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It has been a long successful day for me. I started out at 0500 and worked at my FT job till 1000. Came home and sprayed the CARC green in the tub area of the M1009. It came out well and made all the months of sanding worth the effort. I wouldn't want to do this for pay. I don't think anyone...

Last night I washed out the entire interior of the M1009 tub with PPG DX330. I washed and dried it twice so I was sure it was clean, and the sealer would not fisheye. I was able to apply a nice smooth coat of PPG grey sealer. White sealer was my normal, but I only had the grey in stock, so it...

My advice is to go to the parts store and take whatever tools you need to change the belts. Remove the belts and push the alternators all the way into the lowest point in adjustment. Take the Gen 2 belt in and ask for one shorter and take the new belt and slip it on Gen 2. Did it go on easy? If...

The past few evenings after working in the blast furnace we call Earth I came home and sanded more areas in the M1009 floor and cargo area smooth. If I was to be doing this for hourly pay i would be getting a nice payment. I am SAD to report the jack storge decal is gone. I attempted everything...

I have a local alternator shop that fixed that faint glow of Gen 2. I also had him install self-exciting voltage regulators on a CUCV plow truck because I had nothing but trouble with the idiot lights and the people driving it without knowing if it was charging or not. He did something to my...

I have that fuel can mounting plate that was welded to the floorboard on the left rear cargo area of the M1009. I surgically removed it. It would Love a trip to Europe. I mean it beats sitting a dusty hot barn on the rafter in Pennsylvania the past 25 years. I know exactly where it is as I see...

My experience of working on these heavy GM K series trucks has been that the front end needs several things corrected to go down the road smoothly. On the K30 all I ever done was replace the tie rod ends and drag link joints. Also replace the steering stabilizer. That corrected 99% of the trucks...

So, as you all know I have been sanding the floor of my M1009 for over 6 months. I get very tired of it and move on to other projects. Understood? When the military had the M1009 they added some sort of brush it anti-skid to the floor and some time someone brushed in green CARC paint on the side...

I have that fuel can mounting plate that was welded to the floorboard on the left rear cargo area of the M1009. I surgically removed it. It would Love a trip to Europe.

The mindless CARC sanding, and paint prep work continues on the inside of my M1009. This has been monumental task that others would have skipped and sprayed it. Not me. I went over the edge this time. Pictures forth coming along with a winded explanation of my actions. More work = Better end...

The Gen 2 staying on at startup is normal. The voltmeter should be in the upper green. there is a little tick mark on the stock voltmeter. The needle should stay there on a properly operating CUCV in stock form. But bypassing the resistors on the firewall will make the Gen 1 squeal hard because...

Some have probably been wondering what I am getting completed. I have been doing lots of multi-tasking and getting things done. I have also hand sanded a lot of brushed CARC paint from the inside of the M1009 tub. To my sadness the CARC was brushed on parts of the fiberglass roof inside. I spent...

What side do you need the foam bottom pad for? I have several loose seats and seat parts. Just an idea.

Last night it was more interior cab hand sanding, and I was able to get the primer on the main cab roof after getting the dents repaired. I am moving right along. I have a lot of property management work to handle now that the rains have begun again. I am currently doing everything alone and...

Based on what you wrote I would not know where to begin to help you. The repair manuals are worthless at this point with all the modifications. The CUCV is stock form was a simple design and easy to diagnose. Now I don't think I can help you. And leaking return lines will allow air into the fuel...

The CUCV has a specific decal. The one pictured is not for a CUCV.

Just what I need. Oils and silicone all over a sanded surface that I am ready to paint. I can just ignore it and cover it or scrape it off and paint it. I never needed a picture to show me how the jack, tools and tire needed to be stored. But I do want it as original as possible. I am looking at...

Just a few sneak peeks of my progress. It has been a long-drawn-out job and I am not completed yet. Someone brush painted CARC in the cargo area and was very sloppy about it. They sprinkled non-skid grit in it and that made a real mess. I have been digging, sanding, wire brushing my way thru...

Not much to post. The dents in the main cab roof have been repaired and are ready for primer. That was an easy task after a friend came over and worked his body repair skills on the dents. The way he fixed it was by slapping it and tapping at special places. The old body repair skills are a...

These rear differentials are very tough. What you showed is pretty much the norm on a 40-year-old truck. In the past I would service the fluids and run it a while and service it again. I never seen much of an issue after that. That locker is a very noisy locker and unloads the no spin at the...