The Uber Hauler

Well. This is my epic fail update. Engine was supposed to come out last weekend. Saturday was nasty weather. Sunday was perfect. So crank it out. I needed the bellhousing and engine out. Got everything unbottoned. Ripped shit out. Torched a few things I shouldnt have. And away I go.

And thats where I went wrong.



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Rad in
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Rad out. Taller than the 41in tires too
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Looked like the engine was gonna come out nice and smooth. And then a loud pop and bang. Fearing the worst I threw a wrench at the old man in the skidsteer to get him to stop effing lifting the engine and I slid in to the pit. To find this comical site.
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All that had happened was the bellhousing refuses to come apart from the trans. Pulling the entire drivetrain with it. New meaning to slip yoke I guess. And truly a releif that it was just the seperation of my front and rear drive shafts
 
Old man is much smarter than he looks. Go figure.

Since im gonna have to rebuild the 392 he suggested using the 304 out of the traveler until I get it fixed....doh.
 
More cheery update today. Between much screwing around and swearing the engine finally came out with only 5 or 6 broken things.

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Old geezer thinks hes cool just cause he can run the m better than me. I almost hoped hed tip it. Course then the engine wouldnt have gotten pulled today

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Top off


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Engine pulled


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Engine broken apart from tranny
 
Few more.

IH in all their infinate wisdom put two extra bolts inside the bellhousing into the transmission. Because....well I have no idea why they'd do it. Nutty bastards. But I found em before I broke out the sledge hammer :icon_ninja:

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Clutch is frozen solid
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At least there isnt any rust to deal with...
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And home it goes with me
 
I rarely resort to swearing. But today was one of those days.


First of all....clutch? What clutch. Aint no dammed clutch left. Pile of shit old ass crap.
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Oh did I mention the po virus. Boat style rocker assembly on one side. Welded on the other.

Engine was rebuilt at some point. And 99% of the work looks good....until I saw that. Any one predicting any problems?

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Damn problem is everything so far is clean. It drives me insane. Only have the heads to go but so far no visible damage to anything

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This was actually a washer found in the oil pan doing some damage but negligable in the long run
 
I pulled the clutch on my t'ette this weekend too. While the disk wasn't that bad, one if the rivets did fall out. But omg had the po roasted and toasted it. Major cracks were found in the pp and clutch face. I've had the truck since '99 and the clutch did seem like it was getting a bit tired. Looks like you're running a 12" clutch, wait till you find how much they cost! I upgraded from the 11" to the 12" since a 392 is replacing the old 345.
 
I had just assumed mine was the 13in clutch like other loadstars had. But sinking feeling this was a pickup engine. Oh well. How much did it run you buddy? Arm? Leg? Both?
 
Just a leg and 3 fingers. There wasn't a core because I upgraded from an 11" clutch. Hopefully she'll be running this afternoon.
 
Hey that aint to bad. I have a long way to go before I get to running and driving. Wish it was just a clutch for me
 
I found da f***in problem!!! :icon_rotate:

im so excited. Its only gonna cost me...a shit load. No worries

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Ta da. A nice crispy piston


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Head gasket? What head gasket


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The offender was removed and detained



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Oh good. Im glad it didnt score my cylinder walls or anything.

This stupid engine only has 60 fu**in thousand miles on it since its supposed rebuild.



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Free 392 bored .020 over if any body wants it
 
ouch. That bites. Major po virus.

Why not rebuild it and up the bore size, with. 030 over pistons? And redo the heads using same type of rockers on both. Pricey, indeed. But at least you will know what ya got, instead of unknown po virus whatnot
 
Then im lookin at say 2 grand. Maybe more. IHPA 12 in clutch. 30 over pistons and rings. I have the correct rocker assembly. Machine shop work. Not to mention new bearings. Gaskets.

Sadly on my budget it cant be done by the time rmihr rolls around.

Ill have to do what I can now and drop my 304 in the loadstar until the cash flow picks up. I have .020 over 392 pistons on the shelf at my casa. But I dont think a "hone" would do much for that cylinder.

Not to mention I dont believe in cylinder honing to much as it is for a scored block.

Just hard to decide where to go from here huh buddy. Obviously the correct way to go would be bore it another .010 over and get the correct .030 pistons and rings. It just sucks that one ruddy cylinder has to f*** up a perfectly good engine. Went through this with my 196. All the other cylinders look great. Cam is a newer isky cam. Had newer lifters. Blah. Whoever ran this truck sure knew how to run a sv8 like a chubby small block

darn po virus huh. Hard to justify dumping 2 grand into a 300$ truck
 
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Understandable. Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Even if you did do a rebuild on the motor, looking at roughly 2500 plus the 300 base price, then you would need to look at it as a $2800 truck :icon_razz: all in labor of love
 
scooter said:
understandable. Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Even if you did do a rebuild on the motor, looking at roughly 2500 plus the 300 base price, then you would need to look at it as a $2800 truck :icon_razz: all in labor of love
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And honestly. Whats a little blowby between gnarly scored cylinder walls.

Its supposed to smoke right? :rolleyes5:

labor of love my azz. All I want is a mad max style truck that scares small children when it fires.
 
Bummer about the engine. I was thinking about your comment that it was a pickup engine. The flywheel you have is drilled for a 12/13" clutches. The pickup is drilled for 11/12" clutches. My engine swap is completed and the new free (sorry to rub it in a:cornut:) runs like a top.

Those pistons scream cheap rebuild since they only have 3 rings instead of the usual 4. I might have a line on a 392 block/engine if you need it. A guy offered me a bunch of free IH engine parts a few years ago and might still have them. I'm in mendocino county.
 
Hell I appreciate that man. But I think for right now im just gonna toss in my 345 or 304.

Yeah yeah. Rub it in. Sheesh. I have a line on a 392 right now. But im not too overly paitent.

Hopefully my next update will be cheery and bright.

And full of less swearing :incazzato:
 
None worth mentioning. Having to hold off for rmihr. A 400$ clutch and engine parts were gonna run me to short. With rmihr looming over my shoulder I decided to throw my terra back together and break out the old aliddin canned ham camper. Not quite the entrance I was hoping for at rmihr20. But I cant always get my way. Soon as I sell a few more vehicles ill have more room and funds to do a proper build on the wee critter. I really dont wanna half ass something this cool so if theres another show sometime after the rally ill probably pull it together and make it to that one
 
The loadstar moves foward. I have a line on a 304 from a co loadstar still attached to its wee transmission.

Even better I get a nice air compressor out of it.

Trying to get the 10 9.00x20's mounted on rims as well.

Also. Since its going to tow all my stuff around. Like my farmall and fridge and my scouts. A new name has emerged.

The IH toterstar.

Hopefully I can finish this shortly and someone can enjoy it as much as me. Its been annoying and tiresome but very rewarding up to this point.

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Finally got ahold of the owner of the engine and tires, its gonna be an expensive and busy week for me. Im picking up my new parts rig as well this week

guy wanted 350 for the engine and transmission. 150 for the tires. I wanted 150 for the engine and trans. And 100 for the tires. We finally came to blows. After a broken nose and many injured feelings he saw things my way. Its gonna cost me 350 for an engine/trans and 10 9.00x20 tires mounted on rims. Only 1 bad tire in the bunch :yesnod:

so a 500$ parts rig in denver. A 350$ pile of scrap metal. Two seperate trailers. Two different trips. Basically 1000$ to try and get ahead on the pumpkin build and the toterstar.

If you see me selling organs on craigslist you'll know why
 
Man I am drooling over your air compressor!!!!!! Thats what I need for my rig so when I drive my Jeep on the bed I can air down the tires and I can also adjust them for different trails once unloaded! Sooo sooo lucky:) really cool to see to man. The new names fits and good luck on the parts coming your way good deal:icon_lol: whats the thing taking place off the trans shifter stick?? Looks like a chunk off how does that work to shift?? T98 tranny? The engine looks fairly clean which is a nice sign lol I am at the expensive tire stage myself:icon_crying:
 
Its actually a borg warner t-19. Thats a remote shifter of sorts. The cab over loadstars had colum shifters. 4 on the tree. So im assuming there used to be some horrible wiring system involved.

Yeah im gonna use that compressor for three things....horns...brakes....and an air compressor...:skep:. Since its gonna haul my toys I figure like you so....only my toys have red power plants. But if im gonna turn my pumpkin into a wheeler im gonna need the air down accessibility.

Tell you what. Im getting another 304....wanna repower your Jeep :cornut:

no charge.
 
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