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This is your 2 week 3 day warning for the ECC.
BTW I have contacted several participants and have not recieved a e-mail reply.Just send me a quick e-mail and let me know your meeting location and time to avoid any SNAFUs.
Hank from WV,your e-mail was returned to me,it said the address was no...
Just a few more pics after tonight's work session.
I just have to swap out all the fan and W/P belts,add a gallon of engine oil and it's ready to roll!!!
More work done last night,I changed the trans oil and filter,I used Castrol Trans CHT for the oil vs 15W40.
Now I have a question for all you other 915 owners,are these trucks kinda sluggish to start off or does this one have issues?
It tends to bog a little while starting off with little to...
Joe does pose a good question,How many ENDT 673 Mack powered wreckers are out there? Both the M62 and M543?
Inquiring minds want to know.......
I'll start off,I have a 1955 International Harvester M62 that was converted to a A1 sometime around 1970 I suspect.
Well,unless I figured it wrong,it got 8 mpg on the way home from Bama a week ago.
BTW,I got the oil and filters changed today(11 gallons) changed the fuel filter as wellas the water filter,got the wipers working better and installed the New air horn.
Just a few more things to do before it's...
hndrsonj,I'm gonna try and get it there,along with the lowboy and my trail truck.
Bubba,yes,it's an automatic,a Allison 5 speed HT 750 CRD to be exact.
And yes as cleb said the third pedal is the activation switch for the Jake Brakes.
Upkeep isn't all that bad,no more than a 5 ton or Deuce
Well,more work done to the 915 today,I fixed
Leaking front rear axle seal
Tightened the belts and have a new set on the way
Crossed all the filter numbers over to Fleetguard and Baldwin
Ordered the left side rear mud flap hanger to match the right side that WM included with the truck
Fixed the...
Well,I'm still waiting on the EUC to clear on that one,you're still welcome to ride along unless it clears just before Aberdeen,then i'll just pick it up on the way home.
Well,just a few pics of this evening's work on the 915,just adjusted brakes,topped off the trans oil and started replacing the quarter fender.
I also found a replacment air horn(5th picture) and figured out what that was that the fuel lines flowed through under the cab(4th picture),it's a...
Trust me PB,I'll have enough stuff for you to haul home from the GA rally:mrgreen:
Cosmetics will be fixed soon,I have a case of 383 CARC here to do some touch up painting anyway.
NDT,I do have a question,I am getting a 172A1 to pull behind the 915,does the trailer ride level behind a 915 or...
Well,even after I said I would never own a 900 series truck,my first one is sitting in the backyard keeping the others company.
I made a quick trip to Alabama on Friday and bought Wreckerman's 915A1 and drove it home,Murphy must have thought he would have more fun in Bama,cause we had no...
Well,I probably won't be there till around 6 PM on Sat,probably driving the dually with a few promised deliveries,just hang out for a while then I gotta beat it back to the house.