Maddog13407 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 beats me actually think its a Spicer. we got it runnin wed night, ran good for few min then died, needs carb cleaned and a new set of plug wires, for a hemi which are expensive. tryin to upload a video but cant figure out how yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks; Plumb forgot it wouldn't be a Mack with the hemi in it. Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 yea, hemi, with a spicer transmission and a timken rear end i believe.i have a parts book but its pretty generic and doesnt actually put specific models in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks for posting pics of your new "toy". I see you are doing some "cleaning" with the brown bottle! Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 most Mack garage activities require a brown bottle haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 glad to hear you got it to run,Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 yup, just ordered a carb kit for it from the Carburator Doctor dot com. 55 bucks, seemed fair. been lookin for the Hemi spark plug wires online thru Taylor and a few others. evidentally the wires must have a gold core in them as they are anywhere from 110 to 185 bucks a set. this truck also has the long covers about an inch and half wide over the plug holes in the valve cover so im wonderin if i need the wire set for a Hemi that has the rubber sealin grommet to seal the ''milk tubes'' that go thru the valve cover or just the ones with the long plug wire end on them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I used to know where there was a good covertible top for one of those cabs.bet it's long gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 god id like to come across one of those. was already thinkin of how to make one. also would like to find a nice set of bubbleback Mack mirrors and the correct brackets to fit the cut off doors. kinda breaks my heart to think of how many good firetrucks have been turned into single axle tractors and probably the doors with the good mirror brackets scrapped along with most of the pumper stuff and gauges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I got a NOS set of painted Mack mirrors if you need them,I'll probably never use them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Any decent boat canvas shop can make the "bimini" top for the cab. I think they look like hell, but I can understand having been caught in a few storms myself.I'm curious; did the Mack Museum info have the build data with part numbers? Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Lookin good Matt. I gotta get up there sometime and see all them trucks. Who took the pictures, Suzanne? I bet you were tryin to sneak that beer eh? But you got caught? LOL, keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 the Mack Museum didnt have build date. they gave me a parts manual and records with a few numbers for the hemi firetrucks and whereabouts to where they went but they only had info for about 10 out of 33 or so. the letter that came with it says they didnt keep records for the Navy trucks because they were probably bought in bulk and didnt really know which base they got sent to and never registered. also they didnt have build data because of the low production run. kinda a bumer. they didnt send a parts manual tho with every part ordered includin ladders, hose reel right down to the taillights but not an actual build sheet. and young Vinny yes she did take the pictures and I never sneak beer, didnt enough of that when i was a teenager and suzanne was behind the wheel turnin her over when it first fired, i was workin the squirt can on the carb til it pumped some gas up. think we decided to name the truck ''Somer'' cause we bought it in Somerset Pa. my grandfather, aka the master mechanic under the hood has a few other names for it tho i think haha. he started out with a little b model collection, 3-4 of them. think i have his collection up to around 12 B models and an R model haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Keep up the good work on the truck. It is nice to see another fire truck saved. Like you said, it is a shame how many fire trucks get cut up. My father is cutting up a B85F right now. I think it is a 1958. It was from Reading, PA. It had a fully open cab, no doors. We saved the cab. Not much else good on it. A tree fell on the body before we got it. The radiator, shell and heads are off of it. I did keep the starter and will pull a few more things off. I doubt therer would be anything you need. The township is finally coming down on us. We will be cutting up a B42S dump truck. It is rusted apart and doesn't have a straight piece of sheet metal on it. After those two the white R685 is next, then a 1974 Dodge W300, then a FWD fire truck. I'll save the IH cab and engine(RD501) out of the FWD and the trans and transfer case from the Dodge. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 the Mack Museum didnt have build date. they gave me a parts manual and records with a few numbers for the hemi firetrucks and whereabouts to where they went but they only had info for about 10 out of 33 or so. the letter that came with it says they didnt keep records for the Navy trucks because they were probably bought in bulk and didnt really know which base they got sent to and never registered. also they didnt have build data because of the low production run. kinda a bumer. they didnt send a parts manual tho with every part ordered includin ladders, hose reel right down to the taillights but not an actual build sheet. and young Vinny yes she did take the pictures and I never sneak beer, didnt enough of that when i was a teenager and suzanne was behind the wheel turnin her over when it first fired, i was workin the squirt can on the carb til it pumped some gas up. think we decided to name the truck ''Somer'' cause we bought it in Somerset Pa. my grandfather, aka the master mechanic under the hood has a few other names for it tho i think haha. he started out with a little b model collection, 3-4 of them. think i have his collection up to around 12 B models and an R model hahaIve had that job before like Suzanne. With the old Ford dump, getting her to fire. Somedays, when your workin on trucks, many different names come and go, haha, when its done I think you'll find one and stick with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 The tail lights were the same as the ones they used on Jeep CJ2A's. (Thanks FireMack) You can buy them from any Jeep parts house such as Kaiserwillys.com.Mike,Are the stanchions for the boot rail still viable on the B-85?Carl Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Mike,Are the stanchions for the boot rail still viable on the B-85?CarlThe left side is ok. The right is bent, but possibly repairable.Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Signal Stat has a tail light that looks almost identical and can be had at better parts stores.Jim Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Mike,Albert is looking for those stanchions. I sent him a PM about them.Carl Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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