bullhusk Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 We got the 12-71 running yesterday! an so far so good, even with the half/ass injectors!... Stephen Lucarino one of my friends from the Brockway site has been workin on the motor all week an it wasn't an E/Z job to say the least!! someone put a lot of money into this motor but did not complete the job. There were some rack parts missing an frozen injectors, the oil pan was left bolted with about 4 bolts an needed a new gasket an so on. We pressure tested the block last Tuesday an all is well, me an Steve checked the bottom end an the bearings had very little if any wear on them. Well once we got the injectors bled down an she caught the fuel...O-MG What A sweet sound that was commin out of our garage on Friday!! Very little smoke,only when you cracked it she would throw smoke! Then we let her idle for a little to see if she would build up any oil out of the blower tubes, but they stayed clean so that was a good sign also. So now I guess I'm gona pull the 80ml injectors out an put in N70's, Stephen is going to check with his dad an see if he's got a couple of turbos an we will be on our way to haulin some Portland Cement!! We took videos with sound an as soon as my son gets his ass over here I'll have it for you guysBULLHUSK Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Great new Ernie!! I know how good that engine sounds from being around them myself. I've looked several places but have not found any N70's yet but there are some other places I need to look also. You'll like those N80's with turbocharging.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-85675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share Posted September 11, 2011 Great new Ernie!! I know how good that engine sounds from being around them myself. I've looked several places but have not found any N70's yet but there are some other places I need to look also. You'll like those N80's with turbocharging. Rob, If you find 12 new or reman 80's let me know I could live with the 80's only because no one but me would be drivin this tractor, an if I put 20,000 mi a year on it that would be a lot! Steve is used to seeing holes in pistons with the 80's but again thats with the natural engines not the turbo engines, thanks Rob! Ernie DSRob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-85677 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 The turbochargers do make one hell of a difference. My engine with N80's has a little over 6300 hours in generator duty and is all original.Rob 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-85678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 good for you,,you must be jumping around like a little kid,,,were all excited to see the vidio...congradulations on you big achivement...wow.bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-85820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Glad to hear you got it running,Ernie.Did you ever find aluminum doors for it? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-85827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Glad to hear you got it running,Ernie.Did you ever find aluminum doors for it? Not yet Superdog, but if ya come across any in your travels, CALL MEEEEE!!! LOL Thanks Ernie DS Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-85872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Sorry guys but I havn't had my son over to post the video of the truck yet, the good news is that I think I might have a set of alum. doors! Just waitin for some pics, also I'm lookin for a cab for my friend Stephen's Cab over V12 Brockway, so be on the look out!! I'm tryin to get Steve to join the Mack Site (he thought because he only owned a couple a Brocks an no Macks he couldn't join!) He's a real good 2 cycle Detroit guy, I've seen him in action! an I think he could add some imput to us Mack guys who also love our screamin Detroit's Thanks Ernie DS Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Sorry guys but I havn't had my son over to post the video of the truck yet, the good news is that I think I might have a set of alum. doors! Just waitin for some pics, also I'm lookin for a cab for my friend Stephen's Cab over V12 Brockway, so be on the look out!! I'm tryin to get Steve to join the Mack Site (he thought because he only owned a couple a Brocks an no Macks he couldn't join!) He's a real good 2 cycle Detroit guy, I've seen him in action! an I think he could add some imput to us Mack guys who also love our screamin Detroit's Thanks Ernie DSErnie, talk about a screaming Detroit: last evening I'm assembling a repair job in the shop just outside the overhead door. From a distance of about a mile, I hear the unmistakable sound of one of those things. Turns out about 3 minutes later, an older "Jimmy" passes the shop, (slowly) with a full load of corn on. I've seen the truck many times as it belongs to a near farmer and I could tell he was loaded by the lack of speed, and amount of shifting that was done!!Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Ernie, talk about a screaming Detroit: last evening I'm assembling a repair job in the shop just outside the overhead door. From a distance of about a mile, I hear the unmistakable sound of one of those things. Turns out about 3 minutes later, an older "Jimmy" passes the shop, (slowly) with a full load of corn on. I've seen the truck many times as it belongs to a near farmer and I could tell he was loaded by the lack of speed, and amount of shifting that was done!!Rob Rob, Last week I was at a air compressor rental shop, an one of the shop guys just got done with a repair on one of there (big boys) with a V12-71 that they use up at the ski lodges for snow making, well when this guy started this thing, she went to full throttle for about 3 sec. an then to idle!! Holy shit It scared the hell out of me!! O-MG Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Rob, Last week I was at a air compressor rental shop, an one of the shop guys just got done with a repair on one of there (big boys) with a V12-71 that they use up at the ski lodges for snow making, well when this guy started this thing, she went to full throttle for about 3 sec. an then to idle!! Holy shit It scared the hell out of me!! O-MGThat is how a standby genset operates. Cold iron stop to 1800rpm as fast as it can get there!Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 That is how a standby genset operates. Cold iron stop to 1800rpm as fast as it can get there!Rob Rob, I got to talkin to the guys in the shop at this place, an one of the old timers told me that they (the V71's) never blow up!! he said they run until they can't keep oil in them, then they rebuild them. He was tellin me about the older Cat motors ( D342, 1693's an the 1674's ) he said they would only get half the life out of the Cat then the Detroit's an it got so $$$$$ to rebuild them that sold them for parts an made a bundle!! He also told me about the (pre-lube starters) they had to put on the Cat motors so they wouldn't blow up in cold weather! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Heres a good one!............................V-12 Brockway.............................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86327 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Rob, I got to talkin to the guys in the shop at this place, an one of the old timers told me that they (the V71's) never blow up!! he said they run until they can't keep oil in them, then they rebuild them. He was tellin me about the older Cat motors ( D342, 1693's an the 1674's ) he said they would only get half the life out of the Cat then the Detroit's an it got so $$$$$ to rebuild them that sold them for parts an made a bundle!! He also told me about the (pre-lube starters) they had to put on the Cat motors so they wouldn't blow up in cold weather!It is only my opinion but there is no finer standby emergency generator powerplant than a two stroke Detroit engine. There are so many less problems due to lack of vibration as other engines as they age.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 All the Morbark chippers at the Westvaco woodyards used to have 12V-71's on them, then they started using 600hp. Cummins engines. They'd sit there and grind up sticks of pulpwood all day every day. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 All the Morbark chippers at the Westvaco woodyards used to have 12V-71's on them, then they started using 600hp. Cummins engines. They'd sit there and grind up sticks of pulpwood all day every day.Ya know, I didn't see any Cummins motors in any of those Compressor's, but I am a Cummins fan as well! I think the N14 is a far better motor then the 3406 Cat, now thats just my opinion (the ones that I owned anyway} BULLHUSK Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Heres a good one!............................V-12 Brockway.............................Markvery nice,,,thanks mark...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Mark, The guy thats drivin that truck is Peter Grim he owns a few Brockways, I think 2 or 3?? V12's an many more! That Tractor I think was one of Ray Lucia's from Lucia Lumber in MA. Ray still run's 6or7 Brockway's still in service!Heres a good one!............................V-12 Brockway.............................Mark Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Heres a good one!............................V-12 Brockway.............................MarkWhat a Great sound that truck made. I think I need one!HG Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hey Ernie,is this the same guy from out on the island somewhere? if it is,i've seen some of his trucks in wheels of time,he has a whole FLEET of Brockways! they are all painted real bright colors,i think he has a cabover thats yellow and purple! and a jolly green giant mixer?....................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullhusk Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hey Ernie,is this the same guy from out on the island somewhere? if it is,i've seen some of his trucks in wheels of time,he has a whole FLEET of Brockways! they are all painted real bright colors,i think he has a cabover thats yellow and purple! and a jolly green giant mixer?....................................Mark Mark, Actually Peter is from the Albany area, an yes that's him!!...... But the guy who realy has the hice Brockway's IS Ray Lucia Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20548-its-alive/#findComment-86511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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