Mack R Model Semi Truck Has a Bad Day - Fan Hits Radiator and Battery Issues
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- To skip the battery part go to 6:04
This 1977 R Model Mack has been hard to start. We clean up the battery cables and make a few tweaks. Then it comes back with a damaged radiator. Follow along as I repair the radiator, reseal the timing cover, and replace the front main seal.
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This truck owner doesn't know how lucky he is to have you as his mechanic. Who else would go the extra mile,,, 400 miles,,, to make sure he got his truck back in a reasonable amount of time. Another shop would have taken months, if they would fix it at all. No one else would have taken the time to research the parts like you did. Great job my man. I just wish there was a mechanic near me as good as you.
Yes I feel the same wish I had a decent mechanic close
Dont quote me but I believe this is his dad truck. But nonetheless whether its family or not I wholeheartedly believe from watching Wes' work ethis that he treats everyone like family so not one person receives higher treatment than the other.
If I would only be able to live a couple thousand miles closer i absolutely would not have a problem with paying an "up front retainer" to wes so he'd always be my go to mechanic! He's definitely top notch as far as I'm concerned!!
No, my dad has worked on it, but it's not his truck. Belongs to a local farmer.
A little "Mack History". I you have a gold Bulldog on the hood that is considered a "Petagree " truck. Which means it's all Mack. The Engine, Transmission, and rear differentials are all Mack components. If your Bulldog is silver, then you have a "Curb Stone Setter" which means your truck is made up of a mix of drive train components. Just a blast from the past. .
I have 90 mack r model has silver bulldog but its all mack parts , e6 -300 , 8 speed maxitorque, mack rear ends
@@MrSehka77 Huh, that's strange. Thanks for letting me know.
@@kenuber4766 yea maybe hood was not original or bulldog discolored not sure ? This truck also has mack severe duty beam suspension
In my shop right now there is a brand new 2020 Mack with a Vactor - Guzzler vac body mounted on it and it has a gold bulldog on the hood... wonder if the same still applies. Going to have to take a closer look at it!
@@alexbrodeur6458 Just look to see if it has an all Mack drive train is all.
As an old retired mechanic I get a great deal of satisfaction from watching your videos. You're a fine mechanic. Thanks for putting these together for us.
If Permatex doesn't start selling Ultra Grey with Wes' face on it, I'm gonna have to start a stern letter campaign.
Sucks thats such a nice truck. she was pretty clean. At least they take care of it and bring it to a good mechanic
Dunno that you can call it clean when it's clearly a hackjob of other trucks, but you're probably talking about the no-rust (yes, i know, i was amazed myself) situation.
@@aserta yeah I was talking about the not rusted to shit simce.its so old and in the rust belt
@@niteninja0133 and it's not four different colors
@@theshadetreewelder5043 exactly they tried keeping it decent without a bunch of different colored shit
The farmers is extremely lucky that you were working on his truck. Any other mechanic probably would have given up a long time ago.👍
Ya they would tell him fix it himself or dump it
You are more right than you even know lol. Double edged sword with that. Once farmers have a guy that does it all and that they can trust, they won't take it anywhere else, for anything and they will tell everyone else about him and then all the other farmers will send their stuff to him. Which is both good and bad. Money is good, but they can also be misers and if you only rely on the farmers, once you have a dry spell and need other work, there isn't any because you're always turning other work away to cater to the farmers. Because you NEVER turn away a farmer in need. Once you do, you likely won't see them again.
Wes is like the Patron Saint of Lost Causes, nobody else would have the patience for all the rust, rust, more rust, detective work, and parts hunting.
@@eformance ya and as the saying goes when you need it it's not there when you don't it is so just as he got it out the door the FedEx arrived
@@eformance I think there is some remuneration involved.
I'm a simple man, Sunday morning coffee and a Wes video is a pleasure
Wes vs mustie on a Sunday. Tough choice. Wes first.
I got mustie notification by the time the F1 race was over so I watched him first this time. Got a CNC router to put together today so I got a 4am start on the day to get the watching part done early.
Mustie1 first
Sorry had to unsubscribe Mustie 1, became too samey. I do pop back from time to time
I know morning coffee and some damn good content.
@@infocpctrainer small engine repair and VWs is his thing... Why would he change anything up if it's working? Consistency is key and the main reason I watch him
The covid seems to have increased shipping screw-ups and delays. Just a crowning glory on the shit show that is 2020
I think we will call it "The year that was written off"!!
F 2020!
@@DanEBoyd sounds like a new line of Ford trucks!! F2020 😂🤣🍺
Absolute dumpster fire.
That oil filter trick was nice. I never would have thought about that.
Watching your videos makes me glad that I’m a computer repair guy instead of an auto mechanic.
I would say Wes your dad must be proud of you and your abilities to fix all the older style equipment.... I'm proud of you too...my old man would be proud of you as well 😊
FedEx - when it absolutely, positively has to be lost overnight.
Wilson!😱🏐
FedEx, when you have to go to the fedex office to pick up a package you paid to be delivered to your door..... FE suks.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
I think if we could see how things are at some of their sorting facilities, it may be at least a partial explanation. Not defending them. Just saying. :-(
See my post.
Bad day for the poor old Mack. That thing was very clean looking too. Like seeing the old iron still working
It’s not every day one can choose to have a house and shop right next to a corn field (full of mice) and raise a family. Great work Wes. I really enjoy catching up with you. I am watching all your old videos. They are all good. Keep it up.
Great job! That thing really tried your patience!
And then the seals show up AFTER you delivered the truck!! GEEZ!!! what a PAIN! You have the patience of a SAINT!
Remember the shipping commercial , 'When it absolutely positively has to be there over night"? They're still working on that.
👍👍🤣😂🤣😂🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
And so the term "8 days from anywhere" is conceived in a dark cold room where all the major shipping companies are chuckling to each other!!!
Wilson!🏐😱
@@tomtheplummer7322 exactly! 🤣😂🤣😂
I've never left a dealership interaction feeling like "that was a good experience"
I did once, when I did my own repair and stopped by to see what it would cost there...
I’ve had some good ones. There pretty much just oil changes though...
Especially waiting on parts located in a parts warehouse by a parts house arriving by air freight.......
"6 days out from Anywhere U.S.A." is the way too comfortable saying from a parts guy anymore!!
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Especially CAT dealerships....🤦🤦
My local Nissan dealership is unbelievably reasonable and competent. It's been rather scary, actually.
"Every tool has a hammer side" - Eric O. of SMA
You are a man of means . Nothing like a man who thinks on his feet and seeks to do something right . Sadly we are a dying breed . No one cares any more ,,,,,sad . Hope your son takes advantage of your knowledge . My father told me when I was 10 years old that I could do anything I wanted with my life but he was gonna teach me a trade so I would have something to fall back on if I ever got hungry ..... I'm glad he did . God bless .
Good old Mack trucks.
I remembered getting a Hess Mack truck for Christmas when I was a little boy. Good Stuff Wes🇺🇸 👍🏾👍🏾
oh shit, Hess!!!! I still have a few in their original boxes :)
@@JoeHynes284 They're selling for top dollar on Ebay these days!
We starting buying those for our grandson when he was born. Three have been opened and played with, 13 still sealed in the boxes
@@donniebrown2896 You might be sitting on a gold mine depending on the model
@@donniebrown2896 I have nine or 10 unopened in boxes but what I really regret is I had another 10 from the late 70s and early 80s or so that my parents let me play with unfortunately
Good thing the owner was able to drive it to the shop. Can't imagine getting another tow from your spouse.
Me neither!
I drove Mack trucks for over 30 years and after checking fluid levels under the hood you fired it up and let it idle for a minimum of 1 minute so you had lube oil flowing everywhere then you rev it up to kick in the alternator. A Mack is one of the best trucks I ever drove local or over the road. Started out on a B-81 ten wheel dump 5th gear high split 47 MPH. It was one of 200 trucks built for the 1964 worlds fair in NYC. 160 horsepower thermadyne engine no turbo. Last was a 1986 Triaxle with a 400 horsepower and a Allison 6 speed automatic.
I’ll take a Mack any day even the one you’re working on.
Food for thought
Getting that ol dog back on the road was quite the adventure!
WOW like walk through a minefield. You should get an award for this one Wes,
You must be a gentle soul Wes', If these things had happened to me, there would have been very little suitable for youtube, lol. Great video.
Back in the 70s. I worked for a WW2 drill sergeant. Heard a lot of fancy word's I'll tell ya....
You have an inate ability to design and make necessary tools to complete the job when others would just throw up their hands in defeat! Fantastic Video!
The parts are usually out there which is why a good parts supplier that will take the the time to find the parts no matter where they are is solid gold.
You should have had a bit of Mark Morrison playing on the intro..... “Return of the Mack” 😂
Ow ya that would of been funny monkey wrench Mike does that
Great now that song is stuck. lol
The song came back to me, well the words did ......." this ole Mack can put them all to shame"
Well, right up to the moment when it breaks.
@@raggytigger217 Phantom 309!
love my IH 9300 and parts were for the most part available but came with a complimentary jar of vaseline. Macks been screwed since Volva got involved with them. Might be best with Western Star or Paccar now
a video of you makes my day and the lesson is : never give up .......... thanks
I feel your pain, it's tough when you're thorough.
Nice old Mack. Shame it got thugged by a JD. Another good vid and more Wes wit 😁👍
"Stealership"...yup
Got a GOOD mechanic up the road. Honest and good ones rare nowadays, unfortunately, inevitability, sadly. Congratulations on being special. This your WIFE and SON knows!.
I feel your pain WRT the bitza machine. Got one here that was built out of 3 different model trucks (that we know of -- have encountered 3 different models over the years when ordering parts) by a body builder that went out of business 30 odd years ago. Fun and games.
A moment after you said FedEx lost the package, an ad for FedEx started haha
Wilson!😱🏐
LOL YT algorithm
It might be old but that Mack is a great looking truck! Hope they see fit to fix up the bodywork eventually. Love the way you go the extra mile to fix it as soon as , so as to help the guy out. Great viewing as always best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧
Wow, talk about going the extra mile! You're an extraordinary mechanic, Wes, your customers are lucky to have you.
You are an inspiration to all home mechanics! Thanks, Wes. Your site is just about the best thing on UA-cam!
You've done it again- taking an impossible job on and making it happen. I am impressed again by your attitude, neat battery tools and hard work dismantling the engine, finding the parts and reassembling it. Congratulations and thanks for showing what you had to do.
Had one of these for years as a yard dog, she was reliable as hell but with no power steering was a bear for a yard dog
You put the old dog back in the game. 👍🔧
AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING!! PARTS ARE GOING TO RUN YOU CRAZY!
another episode of "watch wes fix everyone else's stupid mistakes"
That's part of being a mechanic 😂
Wes Makes It Right
The double snorkel on the Aircleaner is a Canadian set up.
Exchange rate that bad?
@@SeanONeill13 no not bad, its used to take engine heat into the engine during the bitter cold in Canada
Twin stick garage would be swapping those intakes out lol.
Wes you have a lot of patience and endure a lot to get the job accomplished correctly for your customers. It’s a cruel world for todays part supplies especially nowadays 3/22/22. 👍🇺🇸
Unbolting the hood and pulling the rad brought back painful memories of my dad's '87 freightliner.
"Every tool is a hammer"!
The rest of that, that I've heard is, except a screwdriver, then it doubles as a chisel.
Another outstanding video. Appreciate you bringing us along in real life situations and how they're dealt with. Should we contact Mrs. Wes to remind you to hit the record button so that we don't miss all the good stuff you do? Mundane as it may be to you, watching a pro at work is educational for those of us who aren't so skilled.
Totally agreeable by a not so well experienced shade tree mechanic!
When I was younger, "Maximum Overdrive" was the *must see* movie the summer. Since then I've been in love with Cab Over Mack's with the flat face. Always wanted to drive one down the highway blasting the AC/DC sound track to that movie.
Fun Fact: Highway to Hell was an AC/DC album, renamed "Maximum Overdrive" and cover art was changed for movie release. A year later they discontinued the cover and went back to the original album name.
Interesting. I've seen that move dozens of times!
Greatest Mack truck movie? Spielberg's DUEL
Hey, Quincy Mack shipping label! I've lived in Chicago for the last 30 years, but that Mack dealer is still there, head right past it every time I get back home to visit.
Those pulleys just needed a little "Percussive Maintenance!" Lol
You were lucky it was warm out when you did the repairs on the Mack.
Yes. This was filmed 6 weeks ago.
That Tractor may be old, and parts next to impossible to get, but she is one BEAUTIFUL Truck! I just LOVE it! She has such beautiful lines! (In my Opinion) Her owner is lucky to have you to tend to her needs! Nice that you got her rolling again! Let Fed Ex eat those gaskets! That Lady that filled your order twice, sure was nice of her to get them at least half way to you. I so enjoy your Videos! Thanks Wes
Corn harvest is so much fun.......except when things break!! Great job!
Shame it got damaged, it looked very nice before. The owner should think about some decent bull bar, maybe make one Andrew Camarata's style :D
Clearly this is a job for the mechanic on the "Road Warrior"
@Second Creek Workshop lol :)
"It's gotta cracked toiming covah and it's broken a few teeth off the toiming geahhs, the radiatahh's damaged at the coahh..."
@@wes11bravo 🤣
Air starter for the win
@@jeepindave5464 under-rated comment.
Hey!!!! I watch several mechanics on youtube and along with entertainment I learn a lot... Being 81 yrs old I am somewhat limited to menial tasks but I recognize mastery when I see it... You are the most knowledgeable tech I have seen... You do your homework and don't stand back and throw parts (money) at a job.. I like that... If I had a major project to do I would drive from WHITNEY TEXAS to your shop to get it done... I am impressed... H
I have been a do it yourself mechanic since I was 20. I am now 67 and have done everything except automatic transmission rebuilds. I wish I had your videos a few times over the years.
I absolutely love your channel.
Excellent info and your work is spot on.
I bet you a Coke there wasn’t anyone in the cab when it was being pulled, a one man operation.
It was dark and muddy. Recipe for disaster.
This sounds like the voice of experience, Mr Kim.
@@thefixerofbrokenstuff 😁. Absolutely guilty here
Geez the amount of part issues you have been having i thought this was a video on a Euro car
Great tips on truck electric, You and Mustie and Condon are great mechanics
R model Mack’s are probably one of the best looking trucks ever. Very distinctive. I put a lot of time into them as a kid. Thanks for a good video Wes!
Hell ya first awsome day in Massachusetts when WWW new vid love the content
Legit this time!
Southern NH here
Driving through farm country, My Dad would breath deep and say: “Smells like Money”!
Watts Mack , who run the bigmacktruck forum is a good place to get info for these old macks..I believe they run the Mack museum as well.The guys in the forum would have pointed you in the right direction when it came to the parts chasing.
At least those problems are solved correctly for the future. Somedays anything that can go wrong will go wrong, from your problems with getting parts to them getting stuck and smashing the front end into the radiator. (They might try to put some old tires between the two vehicles to cushion the blow before trying that again) I Like how you fabricated your own tool from an old oil filter and hope you charge them enough for all the extra time and money involved in this repair.
Ohhhh so that is what you mean by hard-to-get-parts 😂
I have found that most tools can have a hammer function, depending on the operator!
And that a screwdriver can be a chisel
“Might get a refund by Christmas”. I found that really funny.
You are above and beyond what any other shop would do!
That fan almost friction welded the radiator whole again.
There's a Mack dealer in Summit Il, they may help you in the future. We have a few guys using R models to haul containers.
There are only a handful of good mechanics and fewer amount of great mechanics. You are truly a great mechanic. Can't express how much enjoyment I get from watching you and a few other amazing mechanic / fabricator's do their magic. I know what that's like to go to sleep at night wondering what the hell to do to repair or build a project, wake in the middle of the night with the answer. Even better when the people appreciate how great you are. Sadly many people don't have a clue how easy a seemingly simple job turns into a fricken nightmare. The people are very lucky to have you working on their junk in that area. Keep up the good work...
Dear Mr. Wes.
Uuuh, what a pity that this really good looking, not rusty truck was damaged in such a way. Seems that Murphys law had kicked in.
👍👌👏 As always you did a very good job. Unfortunately it was extremely difficult and very time consuming to purchase the parts. Continuation of Murphys law I guess.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
I assume hammering the pulley back into "round" was a high cussing job
Yeah I was thinking the same. He probably had to shut the camera off a couple of times, I know I would've had to.
One half curse per strike.
Per"cuss"ive maintenance
That was an expensive oopsie. I bet that liquid manure smells delightful.
Even better is when the dog decides to venture out into the field...
@@WatchWesWork They sure like to roll in the stinkiest things
@@ericcorse back in the day of the big liquid manure field sprinklers/ sprayers, that crap was terrible on hot humid days! Yummy 🤢🤢🤮🤮😭
Even worst if it is pig sh1T. My neighbour would wait until the wind blew towards a city folk neighbour ( they buy in the country but don't understand the live and let live policy )who complained all the time and then harrowed it in before it blew our way. LOL
@@RetiredPilot fresh chicken crap is none too sweet but I'm thinking nothing is worse than a hog lagoon.
For what you done and a long round trip for parts that’s above and beyond that you don’t see or hear everyday that’s a dedicated mechanic I congratulate you Sir Wes. 👍👍👍🏁🏁🏁💯💯💯💯💯% job well done 👍
When I worked for Martin Gas Transport out of Tyler Texas we had a huge fleet of those R model Macks. Nearly all of them puked oil out of the air dryers because there was something wrong about the replacement rings that caused the crank cases to be pressurized and blow oil past the compressor's seals. That start up smoke you got was also symptomatic of this problem. It was a big outfit and they just dumped more oil in them back in the day. May I add that those engines are very sensitive to boost pressure loss and the rubber bits in that feed is really crappy. If you'll deal with that it will give dividends in power. Just say'n. Nice work BTW you obviously know your stuff. Thanks.
Holy smokes, talk about an ordeal. A lesser man would have bucked under the all the setbacks, but not Wes
FedEx must have shipped thru Chicago. Kinda like mail going thru the Memphis post office.
We in Alabama have a saying, when you die you'll have to go through Atlanta before going to heaven or hell.
We have a major USPS distribution center here. But if I mailed a letter to my next door neighbor, 4 days because it goes to birmingham, then atlanta, back to birmingham then to our local office before it gets delivered
@@donniebrown2896 And people wonder why the Post Office is in the red.
@@craigsmith8217 another example of idiocracy. I ordered some hinges for a '91 z71 out of NJ. The parts came from california. I tracked them (ups). Two distribution centers in california, 1 in denver, 1in dallas, 1 in memphis, 1 in nashville, from nashville it traveled through Birmingham (we have two centers) went south to montgomery, back to Birmingham west center then to the east center and finally two weeks later I got my hinges. Ughhh.
I've had Fed-x do the same stunt and I've spent many a day in an R-model with a 300 Plus with that tip turbine intercooler setup and a 2-stick 6-speed. It might've had a 237 and it was swapped over. That's where the cut cab and double air cleaner lines came from to get the 300 to work. Tough old trucks and someone ought to know how to pull one so not to kill it. You did a fine job and a pal of mine is running an R-model tandem dump with the same setup. That lad was READY to go! GBWYall!
my goodness you're a frickin' good mechanic ! my hat is off to u Wes !!!
Hard to get/expensive parts are often the cause of "farm fixes".
This is why we only buy equipment that we can easily get parts for.
Probably was easy to get parts for it AT THE TIME but you know how manufacturers like to plan in that obsolescence!
Yeah allis chalmers are in the pain to find parts, I love the old iron but hard to run em for very long for lack of parts.. im pretty sure there a lotta brands like that too
That's the same thing they probably told themselves when they bought the truck decades ago. And you know what? They never planned for the manufapturer to either stop production numbers once they came up with different platforms.
You can't possibly this naive to think that just because you have parts availability now, you'll have them tomorrow. Always, always, buy parts whilst you can. Gaskets and seals are you primo stocking inventory. If your equipment doesn't have at least 10 to 20 years worth of critical inventory in your shed, then you're just the kind of guy they easily prey on and make the most money from.
And this isn't even the freaking computerized era yet, we're still in the ignition wire to the battery era, wait until you'll be forced by the market play to buy computerized only, land they'll play the same game then, and you'll see how a 500 dollar repair - work man hours turns into 2k dollar repair and the heartburn that comes with it.
There is a company out there that makes almost every part imaginable for Mack , an aftermarket company bought up the patents , there stuff is very good , most of the R models are being shipped to foreign countries for dirt work .
@@beckywatt5048 - I used to sell cat 955l, 977, anything mechanical non powershift, non computer controlled to an outfit in brazil. They only bought cat, and would rebuild it from top to bottom. They did not care about condition, they once told me every part was available aftermarket. They flat out refused anything with a computer, Everything was mechanical. That equipment will be here 50 years from now.
Another excellent “day in the life of...” episode. Love how you never let a problem beat you. Man after my own heart. All power to you and yours.
love your patience and the touch of sarcasm you throw in
Yeah FedEx is just not that great nowadays. I have much better luck with UPS.
Yes!
I HATE FED UP EX.!.! ONLY Consistant in, inconsistency, inconvenience, and inconsideration.!.!.!
Like UPS is any better.... Doesn't matter who you ship with, they ALL have problems. The more critical or time-sensitive the job and part(s) are, the more likely it is that one of those "problems" will strike and your parts go missing and your job gets held up.
God Damn you're good! 11 day turn around on a 43 year old truck! On top of all the fixes you did to make it better! The owner is lucky to have you man!
How bloody frustrating to get parts & them find they don't fit I love ur backyard engineering to make drifts nice job
the gold dog means the transmission, engine and axles are mack you dont see many of those
2 times a month I get someone else's packages from FEDEX.
I have problems with Fedx too. No one else just Fedx
I have problems with all of them. They all like to deliver others stuff I don't want LOL
You sure are a critical component in the local industry, Wes.
I'm just sitting here watching your channel and shaking my head in administration.
Keep up the good work.
Regards from S Africa
Clive
It makes me feel so good that I'm not the only mechanic that has your luck. Nice job Wes.
Thats what you get, when you have a truck assembled from parts from several trucks .
Everything is a hammer except a screwdriver and it's a chisel.
Love them old Trucks
They are so cool. But maybe not great for your only truck.
WOW! That was one giant pain in the neck repair! With supply chain problems even worse now, this repair might be impossible today.