Hi IH only forum,
I am a prospective Scout owner (never owned one before) and am looking at a Scout 800 that a friend's Dad recently put up for sale. It has the 152, 4spd. As you'll see, I'm not the most versed on these rigs. But I'm learning and want to know more! So I've come to tap your expertise and help me make an informed purchase. The owner is asking $3500, but I don't think that is firm.
The good: it runs and drives strong. Although it's a little hesitant when you give it gas until it gets good and warm. I'm guessing timing? It appears to be all original except the wheels (but he's got 5 matching wheels and tires with lots of tread. The seats have been reupholstered on the original frames. All electrical and gages work. It has a bulkhead behind the seats. The body is mostly straight. The doors, tailgate, hood all line up well and open and close with a very comforting and solid 'click!' tranny seems strong. 4wd hi and lo both worked. Glass is all in tact. Windshield looks great. Windshield wipers work although the vacuum wipers are somewhat sporadic.
The bad: a few minor dents that look easy enough to massage. It has small amounts of rust in the following spots: drivers floor over the cross member support (basically at your heels), bottom corner of driver front fender, passenger floor over same cross member, small patch in floor by tailgate. I don't know what the other trouble spots there are that are specific to scouts but for a vehicle that came from the midwest originally, the rust seems very minimal. It is also mostly on flat panels that should be easy enough to patch. All the window gaskets are shrunk and rock hard. Really, there's not a lot to list here...
After I got it warm, there was a slight pinging coming from the valve cover. The valve cover also had very small amounts of oil bubbling from under the gasket. A valve cover gasket replacement would be in order.
Take a look at the photos and the ticket (which is pristine) and let me know what you think a fair offer would be.
I am a prospective Scout owner (never owned one before) and am looking at a Scout 800 that a friend's Dad recently put up for sale. It has the 152, 4spd. As you'll see, I'm not the most versed on these rigs. But I'm learning and want to know more! So I've come to tap your expertise and help me make an informed purchase. The owner is asking $3500, but I don't think that is firm.
The good: it runs and drives strong. Although it's a little hesitant when you give it gas until it gets good and warm. I'm guessing timing? It appears to be all original except the wheels (but he's got 5 matching wheels and tires with lots of tread. The seats have been reupholstered on the original frames. All electrical and gages work. It has a bulkhead behind the seats. The body is mostly straight. The doors, tailgate, hood all line up well and open and close with a very comforting and solid 'click!' tranny seems strong. 4wd hi and lo both worked. Glass is all in tact. Windshield looks great. Windshield wipers work although the vacuum wipers are somewhat sporadic.
The bad: a few minor dents that look easy enough to massage. It has small amounts of rust in the following spots: drivers floor over the cross member support (basically at your heels), bottom corner of driver front fender, passenger floor over same cross member, small patch in floor by tailgate. I don't know what the other trouble spots there are that are specific to scouts but for a vehicle that came from the midwest originally, the rust seems very minimal. It is also mostly on flat panels that should be easy enough to patch. All the window gaskets are shrunk and rock hard. Really, there's not a lot to list here...
After I got it warm, there was a slight pinging coming from the valve cover. The valve cover also had very small amounts of oil bubbling from under the gasket. A valve cover gasket replacement would be in order.
Take a look at the photos and the ticket (which is pristine) and let me know what you think a fair offer would be.
