cruiseliner64 Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 16 hours ago, Joey Mack said: Joey your truck looks fantastic...I'd fly to the US just to see it.....cant wait to see it finnished. Paul 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 Thank you Paul. I have owned for 3 years. I do hope to spend a week or so putting the wiring back in it. The paint is ok. I could probably just wax it. I love the simplicity of the truck. When i did drive it around the block a few times, i was impressed with the torque it has. It will put you back in the seat for a second when i step on it. Im think about adding a spin-on oil filter somewhere hidden from view so i dont take away from the original look of the engine, of course when i put an alternator on it, it will look modern. I cant afford the alternator that looks like the original generator, at least not now.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted December 28, 2024 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2024 7 hours ago, harrybarbon said: Hi Brocky, yes it is Ian's Chief. It is now owned by a guy in Brisbane who owns a major transport operation, another great guy and a gentleman. Ian was restoring the guy's B80 at the time of your visit. When the guy and his wife were at Ian's to see the B80 in progress, the wife saw Ian's chief, she asked if it was for sale and that afternoon they bought it. It is in an excellent home. Well you never know I might actually get own a LT one day, most likely would never get a look in, but I'm allowed to dream Paul 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cruiseliner64 Posted December 28, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2024 1 hour ago, Joey Mack said: Thank you Paul. I have owned for 3 years. I do hope to spend a week or so putting the wiring back in it. The paint is ok. I could probably just wax it. I love the simplicity of the truck. When i did drive it around the block a few times, i was impressed with the torque it has. It will put you back in the seat for a second when i step on it. Im think about adding a spin-on oil filter somewhere hidden from view so i dont take away from the original look of the engine, of course when i put an alternator on it, it will look modern. I cant afford the alternator that looks like the original generator, at least not now.. All great things take time.Just keep doing a little whenever you can and it'll all come together.You and me are just regular guys with regular jobs so it takes longer but so worth it in the end... Paul 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 3 hours ago, Joey Mack said: Thank you Paul. I have owned for 3 years. I do hope to spend a week or so putting the wiring back in it. The paint is ok. I could probably just wax it. I love the simplicity of the truck. When i did drive it around the block a few times, i was impressed with the torque it has. It will put you back in the seat for a second when i step on it. Im think about adding a spin-on oil filter somewhere hidden from view so i dont take away from the original look of the engine, of course when i put an alternator on it, it will look modern. I cant afford the alternator that looks like the original generator, at least not now.. The brakes on the K-7's will really stop the truck well even when loaded. I had 5 ton on mine (grossing over 18K) and no problem stopping. The oil filter base contains the pressure relief for the system and must be retained. Installing a 2nd bypass filter, is easy enough but little is gained by doing so. To install a full flow the oil has to be re-routed from the pump to the filter base and back to the main oil rifle. Doing so places the oil filter ahead of the relief and that could cause problems if the filter plugged, or the lines got damaged. The pump is plumbed directly to the main oil rifle and the current filter and relief is T'd off of that. Given the above, and the high sump capacity, low miles that my trucks see, I decided it wasn't worth the trouble and modifications to the block to install a full flow, and the bypass the truck came with is as good as any you can get spin-on. Just my 2 cents worth. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 Thank you GW.. I will give consideration to what you say. The current system does work. I guess as long as sock filters are still around i can leave it like it is. The oils pressure range was 15-35 psi as it sits. I dont know what it is supposed to be. I dont have a good shop manual for the engine. Not yet anyway.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 Nice thing about spin on there’s lots of cross reference I recently bought a fuel filter for mine at AutoZone. It’s an add-on somebody replaced it through the years somewhere. I didn’t think of this until just now but I had a 48 Chevy pick up. I bought around 1986 and my truck was just about the same condition as yours except it really didn’t need anything except the paint job. I want up selling it shortly after. cause they had that 50 mile an hour rear end. and the only place in town with a hopped up pumpkin wanted too much for it. I decided to just get rid of it, but at the time I had a lot of irons in the fire. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 4 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: Thank you GW.. I will give consideration to what you say. The current system does work. I guess as long as sock filters are still around i can leave it like it is. The oils pressure range was 15-35 psi as it sits. I dont know what it is supposed to be. I dont have a good shop manual for the engine. Not yet anyway.. That sounds about right to me well, why don’t you just buy a couple of them sock filters while they’re available and keep them for future reference 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 10 hours ago, harrybarbon said: Hi Brocky, yes it is Ian's Chief. It is now owned by a guy in Brisbane who owns a major transport operation, another great guy and a gentleman. Ian was restoring the guy's B80 at the time of your visit. When the guy and his wife were at Ian's to see the B80 in progress, the wife saw Ian's chief, she asked if it was for sale and that afternoon they bought it. It is in an excellent home. Is this their B model??? It was in the shop wile we were having Morning tea.. 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 Main bearings are hard to find, only NOS. Your pressure sound good to me, I don't remember seeing a pressure listed in the manual. Binderbooks used to sell reprints of the manual, but I don't think they are still around? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 Thanks again GW.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 I just found books at Binder books. Looks like it is still there. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 BLD 269 oil pressure spec's Min 10-15 psi @ 300-350 rpm, Max 40-45 psi @ 1500-1800 RPM Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoff Weeks Posted December 28, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2024 In reality, the pressure will be what it will be. Without available replacements, no point grinding the crank for non existent bearings. I use the old 10 psi per 1000rpm rule! Plenty of oil pump kits, so I would try that if the pressure isn't up to snuff. Std bearings show up every once and a great while, undersize even less so. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 Thanks again GW. I am fine with my current oil pressure. I should have added this: that is the reading on the original gauge with the original style pressure sender. I was happy that it worked. I will certainly put a gauge on it next time i start it. I assume i can use any of the ports along the pan rail in line with the oil pressure sender.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted December 28, 2024 Share Posted December 28, 2024 yep, they are all cross drilling to the main bearing saddles. I am surprised at how well the original gauges do esp oil pressure. I have a mechanical and electric both on mine and the electrical reacts quicker than the mechanical. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1961H67 Posted December 29, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2024 My Son, Grandson & Me took a road trip today,, The Black LTL has a E9 , The Red is a LTH ,,, Beautiful Trucks. Keystone Truck & Tractor Museum, Near Richmond VA . 6 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted December 29, 2024 Share Posted December 29, 2024 I am glad you enjoyed the Keystone.. You can spend all day there and not see everything!!! Leon Ledford and I spent a half day there about 10 years ago on the way home from Gerhart's Lititiz PA show... 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 29, 2024 Share Posted December 29, 2024 Hell, almost worth it to fly out there just to look at that one ha ha 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrybarbon Posted December 29, 2024 Share Posted December 29, 2024 21 hours ago, Brocky said: Is this their B model??? It was in the shop wile we were having Morning tea.. No this was not their B model. The B80 was stored somewhere else. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted December 29, 2024 Share Posted December 29, 2024 11 hours ago, mowerman said: Hell, almost worth it to fly out there just to look at that one ha ha Bob, It is definitely a place to put on your "Bucket List" to include as a detour in any trip the East... Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 29, 2024 Share Posted December 29, 2024 Right on man I appreciate the heads up and yes, after retirement we figured out there’s still plenty of money not worried about traveling out there at all. Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted December 29, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2024 Here are a couple more pictures: 5 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74900-old-yeller-dog/page/3/#findComment-564921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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