And the AMC 304 was NOT used by IH. Regards, Joe Fulton Salinas, CA --- Rocky Lear <rockylear@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 258's definitely did make it into the 1/2 ton > pickups. I have seen many. IH > V8's had distributors in the front too but they > stick into the block at a 12 > o clock position as opposed to the 10 o clock > position of a AMC v8. It is > very easy to tell them apart there are so many > differences. > > PS: there is a 304 AMC AND a 304 IH engine. Other > than both having 304 CI. > nothing else is the same. > > Rocky > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JOE FULTON" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 4:34 PM > Subject: Re: AMC's in IH trucks....?? > > > > I'm not an expert but I have looked under a lot of > > junkyard hoods the last few years. AMC 258 was > used > > in Scouts (and maybe pickups, but I doubt it) in > the > > 70s and early 80s. AMC 401 was used in anything > BUT > > Scouts in the 70s. The IHC engines are much more > > common (304, 345 and 392) as you would expect. IH > V8s > > all have the word "international" stamped into > their > > valve covers. If the valve covers are missing, I > > think the IH distributor is located on the back of > the > > engine. At any rate it is not canted to one side > in > > the front like the AMC engine. > > > > Joe Fulton > > Salinas, CA > > (who has vacationed many summers in Arkansas and > had > > to check myself for ticks after coming in from the > > field.) > > > > --- imfatdad@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >> Anyone know of a net reference link (or other) > that > >> has a listing of what year IH trucks had what AMC > >> motors?? I walked my favorite yard yesterday to > see > >> what the ol guy crushed last spring (Summertime > yard > >> walks in Arkansas is not my favorite thing, > snakes, > >> chiggers, tics.... no thanks!!!). He pretty > muched > >> raped the AMC's he had there, of all things he > saved > >> the Spirits... A number of IH trucks were not > >> taken, trucks are not wanted by the crusher boys > as > >> they have little weight to them.. Was wondering > if > >> any motors in these are worth picking up?? Most > >> trucks would have less compression-able motors > >> yes??? Worth saving?? > >> > >> Any advice or ridicule is accepted. > >> > >> J. > >> > >> > > > ============================================================= > >> Posted by wixList Archiver -- > >> http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > >> > >> > >> . > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >