Ok, I'll start. I have owned three trucks, the first was a 1983 359 with an A model 400, the second a 1989 T600 with 425 B model, and currently a 1989 378 with a 425 B model (slightly turned up)
I did have a problem with the A model. I bought it with a fresh in frame and OPT warranty on it that was done at an International dealer in Salt Lake City. Just before the warranty ran out I lost a head gasket in Los Angeles. Cat covered it completely.
I traded that old girl on the T600 (thought it was time to grow up and go for aerodynamics). That engine never let me down once, except for just North of Cedar City, Utah one day it started to die. I finally remembered while sitting on the shoulder of I-15 that someone had told me that some how or another the little dime sized check valves in the primer pump can flip upside down. 10 minutes later, after taking the primer pump off I found that indeed that had happened. It took me another 5 or so minutes to figure out which one had flipped, then back together and on my way.
I love those engines - simple, all mechanical, and pull like mad.
I got out of the trucking business in 94, and worked construction until 2008, when I had the bright idea to go into business for myself in construction (my crystal ball was a bit foggy). I have since bought the 89 378 with the same engine for our lowboy tractor. No EGR problems or DEF fluid in that old girl!
I did have a problem with the A model. I bought it with a fresh in frame and OPT warranty on it that was done at an International dealer in Salt Lake City. Just before the warranty ran out I lost a head gasket in Los Angeles. Cat covered it completely.
I traded that old girl on the T600 (thought it was time to grow up and go for aerodynamics). That engine never let me down once, except for just North of Cedar City, Utah one day it started to die. I finally remembered while sitting on the shoulder of I-15 that someone had told me that some how or another the little dime sized check valves in the primer pump can flip upside down. 10 minutes later, after taking the primer pump off I found that indeed that had happened. It took me another 5 or so minutes to figure out which one had flipped, then back together and on my way.
I love those engines - simple, all mechanical, and pull like mad.
I got out of the trucking business in 94, and worked construction until 2008, when I had the bright idea to go into business for myself in construction (my crystal ball was a bit foggy). I have since bought the 89 378 with the same engine for our lowboy tractor. No EGR problems or DEF fluid in that old girl!