IH 392

76-cj7

Would there be any value to a IH 392?? Buddy of mine knows of an old lady that used to own her own bus and the motor blew.......from what i've been told she bought a brand new crate motor from IH way back when and it never got installed and just sat in a garage and now she wants rid of it........$200 bucks they tell me. Been sitting in heated garage for 20 or more years. Would there be a good resell value?

tufcj

$200 for a new crate motor would be cheap. The only people it would have any value for would be the Scout crowd. It's basically a BIG, HEAVY, low performance, run forever truck motor. Not much out there for performance parts.

I bet out there in the Scout crowd, someone would pay 5X that for a crate motor for a restore though.

Maybe try www.anythingscout.com ?

Bob
tufcj

fifesjeep

I have a 392 in my 69 IH 1200D truck..... It's low on HP but the Torque is killer... This truck has a 7' plow on the front 392 under the hood Matched to a T98 with a 202 T-case, D70 rear and a HD Large Ball Closed Knuckle 44 front and the truck has overloads!... It's a freaking Haus!!! Very strong and reliable motors... I'd definitely post it on www.binderbulletin.org

76-cj7

Id like to snag it up and toss it in the corner for a while and then maybe sell it later on when i need some cash :-| But i just have to get my buddies buddy to call the lady.....and we all know how these situations usually end up #-o :smile:

fifesjeep

Doesn't hurt to try.... the worst case scenario is that it doesn't work out... What's the problem with that? 8)

76-cj7

Yea......thats a good point. Oh well, i'll just have to wait and see