F600 Thermodyne water manifold removal, preparing for the Mack Muster

In this video I remove the water manifold on the old 1963 F600

[@bradmullaerialphotography]

Thank you for taking your rigs down for the muster. Was great to see so many trucks in one place

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks for noticing them Brad. I'd like to get more to the next Mack Muster but it will depend on how many spare trailers and truck drivers I can find!

[@Brad_The_Truckie]

I’d love to over my services in any way I can, even if it’s just driving my car running drivers back and forth

[@oldamericaniron5767]

Waking up on Sunday and finding new videos from you, Steve and Pete makes for a brilliant day. When I saw you pulling on some of those tight bolts made me think, no job is finished til a wrench slips and you skin a knuckle. Wish I could be there to help.

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks Geoffery, it's nice to read your comment. haha yes we are only a slip of a spanner away from having a bad day

[@raygrimaoldschooltrucking3100]

Great little F model, maybe my favourite one from your collection David.

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, amazing how corroded that manifold was but considering the age it’s not to bad really, looking forward to the next episode mate, cheers

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks Matty I appreciate the comment mate. Mack changed the style of water manifold around 1970 and the heavier cast pieces were used and they lasted a lot better than these early ones.

[@darylstorer3369]

Thanks Dave for the vid cobber. You need that Steve bloke to help you mate, lol 🤠

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

I reckon he would be pretty handy down here in a supervising role mate!

[@darylstorer3369]

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[@Stephen-ou4sy]

Probably a silly question, but would internal ceramic coating help to preserve the manifolds you have left ?? Been watching a bloke over in the States fixing up a MC Mack. BrockZ and Mackz... is channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Interesting idea Stephen. I reckon it would work well on a better base material. While ever these pieces are so corroded and porous, I reckon it would be difficult to get the coating to seal properly.