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This pump (circled) pumps fuel to the fuel-fired heater in the passenger compartment. If it's "clicking up a storm", it's trying to send fuel somewhere. Since you don't seem to have this heater, I'm not sure where it's sending fuel, but it's probably not good. As suggested, you can unplug it...

Astute observers will note that the passenger heater exhaust pipe and the radio rack over the transfer case are not mounted. The former is a work in progress. The latter interferes too much with passenger leg room. The OP has an additional back-up light. We both have added trailer hitch...

This is as-built by GM, except we added seat belts in the back.

I'd never seen anything like that either. When I brought it in, I asked the tire guy if he could repair it. He wasn't sure if I was joking or nuts.

When you inspect tires, note the date of manufacture. My spare was original factory equipment, 33 years old. It had never been used except once, this summer, when I had to run an errand in the middle of rotating my tires. When I tried to use it again in the bitter cold, it crumbled. I now...

Forget the birds and the flowers. The real definition of Spring is when AntennaClimber's Glowplug controller card stops turning on the "Wait" light. Should we have a thread for "Stupid CUCV Tricks?" I can remove the key while the engine is running. This let's me keep the parking gate fob on...

In my post above, the word "manual" is yellow. That means it's a link. Click on it and it will take you to the manual, which you can download and print. There are 5 basic manuals you'll want. The one ending in -10 is for vehicle operators. The -20 is for second-line maintenance. The -20P...

Dude... Read the manual. WATER-IN-FUEL Indicator Light. Indicates when there is water in fuel system. When water is present in fuel system, drain it. (See paragraph 3-7)

I like the M1010. You can read my M1010 saga here. Now my son wants one. If you decide to pass, send me the details and I'll take a look. As mentioned above, your biggest M1010-specific issue is the charging system. I went with the Plan B Mod and NAPA HD truck belts. These big alternators...

Once this one is done, my son wants one. I may get to keep the third one.

I'll be there with the M1010, Friday eve. through Sun afternoon.

Just a quick update. Lots has happened, but little info of value to the group. New tires (Cooper RTX). They have lots of siping, so hopefully they'll do well on ice. Old tires failed in the cold. Turns out the spare was never used, factory original, 33 years old! It crumbled quickly in...

This winter, I drive the CUCV every day, whatever the temperature. We did the usual SS mods and maintenance stuff. Antennaclimber glowplug card. Fresh glowplugs. GP resistor bypass. Fresh GP relay. Dog Head starter relay. Big commercial Penn batteries, each rated 1000 CCA at 0 degrees...

The truck starts much quicker today, at 50 degrees, than it did day before yesterday, at -20 degrees.

This is a design flaw in the CUCV. Too many amps pass through that fuse. You need the LMC headlight relay mod. See the "Headlight" section in http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?123199-CUCV-Helpful-Threads. Don't put it off and melt your fuse block like I did.

That may be so. I'm unclear on the actual mechanism involved. Some explanations are consistent with your point. I do know it *feels* like the tire is bouncing vertically.

Death wobble is a vigorous vertical oscillation of a wheel. It feels like you're driving a paint mixer. You're describing a different steering issue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBSwqWcplYM

Wow. A 33 year old tire. I'd never looked at date codes before. When I asked mechanics to assess the tires, I guess they only looked at the tread, and not the date codes. They all gave the tires a thumbs up. You'd think the State safety inspections would check the tire dates. All they...

The tire techs at NTB debated whether that was a 1 or a T. 1983 would make sense if that were the original spare in a 1984 truck. The way the sidewalls disintegrated in the cold, I suspected it might be original. I drove on that tire briefly this summer. I was rotating tires and needed to...

The shredded one to the left is DO1403. The NTB tire guys didn't recognize that date code. The other two that failed are 518. IIUC they're either 17 or 27 years old. They all had vent spews, those little rubber "hairs" that stick out of a new tire. The tread on all was excellent. As you...