Re:Help please!

["Myron Ware" <cmw@domain.elided>]

Bill,
  If it's been sitting a while, you might be able to relate my 
'68 800's experiences to your question.  Mine had been sitting in a 
garage for 10 years.  The freeze plugs were mostly non-existant on 
the engine.  The rear diff bearings had rusted from condensation in 
the pumpkin.  The rear quaterpanels between the door and the rear 
wheel well were fairly rusted since the tires spew water, etc into 
the area between the gas tank and the outer shell.  You can make some 
debris shields out of thick plastic to keep the stuff out once 
they're cleaned.  I ended up replacing the bearings throughout on 
both axles since there was rust pitting present everywhere.  I'd 
imagine that if you checked the diff fluids and didn't find any water 
floating around, you should be in pretty good shape.   I bought the 
service and parts manuals and was able to x-ref about 95% of all the 
IH part #'s at my local NAPA store.  My 800 has a dual output master 
cylinder as stock, but the 80's may have had only a single output 
version.  I think Paul Brakefield was trying to make my junked MC 
work in place of his single-output MC.  If you have any more 
questions, just let us know,
Myron

----Original Message----
> sealer. What are the good and bad points of the Scout 80s and 800s?
> What should I look for and be concerned with on something that old? Can parts
> be had, such as: dual mater cylinder conversion, disc brake conversions, lift
> kits?
> I'm going to go look at the '65 tomorrow and I'll have more info then.
 
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