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Originally Posted by Whiskeydan
I'm looking at an old dump truck to use at the ranch. Seller says it has a V8 but did not know the displacement. I've found 266, 304 345 and 392s with 345 being the most popular. He claims three yrs ago it had a overhaul due to a cracked piston skirt. Sounds legit to me.
Any way to tell the displacement? I have no knowledge of old International engines. What to look for???
Anyone here familiar with these old beast? Any web sites?
Also, it has a 75 gallon saddle tank almost full of old gas. I'm wondering if there is some additive I could use and just run it. Getting rid of that much old gas may be a problem.
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Yes, I have owned a 63 1/2 ton, and a 66 3/4 ton 4x4 pickups, both with 304 ci and both were awesome torque builders. The 345 ci engines generally went into school buses, and 2 ton flat beds. I think these engines could easily qualify as bullet proof! I remember doing a lifter replacement on the 1963 1/2 ton, after that it could burn rubber more easily than any vehicle, short of the 59 Chrysler I tortured back in the sixties!
