Re: AMC's in IH trucks....??

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: I don't know about here in the US, but in Canada there were thousands of 
IHC pickups with the venerable AMC 6 in them. I had a '75 and an "'80" 
shortbox stepside with 5 speed, 1 ton axles and 4x4. (It was used to haul 
5th wheel prior to my buying it. The rear axle was broken and the owner was 
told zero available so I got it cheap, swapped in a Ford axle and did 
nothing else but add power steering. VERY sweet truck!) I don't think IHC 
used any other AMC motors than the "400" and 258.


From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: AMC's in IH trucks....??
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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.)