57 international s-100

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

   A few months ago I picked up an old truck with the plan of fixing it up with my brothers and giving it to dad for his 80th birthday. His first truck was the same model but a year older. The body is fairly decent and it runs and drives but has some issues. The biggest one being it has a cracked block. Right behind the starter. Not a big leak it just sweats a bit, no drips. I plan on pulling the engine and transmission and looking them over before deciding what to do with them. I would like to keep it more or less original but wondering if I should braze the cracked or just use some sort of epoxy? Anyway if the engine turned out to be healthy I would also like to put a fuel injection system on it. Anyone have some thoughts about that? Planning to remove the body and clean up the frame and then figure out what to do with the brakes. I am pretty sure it is still a single line braking system so not a great design by today's standards. Just want to make it a decent enough truck for him to cruise around in whenever he feels like it. Get the mechanicals working good and let him do whatever he wants with the body. I am pretty sure that he would prefer it to be left just the way it is with 70 years of use for everyone one to see. 

	This site is not affiliated with AGCO Inc., Duluth GA., Allis-Chalmers Co., Milwaukee, WI., or any surviving or related corporate entity. All trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. All information presented herein should be considered the result of an un-moderated public forum with no responsibility for its accuracy or usability assumed by the users and sponsors of this site or any corporate entity.
	The Forum	Parts and Services	Unofficial Allis Store	Tractor Shows	Serial Numbers	History

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
Acguywill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 15 Jan 2024 Location: Vauxhall ab Can Points: 164	Post Options Post Reply Quote Acguywill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 57 international s-100 Posted: 19 hours 7 minutes ago at 8:28pm
	A few months ago I picked up an old truck with the plan of fixing it up with my brothers and giving it to dad for his 80th birthday. His first truck was the same model but a year older. The body is fairly decent and it runs and drives but has some issues. The biggest one being it has a cracked block. Right behind the starter. Not a big leak it just sweats a bit, no drips. I plan on pulling the engine and transmission and looking them over before deciding what to do with them. I would like to keep it more or less original but wondering if I should braze the cracked or just use some sort of epoxy? Anyway if the engine turned out to be healthy I would also like to put a fuel injection system on it. Anyone have some thoughts about that? Planning to remove the body and clean up the frame and then figure out what to do with the brakes. I am pretty sure it is still a single line braking system so not a great design by today's standards. Just want to make it a decent enough truck for him to cruise around in whenever he feels like it. Get the mechanicals working good and let him do whatever he wants with the body. I am pretty sure that he would prefer it to be left just the way it is with 70 years of use for everyone one to see.

Sponsored Links

Darwin W. Kurtz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Location: Westphalia, KS Points: 5313	Post Options Post Reply Quote Darwin W. Kurtz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 8 hours 6 minutes ago at 7:29am
	I'm wondering if the crack could be JB Welded. I have heard of engines being fixed with that stuff before.

Ed (Ont) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Location: New Lowell, Ont Points: 1526	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ed (Ont) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 7 hours 34 minutes ago at 8:01am
	I have an IH R-150 here that I'm working on. Motor was seized. Head had a 9" crack. We sent it to a machine shop in the city and had it properly repaired. Looks great.

DMiller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Hermann, Mo Points: 34877	Post Options Post Reply Quote DMiller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 6 hours 38 minutes ago at 8:57am
	Due to heat expansion and contraction JB Weld will be extremely short term, Having a Machine Shop that repairs broken castings is only good choice but expensive.

HudCo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 29 Jan 2013 Location: Plymouth Utah Points: 3992	Post Options Post Reply Quote HudCo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 4 hours 27 minutes ago at 11:08am
	probley just arc weld it with some 90% nickel like, MG250 or radnor99 it will cost about 30.00$ per rod but could get away with minimal heat short welds lots and lots of peening as soon as you break an arc