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OK, guys, so I just filled the thing to about an inch below the filler hole with this handy tool from Harbor Freight Tools [evacuation/dispensing pump, item #93477, $19.99]. This tool will save me a lot of headache on the other five vehicles I need to service. I think it would also serve for...

I'm a little curious if you are going to get rid of the rust before you paint it. If you don't, you may as well save your money on the paint job, in my opinion. You can repair the rust yourself. It takes a while. Someone mentioned a grinder. That's a good tool to use to get rid of the old...

Oh, and don't worry. You can apply that torch to the CARC for a while and not worry about it hurting the paint. One other consideration would be to make sure you are not too close to where you put in the gas. If you are, you can use a lighter on the spot, too. When people do this on "normal"...

Try this, but with the following precautions. First, handle dry ice with good gloves or it will burn you. Second, when you are applying the heat to the CARC, wear some kind of respirator mask or use a fan to blow any gassing fumes away from you. Take your propane torch and heat up the dented...

Rightie-oh, Rottie Dog! I bet you could get away with it in the "scenic" town of Jacksonville, NC. I am in the Triangle. We'll have to get together sometime.

'mornin', folks. M1009 CUCV, I did a transmission filter change and a transfer case drain last night. As I was filling the transmission, I kept checking it each half quart. It keeps showing that the fluid is way low in spite of a significant amount of fluid in there. I checked to see if it...

Oh, did I mention that my neighbors had to contend with not one, but TWO enormous Texas A&M sized bonfires these last couple of years? That was a real treat for the neighborhood, I am sure.

Yeah, I thank god we don't have an HOA. Today I was in the driveway at around 5, replacing a transmission filter and fluid. About that hour, a lot of the neighborhood folk go for walks. I was surprised that just about everyone answered my "hello". Right now, I got 2 Isuzu Rodeos, 1...

I was just heading to the junkyard this afternoon to pick up one of the little wing windows on the left front door. I believe the Blazer I am going to buzzard has one of those tire get-ups. I'll check when I go out there.

what to do about the US Army "official use only" reflective 12 x 12 sticker on the door?

I should also mention that someone else recommended the drain plug. I had queried about a reluctant transmission (not a slipping transmission), and it was recommended that I swap out the filter and fluid first and, while I am at it, put the plug in. Feller said that the HMWVVV pan works and...

This is such an interesting subject, and I am glad so many people are responding. As best I can tell, one has about 87k miles and the other about 99k miles. The fluid in both smells ok, and it is pink -- with some grimy black on the dipstick.

"You can thank a lawyer or the government for that" Well, then, you are welcome! Anytime! But, really, as a lawyer, I have never gone after a tire company for putting too big'a tires on too little'a rim. Ever. The government? Maybe.

Hi, gang. So I am preparing to drop the tranny pans on my M1009s to change the fluid and the filters when a buddy and I start gabbing about "flushing" the tranny. The merits of flushing are, supposedly, that it removes "ALL" the fluid from the tranny, torque converter, transfer case, etcetera...

Miles, thanks for the technical manual numbers! I'll defer to the experts in answer to your question.

Ahhh, very clever! Why aren't all pans generally made with one?

Very interesting and creative. I think before I go the brake fluid route, I'll drop the pan and take a peek. I would hate to sell one of the two having done that. I would be a total pikey to sell one that seems to be running fine after doing a "repair" like that.

Next task is to put in that relay switch that had been mentioned in other posts. Also, if anyone should have a moment, can I get the TM #s for the CUCV and M1009 so I can pull them up on this site?

Kendelrio, I am a little slow on the uptake. I finally got what you said about the ramp, the 1009 and the carnage. Here's what I did. I tested the batteries and they are both fine. I left the vehicle overnight in Durham and came home to Raleigh to keep the home fires lit. First thing...

Thanks for the pointers. I have never cracked open a transmission before, although I did help install a junkyard one when I was a kid. I think I have been a little more intimidated by it than I should be. Another thought however .... someone posted that, when dropping the pan, I should go...