1988 Mack CF Fire Engine Restoration | First time Pumping in 10 Years!

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  • Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
  • In this episode, we pump water with the truck for the first time in more than 10 years. The engine was sold by the city around 2010, but before that it sat outside, untouched, for an unknown amount of time. We fill the pump and drain all the dirt, rust, and sediment, and are able to flow some water! Follow along and make sure to stay tuned for the next episode.
    As always, thanks for watching!
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  • @Robertmacmedia
    @Robertmacmedia Рік тому +2

    Great video enjoy the old apparatus

    • @SeanGilmore92
      @SeanGilmore92  Рік тому

      Thanks!! Stay tuned for another video soon, we're gonna draft with it and really move some water

  • @FireRescue80
    @FireRescue80 3 роки тому +7

    This truck is coming back to life! Great work guys!

  • @johnmcdermitt1693
    @johnmcdermitt1693 Рік тому +1

    THAT MACK GROWL!!!!! 😍😍❤️❤️

  • @alexcane946
    @alexcane946 Місяць тому +1

    i know im late to this but the video's you make are really good im suprised you don't have more subscribers than you do right now.

    • @SeanGilmore92
      @SeanGilmore92  29 днів тому

      Thank you! I don't post regularly so that could be why

  • @chief1945
    @chief1945 Рік тому +1

    Looks like a Hahn body.
    Hahn built the bodies for Mack back in the day. Mack in Allentown PA and Hahn in Hamburg PA, not that far away from each other. The pump panel gives it away, thats a Hahn pump panel layout.
    Gezzzz, so simple to operate unlike todays nightmare rigs. KISS
    ..Keep It Simple Stupid ... where did that go?

    • @SeanGilmore92
      @SeanGilmore92  Рік тому

      Amen to KISS. But its a Ward 79 Ltd body with a Hale Pump.

  • @user-wc8lf5km8k
    @user-wc8lf5km8k 3 роки тому +3

    You guys are doing a good job. Old vehicles can be tough to restore.

    • @SeanGilmore92
      @SeanGilmore92  3 роки тому

      Thanks a lot, we appreciate the support!

  • @MrJeep75
    @MrJeep75 Рік тому

    Awesome

  • @MidwestStormSpottersLeague2015
    @MidwestStormSpottersLeague2015 3 роки тому +4

    That's exactly what Taco Bell will do to you!
    Great video guys! Enjoying the progress on this engine!

  • @adamf9000
    @adamf9000 3 роки тому +4

    That’s some great progress! I passed you driving it on Monday it looked good !

    • @SeanGilmore92
      @SeanGilmore92  3 роки тому +1

      Oh awesome man! Had to grab lunch, why not take the engine 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @adamf9000
      @adamf9000 3 роки тому

      any reason to take the engine for a ride is a good reason!!

  • @kellyhoganhpadventures
    @kellyhoganhpadventures 3 роки тому +2

    Put some Palmolive dish washing soap in the tank and work the pressure governors and valves, that will make the work easier

    • @SeanGilmore92
      @SeanGilmore92  3 роки тому +1

      Sounds good, thanks for the help brother!

  • @zekefleming1
    @zekefleming1 3 роки тому +1

    You are correct to have the tank fill and tank to pump open sense you aren’t flowing water actively but to build pressure easier you need to have the tank fill about 1/2 way closed. It’ll build pressure at a much lower RPM

  • @danielcapo1991
    @danielcapo1991 2 роки тому

    That’s so cool

  • @jamiecroll9303
    @jamiecroll9303 3 роки тому +3

    Who wants a mustache ride ?! Lol !! Great job brothers! Only question is where you at a rifle range?! What was all that banging ?

  • @EmergencyReporterSRB
    @EmergencyReporterSRB 3 роки тому

    Great job!

  • @richardscott2622
    @richardscott2622 3 роки тому

    If you want the rust to disappear fill the pump with distilled water and circulate the pump cap the valves and open need approximately 60 gal..

  • @scootertrash911
    @scootertrash911 Місяць тому

    We used to clean the bottom of our fire trucks with kerosene and rags until the bottom was nearly as shiny as the top.

  • @juliandp1768
    @juliandp1768 3 роки тому

    put it in pressure mode, relief valve closed and tank to pump opened

  • @emergencyresponsevideosand4423
    @emergencyresponsevideosand4423 2 роки тому

    The guy slamming something sounds like music

  • @floridamancomedy3151
    @floridamancomedy3151 3 роки тому +2

    Hey i don’t know if your interested i have a 1991 pierce arrow 95Ft aerial platform for sale truck has 20k miles 3k hours on engine 1k hours on aerial 68 pump hours I’m in Montgomery county pa, everything works perfect

  • @michaelburik1361
    @michaelburik1361 3 роки тому +2

    The gauges probably aren’t broken. Those little thumb screws basically turn the gauges on and off

    • @SeanGilmore92
      @SeanGilmore92  3 роки тому

      Wow...that makes complete sense now, thanks for the help!

  • @johnmcmickle5685
    @johnmcmickle5685 3 роки тому +1

    Well it was a well built engine.

    • @SeanGilmore92
      @SeanGilmore92  3 роки тому +1

      Very Well built!

    • @johnmcmickle5685
      @johnmcmickle5685 3 роки тому

      @@SeanGilmore92 My only problem is all those solenoids. The volunteer fire department of which I am a member had an FMC fire truck built on a Ford chassis, it had lots of solenoids and if one went bad it shut everything down.