Re: [ihc] Final round (hopefully) of Postal 800 talk

["Joseph Shaw, II" <josephshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I didn't necessarily mean for you to buy it, but I always thought that more
people were of the opinion that the parts were too hard to find, and thus,
avoided them, as opposed to thinking that because they were hard to find
they had good value!

In my experience, most IH V8's I have had get at least 10 MPG, and can go up
to 12-14 pretty easily.  That is pretty poor mileage for a 258, though, it
seems.  I can understand your concerns!!!

Again, good luck with this whole "project."  Sounds like fun getting to pick
and choose a bit of what you want!

Michael


> I remember when you posted that.  I tried to help you out, but the big
> turn-off on it was the 345 engine.  If I'm getting 7MPG with a 258,
> imagine how bad the 345 would be?  One guy who was interested but
> decided against it ended up getting a '74 RHD Scout II for, IIRC, $400.
> It kind of works, too.  The engine was rehabbed, but the transmission
> needs work, etc.  (If it was me, I'd have gotten your rig and dealt with
> the fuel economy.  But that's just me.)  Whoever got it for $430 got a
> deal, if I remember the condition of your rig properly.