PeterHenry Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Morning, So, I have an International 454 that's been taken apart and then left in the open for a number of years by the previous owner - the front axel is at one end of the yard, the back end and engine at another - I was planning on trying to put it all back together, but the engine having been disassembled and exposed to the elements is beyond repair..... So, having noted that the engine doubles as part of the chassis, and that I am also not willing to pay the approximate £2000 for the only engine I can find - I'm resigned to trying to find and put a diffrent engine in and use the fitting on the original engine to mount it. I'm a rank amateur at this sort of thing - I'll happily hold my hands up to that - but I've inlisted a freind who is going to help. I've just got to narrow down what engine to put in - and - was wondering if by chance anyone here knew their way around International tractors well enough to be able to pluck the answer out of the ether? Best, Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 I’ll have a word with my old man this week, we used to have international’s, 454 and 574. They are lovely and simple to work on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 A friend of mine who restores early Land Rovers bought an engine because it was a very rare early variant. The engine had stood exposed on a Derbyshire hillside for over forty years with no manifolds on. I thought he had no chance of even dismantling it as it was rusted solid. Three months later it was running. His secret was that he stood the engine in a fifty gallon drum of molasses for a month then took it out and it came apart very simply. That was a new one on me. I cannot imagine that your tractor engine can possibly be in a worse state than this one was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 I cannot remember if that engine had liners or not but cannot believe it is not restorable. I will make enquiries and come back to you. I have a friend who knows these things and will give a definite answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhvslr Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 454 on gumtree bishop auckland 340pounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Beat me to it. Got to be a 454 somewhere on offer where you could whip the engine out. Mind why do that if the 454 is in good working order just scrap the old one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHenry Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Thanks for all the replies. Unfortunately I missed out on the engine in Bishop Auckland - 20 mins after I first saw it, it was taken down. I think I might look into getting the original going again - all of the kind offers of advice are much appreciated. Best, Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Malpas tractors list a liner kit for a 454 so it may have liners. https://www.malpasonline.co.uk/s/c/tractor-parts/engine-filters/engine-parts/block-components/pistons-rings-liners/piston-ring-liner-kits/m/case-ih-454-agricultural-tractor-international Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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