Hi,
The truck has regular hydraulic brakes. And I don't really care if it has the governed carb or distributor. Any good running 304, 345 or 392 would be acceptable, providing it is for a Loadstar.
From what I understand the Scout and light pickup has a different type of radiator hose hookup and different exhaust manifolds - 2 bolt instead of 3-bolt and I don't think the Scout exhaust manifold has the power steering bracket tapped hole. And I believe Scouts/pickups have different motor mounts. And I also heard that in the mid 70's the engines were smogged with air pump, different timing gears, etc for less performance and less mpg. But I'm no IH v8 expert and don't know any of this for sure.
I have a rust-free '69 Loadstar 1700 with 15k original miles on it. But the engine is locked up tight. So I was just looking for a bolt-in replacement while I rebuild the original engine. And I did not want to strip down the original to make the replacement engine work.
Yes, my original 392 has the 4 b governed carb and dizzy, but I don't care if the replacement engine is a 2 b or 4 b carb or if it is governed. Just as long as it runs well and is a temporary (probably couple years) direct bolt-in Loadstar engine replacement.
Not sure why the engine is locked up. I saw the truck run in a video before I placed my winning auction bid. It was delivered. The oil appeared ok, so I let the engine idle to warm it up as I intended to immediately replace the oil and filter "just in case". The engine ran smooth and quiet, not a miss, not a tap, not a noise of any kind. The stock gauge showed very good oil pressure. It ran exactly like you would expect a new engine with only 15k miles to run. After about 5 minutes the idle began to slow down. I instinctively gave it more gas. It continued to slow and within a half minute it stopped. It never made a sound - not one squeak, tappet noise, or knocking sound. But with perfect oil pressure to the very end the engine so locked up a breaker bar could not move it.
Any idea what happened?
Who knows how long the truck sat before they started driving it around for the video. My guess is that the auction company did not do any type of pre-oiling before starting it. So when I got the truck the cam bearings went out or spun causing the engine to lock up.
However another IH expert told me most likely the auction company put something in the oil causing it to run quiet and smooth but ultimately causing the bearings to weld themselves to the crank and plugged up everything. He said most likely the entire engine is toast.
Anybody else have a guess as to what happened?
So actually I don't know if I'm looking for a temporary replacement or a permanent replacement engine. If permanent, I'd like either a 345 or 392ic Loadstar non-smogged low-mileage engine. But if temporary any 304, 345 or 392 Loadstar type non-governed engine would be ok. I don't know how easy it is to find running replacement engines. I remember seeing somewhere someone had an engine and trans they were selling for $700 because they were updating the drivetrain in their truck but I can't find that post now. And I don't see any surplus of IH v8 engines in the classifieds. So I think I had better start looking now. I won't know until I tear apart my engine what the problem is, but if I find any good running complete Loadstar compatible engine before then, I'm interested.
I hope that kind of clarified what I'm looking for.
Thank you, Sir, for your reply.
