Susan and I caught up with an old friend last weekend... my first International pickup - "Corny" (1953 R-110 Series).  I haven't seen Corny since 1991 (it had been involved in an accident with a drunk driver who apparently didn't know what a red octagona… more »

Well, I got the radiator back from testing yesterday... and it failed.  The core is basically shot - three bad leaks and it's plugged up with old deposits even after cleaning.  The shop offered to repair the leaks, but there's really no point with all of… more »

Well I'm stuck - literally. I removed the radiator to get it pressure tested and cleaned, and actually, I'm very impressed with the condition of the radiator - the fins look great, there doesn't appear to be any signs of former leaks, and there doesn't… more »

As you can tell by now, things take me a little longer than most folks as I tend to take my own pace with things (mostly due to a myriad of other projects)... Nonetheless, I finally finished the rebuild of Cornelia's carburetor yesterday, and today I too… more »

I was able to order the rebuild kit!  I contacted The Carburetor Shop LLC out of Eldon, Missouri, and they were very helpful in getting me the rebuild kit I needed for Cornelia.  As I mentioned in my earlier post, however; without knowing the specific mo… more »

I removed the carburetor from Cornelia this weekend and managed to scrape off over 50 years of grime with a toothbrush and carb cleaner.  Susan was whitening her teeth this weekend and when I got done with my tooth brush I told her I could blacken them a… more »

I just found out that Cornelia is in fact a 1953 R-112, NOT a 1954.  How?  From the chassis number and the International Harvester archives at the Wisconsin Historical Society.  It was common practice in the '50's for states to title vehicles based on th… more »