Golden Jubilee
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Re: Basic Tachometer Info Needed
nikkinutshop wrote:Why couldn't Isspro's tech support tell me that? If I had to ask that question, my hand would be on the EXIT door handle. That is something the sales should know. If the person does not know, get some help ASAP.
I know there are Old IHC tachometers out there waiting to be discovered.
It has been my experience that I had better know what I want and need before I go to buy something. I used to f"k up the counter know-it-all. I would ask for a part by part number or detailed description. The dummy would ask for the vehicle make and which engine. An R120, 4X4 with a 6.9 Diesel and C6 automatic always set off a fire storm of confusion. I miss that truck. Check eBay.
Yes, I can see where that would cause them to have a complete melt-down. They would just tell me, "sorry, no longer available", no matter what it was. When I first got my first IH, a Travelette about 8 years ago, I immediately went to the local parts store to get some oil and a filter. I asked for the filter for an International pickup with a 304 V8. He started to look in his computer then asked me what year of Ford that was.
Or the time I needed to replace a brake line in my '68 Loadstar. All the counter person could ask was what year, make and model of truck. I had to argue with him because he insisted they did not carry the brake line or it would be in their computer. And I insisted brake lines go by size diameter and fitting, not make and model and I could cut and flare a length to fit my truck. I pointed out a whole rack of different brake lines I could see in the back, but I was not allowed behind the counter.
Or the time I needed some 5/8 water hose. Fifteen minutes later he came back with a piece of steel-reinforced high pressure hydraulic line he had cut for me.
The ignorance never ends. It just takes a quick look on facebook at all the IH projects that get started but never finished. I'm in the Loadstar group there and I see so many projects, for example, where people attempt to swap a 3/4 ton Ford or Dodge frame for their Loadstar frame. This is their effort to upgrade the drive train and brakes to something newer and better. And in the end they end up with no vehicle but a big pile of useless parts.
Another one I recently saw the person was selling their incomplete project where they were attempting to mount a Chevy engine behind the cab on a customized frame. Why . . . just to look cool.
Yet their "how to swap and upgrade" with GM high-performance car engines, axles, brakes etc. questions never ends. I'm all for learning how, but it would be nice if they would seek some guidance from people with experience. So much blind leading the blind there. I am constantly trying to refer people to these IH forums. But all they want to do is Facebook. . . . rant over.
Thank you so much for your help over the years.