SERVICE BULLETIN

Number: SB221045
Date: 02/21/06
Model: V-MAC® III
(Also applies to Mack Trucks Australia)

Corrections to the V-MAC® III Service Manual, 8-211 (October

2003), and the V-MAC® III Service Manual Diagnostic Update
(October 2004)
Several errors have been discovered in both the V-MAC® III Service Manual, 8-211, dated
October 2003, and the V-MAC® III Service Manual Diagnostic Update dated October 2004.
Paper copies of the corrected pages summarized in this bulletin are available and can be
downloaded from the Mack Trucks website. Either click on the following link, or copy and
paste the link into the address box on your internet browser page:
앫 http://www.macktrucks.com/assets/mack/service_bulletins/8-211update.pdf
Corrections/changes are identified on each page with a triangular “Revision” tag. The April
2006 release of the MACK Electronic Information System and the Mack Trucks Service
Information DVD 23-017 will be updated with these corrections/changes. Following is a
summary of the corrections:

Note that the V-MAC® III Service Manual, 8-211, and the V-MAC®
III Service Manual Diagnostic Update referenced in this bulletin
have been consolidated into one publication in the MACK
Electronic Information System and in the service information DVD
No. 23-017. All corrections outlined in this service bulletin are
being made in the appropriate locations of the electronic version
of the V-MAC® III Service Manual, 8-211.

앫 V-MAC® III Service Manual, 8-211 dated October 2003 —

– Page 228 under Test 8 — Checking the IATH Sensor Signal Line for a Short
Circuit to Ground, Step 2, “Disconnect the EECU” has been added.
– Pages 421, 426 and 427, Figures 548, 549, 555 and 556, the illustration of the EGR
ECU connector has been changed to represent the actual connector.
– Page 469 under Test 257 — Checking for an Open Serial Data Line, Figure 614
has been changed to correctly identify the EECU J1 connector, and to call out the
correct pin (pin No. 31). Additionally, on the same page under the same test, Step 5
has been changed to call out the correct connector and pin (EECU connector J1 pin
31).
– Pages 556, 568, 574 and 580, Figures 713, 727, 734 and 741, the illustrations have
been changed so that the cylinder numbers agree with the Electronic Unit Pump
(EUP) numbers.
– Page 656, Test 1 — Checking the Power Relay Cycle Down, Test 2 — Checking
the Switched Power Supply and Test 3 — Checking the Power Relays have been
revised to provide the proper procedures for checking the “ENGINE CRANKS BUT
WILL NOT START” condition for a chassis equipped with an ASET™ AC (CEGR)
engine.

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 – Pages 654 and 657 under Test 17 — Checking VECU Power and Ground
Circuits, has been modified to eliminate having to jump pins C and D of the
Diagnostic Serial Port connector, because of the difference in pin configurations
between the 6-pin and 9-pin diagnostic connectors. This test can now be performed
on any chassis regardless of which diagnostic connector (6- or 9-pin) the chassis
utilizes.
Additionally on page 657, under Test 16 — Checking the Cranking Engine Speed
Signal, Step 3 has been corrected to “Install fuse 38.”
– Page 664 additional sensor information (specifications and part numbers) has been
supplied.
– Page 675 Figure 815, the illustrations have been changed to depict the correct
orientations of the EECU J1, J2 and J3 connectors, and also to correct the illustration
of the J3 connector.
앫 V-MAC® III Service Manual Diagnostic Update Dated October 2004
– Page 75, under Test 8 — Checking the IATH Sensor Signal Line for a Short
Circuit to Ground, Step 2, “Disconnect EECU” has been added.
– Page 169 Figure 161, the illustrations have been changed to depict the correct
orientations of the EECU J1, J2 and J3 connectors, and also to correct the illustration
of the J3 connector.
EECU J3 Connector
The view of the EECU J3 connector used throughout both the service manual and the
diagnostic update manual is incorrect. The connector view depicted in all the illustrations
showing the J3 connector is actually the module connector, not the harness connector.
Consequently, the pin locations shown in all the illustrations are mirror images of the
harness connector. The illustration below shows the actual EECU J3 connector with the
correct pin orientation.
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Figure 1 — EECU J3 Connector

The illustrations on pages 291, 292, 301, 302, 551, 552, 553, 554, 557, 558, 559, 560, 563,
564, 565, 566, 569, 570, 571, 572, 575, 576, 577, 578, 581, 582, 583 and 584 in the V-
MAC® III Service Manual, and pages 130, 131, 132 and 133 in the V-Mac® III Diagnostic
Update Manual have been changed to show the correct connector view.

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