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A Sticker for the
Ex Iowa Air Natoinal Guard PU
Diesel lift/supply Pump replaced
as routine maintenance.
Glowplugs replaced
as routine maintenance
CDR-Valve replaced,
as routine maintenance
...and the most senseless gedget ever:
Both molto importante i would say;-) good luck for the TÜV. (Automobile safety Dept.) that is always something annoying.
do you try to get the oldtimer status? So You can reinstall the windows and the rear seat bench!
If you Need some help for the paintjob, just ask.
Thank you for the helping words cantos ;-)
we will have the
"schraubertag" near koblenz in april
"usmvp camp" andernach in july
"northern trail" near hamburg in october (my baby! we stay in the dorfkrug pub of büttenwarder)
and maybe the "schmittenhöhe" koblenz in september.
if it has no...
hi nashbridges.
we have had some nice meetings in south east hamburg.
up to 5 members from hamburg.
(and some guys from the rhine river area)
it is a little quiet in the north the last time.
one got to sell his O`9 the other one moved away and so on.
use the usmvp.com page if you like to join...
i checked the floor after 1 year fighting the rust.
still ok, but it was wet under the rubber mat.
leaky like the old cucv :-/
any idea where to look?
the passenger side got more moisture.
Hi! i checked my 12V --> 24V converter today. both fuses were wrong.
15A & 25A instead of 20A & 30A.
the 15A was also blown alredy.
stonepicker wrote that this may be the reason my driverside battery was comlpetly dry.
hi wheelspinner! unforunatly this is not od. it is tan but the color fits pretty good to the brown carc parts.
manufacure softopper in colorado
brought it home after my us vacation trip in 2011. it is a lot of fun to use it in the summer time. it is not leaky as the orig. hard top also!
Some pictures of the desaster:
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Leaking Fuel
Broken Bearing Rear Axle
Glow Plug Relay Stuck
Injectors Burned out
G60 Burned throu
Bad Flywheel Tooth...
Doghead Mod
Gen 2 out of order
After Gen Rebuild, New 12v Dash Lamp, Sanding the copper socket, New Gen 2 Relay and cleaning...
after 2+ years driving this m1009,
i am pretty glad that i have no issues since 8 month.
i had almost every defect a m1009 could get!
ill try to create a list of all i did to make this O´9 a nice ride.
Rough running engine and ticking noise in cold start, only 90km/h, poor heating power...
Thx Cpt. Ahab. I do my best.
i did read in a stonepicker post, that he had some problems with a dead driver side batt, because of some melted fuses on the 24v converter. I am going to check that soon.
it is like riding on a cloud with the new tires. A Pretty remarkable difference.
New Brearings and Brakes Pads and Rotors
after another 1100km on the autobahn the left front tire began to wobble extremly.
the time was up for a new set bfg at`s either way
engine and transmission oil change today...
electric gremlins again:
we went to the so called "oldtimer tankstelle/gasstation" a place for automobile culture:
after spending some hours there the batteries where dead...
we tryed to jumpstart the 12v passenger side but it did not work.
so i called my friend pascal and he gave me 24v on...