RE: [ihc] 401's

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 8:09 AM 12/7/04, Jim Grammer wrote:
>
>Just took apart the remains of a '74 SII w/258 a couple weeks ago. Yes on
>the input shaft stickout, same as all the other IH trannies I have. No on
>the side mount bellhousing bosses. They went with the AMC side mounts and a
>single tranny mount for the AMC installs.

BTW--did IH build any 4x4 trucks with the 401 ???

Greg
>
>>Also--I have no clue about what automatic IH may have mated with the AMC
>>6's OR 8's --- but would be willing to bet that it was a 727 that did NOT
>>alter the length of the driveline in the vehicles !! This, I THINK would
>>mean that there must have been a batch of 727's out there with a rather
>>unique case--that would mate with an AMC, but have the length of an IH SV
>>727--which, I believe would be significantly longer than the 727's that
>>J**p DID use mated with AMC motors for a while----
>
>727 with an AMC bolt pattern and a long tailshaft housing. You're prolly
>right about matching the length of an SV setup, it sure looks like it.
>
>>Best plan in my little mind would be to sell each available 401 to a J**p
>>nut -- as they will generally pay enough for one to allow you to buy a good
>>IC 392 core AND rebuild it !!!! Which sez a LOT about the mentality of J**p
>>guys !! :-)
>
>I wish that were the case, but I just established a free market value of a
>used 401 at $3-400. I'd have held on to them longer, but they were in the
>way of storing *real* engines inside ;)
>
>Jim