Re: [AMC-list] Last 401

[Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You will also see some IH's with 360's or 304's.  AFAIK, they did not come 
from the factory that way, but were swapped in for the 401 at some point. 
Don't assume that an IH vehicle with an AMC V8 has a 401.

Todd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Hoag" <hoag@xxxxxx>
To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Last 401


> Just be careful; at one time, International had its own 401, which is
> a big, heavy monster.  IH called the AMC 401 a "V400", to distinguish
> it from their own engine.  The article on the Scout in Wikipedia
> states that "some 73/74 pickups and Travelalls received the AMC
> engine due to a shortage of IH V-392 engines."  IH already had a
> contract with AMC to use the 258 in their light trucks (including
> Travelalls and Scouts), so the 401 was presumably an extension of
> that agreement.  The IH 401s were supplied with a 2-V carburetor and 
> manifold.
>
> IH was a leading supplier of cab & chassis units to the school bus
> and motor home markets, so it may be possible to find 401s powering
> those vehicles.
>
> --Glen

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