlege will come in handy next month when I'm driving in the parade prior to our family reunion and will soak the livin shit out some smartass on the sideline of the parade route when they don't expect it. Why? Just because I can. We also plan to lime the pasture again and I'll soak it good with the truck. Got the stack reinstalled, cleaned the cab out a bit, took inventory of the contents of the sleeper and found a couple of nozzels for the firehose and misc. spare and consumable parts. I've got to give Roy credit as the truck was set up properly for the job it was built for. I wish he would have been able to use it more. Found some additional parts that will need replaced. In the steering column, every universal joint is loose and the slider joint on the actual input shaft to the steering gear is beyond shot. It is like the shoes are actually gone inside. They may have been nylon and disintegrated but I don't know. Also was playing with the tag axle. The adjustable regulator on the dash is apparently defective as I can only get the pressure to 40psi and no higher. Also in regards to this lift axle, the quick release valve supplying air to the bags must be defective as when the air is let off, it must slowly bleed back through the TW1 valve on the dash to raise the axle. As I continue to use it up and down, it also raises higher when let off on the air. Found a couple more stratoflex lines on the emergency side of the spring brake chambers leaking also. Will probably replace most of this with nylon line due to cost. And it that's not enough, there are three air lines under the truck that route air to the water discharge nozzels that are either burned, abraded, or cut due to routing. These will need to be repaired/replaced also. Rob

I think I've seen that truck before and it is rough if the same. Still looks like an excellent parts donor if it's usable service life is done.Rob

It's been on and off there for over a year; same photo. The stuff advertised by that party is usually exhorbitantly priced and this may be a reason.This one is also listed by the same party and is a little more in line with reality. http://newyork.craigslist.org/jsy/cto/3153139351.html Rob

http://newyork.craigslist.org/jsy/cto/3153131964.html I still get a chuckle every time I look at this guys' advertisements. It's priced to sell alright. No left tank, trans on rear rails behind cab, quite rusty in the roof........ Truck looks like it's ready for scrap yet it's "priced to sell" at $4200.00 and his closing: "Come and get it"! Rob

Be careful when you pull the covers up tonight.Where they like to cuddle up to sleep at will give you either chills, or thrills depending on what type of guy you are. Rob

It is a single compartment tank with three vents in the top actually. These can be closed with pipe plugs and are but there is one single vent inside the weldment on the top that is a pipe to drain any overfill to the ground. There is a manhole access in the top and the cover is missing so it is constantly "vented".The tank is old and was severely pitted at one time. It appears to have been sandblasted clean before repainting but the suction pump is about 1958-1960 model years vintage. The tank probably is too but no way to tell. There are a couple of small screw run into the tank where some of the deep "pittings" were leaking also. Rob

Only had a little time to mess witht this truck this week. Haven't even moved it since parking on Monday evening. I'm finding and correcting minor things along the way such as the cab marker lamps. Their inoperation was attributed to a defective power wire splice up under the headliner. It was an easy repair once the headliner was removed. This truck does not have an overhead console so went quickly. Was also able to get the PTO to slide into gear but did not spin it as the water pump on the chassis is dry. The pump is new and it says in the placard "Do not run pump dry". It is a "Gorman-Rupp" centrifugal pump and they are not cheap. I will be converting the manual shift PTO over to air shift if the cover is available. I have four new "Chelsea" air shift PTO kits in their boxes awaiting usage. I was also able to get a new fitting to replace one snapped off for the rt. front sprayer nozzle. This was for an air line to enable to nozzle to open and they are spring shut cutting off water spray. Starting to visualize how this truck was set up to operate. It appears the truck can be filled either with the suction pump, from a hydrant, another truck with a hose, and of course a water station with an overhead hose. By opening one valve, and closing another allows a source of water supply to fill the tank, but not charge the plumbing system. After the tank is full, you change the position of these two valves, the fill is closed, and the inlet to the pump is open. There is another valve behind the sleeper that when open, returns pump pressure to tank, and when closed charges the discharge nozzels and piping. I have the manufacturers paperwork and owner's manual for the pump by have not read it yet to see if the pump is self reliefing, or it just cavitates when it can't flow anymore liquid. Figured out the tag axle is a Neway and it's air down, spring up. It will need brakes, and drums badly. The left side shoes are fractured from being so hot and the drums have a massive groove about 7/16 deep and 1/2 wide. There is no way the damage wil turn out. The other brakes look adequate in lining thickness, but the drums have a deep ridge in them so probably need them also. None of this is a hassle. I always put new brakes on something I'm going to operate for my own safety, as well as others. Have to get it apart first to ascertain what is needed. Rob

He gets by with a bottle of rubbing alcohol, and "Jergens" hand lotion. Rob

Watch your pillow.Rob

And I didn't take the name in vain. Strange, very strange.Rob

It depends. The serial number for one of my RL's is RL797LST19001 for example. The R means an R series truck. The L following the R denotes the aluminum frame. The 7 denotes the long hood version. The number 97 is the engine identifier for the ENDT866 engine, and the L folling the engine code denotes lightweight components including aluminum engine support, most brackets and mounting ears, wheel hubs, and spring hangers. There is probably more but I'm not certain. My RS 797 has a steel engine crossmember up front but still has some aluminum parts also. These could be replacements for broken originals and I have no history on the truck. It is a rolling chassis only.Rob

Taken by Rob's secret agent superzoom spycam from outer space. Rob

You are correct with the crossmember. These are aluminum in the RL series trucks also.Rob

Yeah, after proving silicone to be cancerous upon leakage they came up with this artificial water calling it saline. When injected into the breasts it really makes the nipples stand tall; especially with a cool breeze.That's the way I've noticed it anyways. Rob

It's Mack B20's b'day today. Have a good one Pete. Rob

There is a guy here long retired I hope to do my trucks at the time needed also. Lost art sometimes.Rob

I know about the baton and the perforated wheel to make the patterns etc. Lost art. I ran around with a guy when younger who's dad was an excellent sign man. My buddy was almost but not quite as good due to age. The art died in the early 1980's as the computer graphics got started.Rob

Man you got that right. "Go West Young Man" has been my calling of recent for rust free sheet metal. Rob