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  1. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    I am tossing the new fuel pump. It is over 20 years old, and I threw away the thermostat and broke the housing. I have brand new coolant manifolds. I will be sending the injection pump out for rebuilding. It is the OEM pump from the factory. The intake was never off of this truck before...
  2. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    I found rust particles in the heater hoses. I had the heater hoses tied together and used a barbed connection to tie them together. It was a 5/8" butt connector. When I was going to change all the hoses and drain all the fluids, I discovered the heater hoses had rust particles in them. There was...
  3. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

  4. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    I have been pushing forward with my projects and trying not to take on any more work. I have a few snowplow trucks to get ready and turned down a few CUCV repairs that I was afraid of. Anyway, I think as much as I hate to say this, I am pulling the engine out of Little Red M1009. I had it...
  5. cucvrus

    Project Wild Weasel M1009

    Don’t ever think getting a bolt out of a block can’t take an hour. This Metric Japanese bolt was stuck in the starter support tab on the engine block. It was so tight I feared it would break off and also feared it was not the correct thread and it was cross threaded. It was not cross threaded...
  6. cucvrus

    Project Wild Weasel M1009

    I got home late tonight and wanted to put the starter back on the Wild Weasel. I found a few issues that will require time to repair before that happens. The main cable needs rounded and placed back in the holder up front. The cable may be below the lift pump and should be above I think. I know...
  7. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    No, the windshield is not that clean but I’m not letting on to that. That weeds out my prospects. If they are that easily fooled I don’t push the like button.
  8. cucvrus

    CUCVRUS Repair Projects

    After many years of bad mouthing brush in DIY bed liners I have one I want to share. This a 2001 Silverado 2500 HD with 300k miles and 23 years of commercial use. Check out the Line X bed liner. Some gouges and cuts but the same as it was 23 years ago. The gate rusted from the inside and the...
  9. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    This is my dating profile picture. She is a beauty.
  10. cucvrus

    No brake lights?

    There is a fuse just for the brake lights. That brake light circuit is part of the same circuit that the lighting system overheats and melts the 30-amp fuse halfway up on the right side of the fuse box. That could be the problem. And the pressure switch on top of the pedal. Check it out and...
  11. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    A little progress over the weekend. I had lots of grass to mow. Door latches and door linkage can be a challenge. It either goes right on or fights all the way. The Left door bam. The Right door struggled. The clip for the outside handle rod is already a challenging piece of hardware. New stuff...
  12. cucvrus

    How to get an Allen key between the starter ring gear to measure the distance - M1009 / Chevrolet Blazer K5 6,2 Diesel

    Contact me via PM and I will try and assist you. I have the parts you need. Take Care.
  13. cucvrus

    Seems like this is turning into a build thread.

    Where is your transmission leaking from. I see many that leak from the shifter. That is an easy fix. Amazon.com: Shift Lever Shaft Seal Tool | Installer/Remove | Genuine TIMKEN Seal for gm Auto Transmission : Automotive
  14. cucvrus

    Why is my M1008 floor getting so hot?

    That is radiant heat. You pay extra for that in a new house. These are not vehicles that have the creature comforts of newer vehicles. They are bone stock utilitarian transportation from 40 years ago. Have you ever driven a WW2 Jeep. That is basic transportation from 80 years ago. It would take...
  15. cucvrus

    Best guesses at a restored m1009's value in 2018 and beyond

    I’m bringing this thread back around since I was ask about buying my M1009 by many people. I’m thinking about it. But it is not finished yet so NO. I will think about selling it when I get it done. I just ordered a new 2025 Silverado pick up. Some guy told me that I will never buy a new truck...
  16. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    Good ?
  17. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    Well technically there should be plastic and paper inner door skin seals. I see them on new cars and I never seen them on a CUCV. I don’t even recall seeing the plastic on new ones. Same as the push pins on the door panels. Not many CUCVs have the plastic push pins on the door panels. First time...
  18. cucvrus

    Lift pump hose

    What is a lift pump? Are we talking fuel pump on the engine? If so 3/8” /9 mm. I hope that helps. It is a formed hose but if you make it longer and make some gentle bends you can make straight hose work. I wrapped a few with split loom and wire tied them tight at the bends. It worked for years...
  19. cucvrus

    Seems like this is turning into a build thread.

    In the 6 wires at the rear trailer plug outlet you have stand service lamps. Right turn/stop Left turn/stop Park lamps Ground wire Black out trailer wiring Amber cat eye driving light 4 amber slits per side Red stop lamp 1 red light in center of the Amber slits with the park lamps on. I hope...
  20. cucvrus

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    My experience has been put nothing on the floor and just keep it painted. But I have also had great success with Line X. I had a DIY brush in liner and had terrible results. A false sense of protection that failed in a few years and took me months to clean and repair and in the end I had LineX...
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