New Owner of 1975 Scout II XLC

[Murch]

Hello all,

I recently purchased a Scout. I've always wanted one. My Dad had one when I was a teenager and he put over 300k miles on it. This one I purchased has only 65k on it and seems to be in original condition. The po put brand new tires on it and a new gas tank with sending unit. It had sat up for about 20 years, so it needed and still needs some tlc.

I have to admit, though, I didn't buy it to go crawlin or anything. It's just for me as a project and eventually do what I want with it.....4 wheelin, towing, etc. Saying that, I plan to keep the engine and drivetrain fairly stock. I will modify those parts to benefit the normal use of a truck, but nothing too extreme. The interior and some external body work is where I will modify the most to include newer seats with shoulder straps, dash work, carpet/no carpet, and upgraded electronics.

All of the upgrades I would like to do are still in research phase. Right now, my focus is getting it running dependably. So I need to get the brakes working smoothly and get the engine up to speed. This leads to my first question here. The engine will crank and idle for a short time and then die. Pressing the accelerator only kills the engine. This morning, it cranked right up and idle for a few moments then died. I haven't been able to crank it since. I'm guessing I flooded it, but even after letting it set for a while I still couldn't crank it. I'm suspecting I need to start troubleshooting the carb, since it did crank. There are plenty of broken hoses around the carb. Should I rebuild or buy a remanufactured one? I've never rebuilt a carb before (except for a lawnmower engine), but I do know my way around a tool chest. As always, cost is a factor.

Thanks,
murch

p.s. More pics to come

 

[Michael Mayben]

Typical issues on these and other vehicles that have not been maintained in recent years is entire fuel system contamination. No doubt you are having a problem with enough fuel being supplied to the carburetor fuel bowl. So that needs to be addressed first.

Once normal fuel flow is established and if the carburetor still doesn't play nicely, then a rebuild will be needed. Finding a correct oem carb for one of these engines from an auto supply is always a real problem today. That is exactly why we offer reconditioning services for these items. You can review that process here:

http://www.forums.IHPartsAmerica.com/new-products-IH-only/3479-IH-only-north-fuel-systems-shop.html

Virtually any issue regarding bringing one of these old dogs to life can be found by reviewing all threads in this entire forum over time. And most likely you will encounter more than one issue simultaneously so don't get discouraged right off the bat. Just keep plugging along making the corrections as needed.

I'd concentrate on making what repair is needed in each system first, get the rig running reliably and only then start thinking about vehicle/system improvements for the future.

I deal with "new" IH product owners at my shop quite often as does Jeff at his facility. This forum exists to support our current and future customers with technical assistance and product selection, as such we can home in on issues very quickly and know how to deal with 'em.

 

[Murch]

Thanks mayben! I'll be in touch if need to go the reconditioned route.

Murch

 

[Murch]

I started to take your advice (mayben), but I wanted to make sure that all my vacuum hoses were connected and/or replaced. (there is a part of me that wishes that this would be my problem with it dying......I know I'm dreaming.) as I was attempting to follow the decal on the truck, I started noticing that my carb is missing some items. I don't see the choke vacuum diaphragm. Also, I couldn't identify some of the parts that the decal was illustrated. I'm attaching two pics of my carb and here's the numbers off of it:
r6620 2a
441192 c92
0455
am I missing anything vital on this carb to get it running smoothly? Do I need to plug any hoses because I'm missing pieces? Thanks for your help. Btw, after I replaced one of the hoses, I cranked her up again and she ran for a while before dying. A couple of attempts of starting later, I sprayed some carb cleaner and she tried to crank. So, as you said mayben, it's not getting fuel. Can I try to drop the fuel bowl with carb attached to the engine or is that too risky?

Thanks,
murch