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  1. eme411

    Help needed to stop me throwing money at my CUCV, Hopping/Vibration

    after seeing your wheels , that would be my first thing to fix , go back to OE rims and tire size , I bet most of your problems go away, that's like having a car with omni fit rims , had a VW Golf with rims like that all went into the scrap and OE VW mags went on , problem GONE, loose the wheels...
  2. eme411

    Fresh resto M1009 383 Green/Tan interior

    nice cool color for the summer heat,
  3. eme411

    Radiator cap eruption?

    a good trick to get the air out is keep the heater hose on the crossover off and take your time filling the rad, heater controls open , almost all the air will be out of the system them ,wait until coolant comes out of the fitting then reinstall the hose, then let the engine run until the...
  4. eme411

    Help needed to stop me throwing money at my CUCV, Hopping/Vibration

    what's the tire brand you have on the truck? have you checked all your shocks front and rear, steering damper? who installed the tires ? was it the new guy? before throwing more money at it know the answer to these, then move on,
  5. eme411

    Meet Mr Rusty

    in our world (old trucks and the rust belt) all would be lost , remember 2 guys garage? those guys have no idea what rust is, with no torches in our world you might just as well go back to bed,
  6. eme411

    New Toy Comes Home

    Just finished taking a look at the plate , appears to be newer than the 67 build date , most likely replaced during the 87 rebuild as there is no manufactured dated stamped into it , but it reads as follows M-109A3 WO/W, I'm going to check with the guy I got it from to find out if he added the...
  7. eme411

    New Toy Comes Home

    well I finally found a truck with the features I was looking for (most anyway) 1967 M-109A3 whistler , winch , air shift, hard top , heater, air power steering , all the books, and less than 5,000 miles, needs tires and the brakes looked at , also needs a good wash in the cab , former small...
  8. eme411

    CUCV Line Truck

    line truck I've been moving ahead as I've had time , pass side of cab is done with the exception of finish work on the corner , that will wait for the bed to come off, winter is coming so I need to get ready for the snow, hope to get a good start on the driver's side , we have also gotten a...
  9. eme411

    bought me my first CUCV

    all the CDN CUCV's were equipped with the battery warmers, don't forget to oil spray the **** out of it, make sure you open up the tailgate and get lots in there , then spray the entire outside of the gate, need to stop mister salt,
  10. eme411

    bought me my first CUCV

    always good to see another CUCV hit the up here , time for the block heater , your winter is almost here, did you have snow yet?
  11. eme411

    XM-778 2 1/2 ton Cargo Truck, W/W

    I think a trip to Maryland is in your future also try the MVPA archives , there may be something there , I would also wet sand the doors , you may find some very interesting markings in the paint , a couple of my buddies are just restoring a Studebaker gasser M-35 Arctic test truck , it came...
  12. eme411

    What to do with a rusty CUCV...

    without a set of photos it will be hard to advise you , all the sheet metal is out there so the parts are not the problem, do you plan to drive it in the snow? I fix my trucks (the ones that need that) then they get oil sprayed every year, I only drive my 1009 all year, what is your skill set...
  13. eme411

    CUCV Line Truck

    line truck finally got back on the line truck , been busy with one of the other projects, (Rattrig), pod is home after the Gilbert show with some extra comm gear, also a small load of CUCV parts, pass side is almost ready to have skin bolted back on, then time to work on the driver's side,
  14. eme411

    need alignment advice. Got alignment. Now have Death Wobble. What to do?

    check your steering damper and front shocks, make sure some individual did not use your truck for parts for his and put the crap parts on your truck , make sure you have the heavy duty parts where they should be,
  15. eme411

    Flat towing an M1009 with an M923

    and remember you will not be able to see the CUCV in your mirror until you make a sharp turn
  16. eme411

    M1008 or M1009?

    you need to decide what you want to do with your truck, I own both , the 1008 is a hauler , long distance or short, the 1009 is a daily driver and light hauler with normal road speed and much better mileage and room for extra bodies,
  17. eme411

    M1009 VIC12 Install

    the newer base should work but I have never tried one , the 1729 tunes too slowly to keep up with the Singars and Tics radio systems,
  18. eme411

    M1009 VIC12 Install

    The RT-524 and the 1729 were designed to work together, the antenna base automatically tunes itself as you change the frec. on the set , that's that little motor inside clicking and when that dies the base can be tuned by use of the hand dial,
  19. eme411

    M1008 Dash Lights

    Stay with stock bulbs , don't make more problems for yourself,
  20. eme411

    M1008 Dash Lights

    gently clean with 3M pad , do it on all the contacts and the bulb holders, use Dielectric grease on all contacts ,best thing is to replace all the bulbs with new ones , spending a few dollars on new bulbs is much easier than pulling the cluster again,
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