Depends on the engine. The LV-series engines, the behemoths that run from the V-401 [not to be confused with the AMC 401, which IH used in light trucks for a couple of years in the '70's and called the "V-400"] to the V-605 and includes the V-549, haven't been produced since about '78 or '79, so parts MAY be getting scarce. The SV-series engines, which are the V-266, V-304, V-345, and V-392, are pretty common and MOST parts are available thur NAPA and other such sources. They were last used in trucks in about '83...the exception being the V-266, which was last used in the mid-'60's, so some V-266-ONLY parts may be getting scarce by now. Then there were the MV-series engines...I remember the MV-404 but can't remember the other one...but both were used primarily in Loadstar trucks in the mid to late 1970's. The SV parts are still out there because the SV engines have a loyal following among Scout enthusiasts, and since SV's were around from about 1957 thru '83, they'll probably be available for many years to come.
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