[ihc] Re: Cargostar

["Mike & Sherry Bolton" <ihmike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Allan, you'll also find that the release will usually only work if the
truck's on the level. If the chassis is skewed by a flat tire, or uneven
ground, you may have to remedy the levelness of the frame before jacking
and releasing the cab latches. Mine will not release if it's parked on
uneven ground. 
I've got a Mark IV Air Conditioner on top of mine, and it jacks OK. It
takes a little effort, but not a huge amount. 
You can probably read the engine code without jacking the cab. It should
be visible vrom under the frame, if you can get down there. (I know how
non-operative vehicles "settle in".) The important checks, such as
water, oil, and belts can be done from the access holes through the cab.
The Radiator top tank is just inside the rear window, center. The oil
dipstick and add locations are through an access door between the seats.
If there is a wide passenger seat, you'll have to flip it up, maybe?
Mine is the wider cab, with a narrow passenger seat, so the access door
is in plain sight.
I like the Cargostar just fine, but fuel mileage is terrible, and the
license and insurance expense is a real bear....

Mike Bolton
Scouts
Cargostar
Farmall M
Cub 185
Spirit of '76 Cadet Tractor
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 08:15:58 -0700
From: "Jim Grammer" <jgrammer@domain.elided>
Subject: RE: [ihc] Cargostar

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Allan Ericson
>Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:55 PM
>To: IHC Digest
>Subject: [ihc] Cargostar

>Digesters-

>I got offered a 1610 cargostar yesterday, running when parked a year 
>ago. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get the cab to tilt so I can check 
>fluids before starting, check engine size, etc. I have tried jacking 
>the hand
jack,
>but it doesn't move at all. There is an air conditioner mounted on top 
>of
the
>cab. Would this be enough to make jacking the cab difficult? The 
>release
lever
>appears to be functional enough to use, and it looks to be a couple of
inches
>before the "hook" grabs the bar (sort of like a gate latch) so there 
>should
be
>some movement, but I just can't get the thing to move. The hydraulics 
>are pressurizing, and the handle gets pretty hard to pump with the 
>screwdriver
I
>tried to use as a jack handle. Am I missing something that should be
obvious?
>Advice is needed.

The a/c unit shouldn't make much difference. The hook you can see on the
release bar under the cab is the safety back-up. The main latch isn't
visible and engages slots in 2 vertical pins. You can usually feel/hear
that one release when you pull the release lever, as it 'pops' up a bit
off the rubber cushion. The stock jack lever is about 3'long so that it
sticks out past the fender. It's normally stored vertically at the
extreme left hand side of the dash, maybe you'll get lucky and it's
still there. It takes a fair amount of 'umph' on the stock lever to get
the cab up. Unless your screwdriver's *really* long, you may not have
enough leverage. This assumes that you're not losing pressure with a
leak, but if you think it's pumping up it probably is.

Jim

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