Re: Re[2]: [ihc] Engine ID by pic

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel Furtek" <furtek@domain.elided>
To: "Jim Grammer" <jgrammer@domain.elided>; "ken.dunnington"
<ken.dunnington@domain.elided>
Cc: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 12:51
Subject: RE: Re[2]: [ihc] Engine ID by pic


> Jim,
> I believe 100% that the 401 (V-400) was used to fill the demand for
> 'big' V-8s in the Light Line.
>
> I was a littl'un, but wasn't this about the peak of underperformance
> caused by emissions requirements?  Would seem to make sense that more
> folks wanted the big engines, until of course the embargo, but I
> can't recall exacltly when that hit.
>
> I've always figured that the 2WD install was somehow easier (perhaps
> as simple as one less front driveshaft to stock?) because I've never
> seen one in a 4x4 IH.
>
> I also figured that the travelall was the most likely to be used as
> an occasional tow-vehicle, and so would perhaps be less needing of
> the "all-day, every-day" durability of the IH motors.  Ditto the
> half-ton 100.
>
> So it seems like a natural that they'd just be in the lightest of the
> line, the 1010 in 73 and the 100 in 74.   I doubt numbers are
> available, but it just doesn't seem like they needed to use too many
> in '73, and even fewer than expected, thus the holdover in '74.
>

Just to confuse everyone, I have to mention that there's a 150 travelall
(which would be a *75* model year) in a junkyard back in GA that *had* the
401 in it.  Guy was saving the whole truck for an IH lover to get at $300
for a good while, but gave in and let an AMC guy have the 401 eventually.
This was the same place that had the 4000 original mile 1010 in near mint
condition for $300 (interior perfect, exterior dirty).  Just as well I
couldn't get that truck either... the loss of that truck led to an
overcompensation from the folks of "you can store as many vehicles here as
you want because we feel really bad for causing you to lose out on that" as
well as a newfound support for IH's from them.  This is the reason Mac's
B182 has a safe home there.  At least that 1010 went to someone who
supposedly was going to fix it... hope he follows through.

Didn't realize that the '75 had the 401 in it until after the AMC guy
already had the motor, hadn't looked at it that closely because, althought
it was also fairly low miles, the electrical system was shot so the rear
window had been down for 10 years.

-Ryan


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