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I have worked at a truck body manufacturing plant for over 30 years. We have built 10's of thousands of fleet trucks with liftgates and tow hitches. Some even tow from the lift gate in the folded position. I myself welded hitches on truck frames for Ryder, Penske. Budget and all major rental...

You need to pick up a National 9449 output seal for the transfer case. Change it while you have it out. Standard ATF is all I ever buy. I would also pick up a 5 gallon pail of ATF. That is less expensive that way. You will need a good bit to refill the transmission and transfer case. Always...

I am not sure that I can send pictures in the PM. so here you go. I will include a Genuine GM transfer case to spacer adapter gasket and a dipstick tube to transmission seal cup as a gift. I hope that helps.

Multiple black wires bound together are grounds. The last picture look's fine. That orange wire goes from the throttle pedal switch above the pedal to the electric kick down switch on the left (drivers side) of the transmission. Just 1 wire. The clamp that hold the wire to the 10 o'clock bell...

WOW. You have become a great mechanic is a few weeks. I think you had it in you all along and feared failure. Fear not you are well on your way to being able to repair almost every issue that comes your way on the CUCV. I can repair most CUCV issues but let component overhauls up to...

That choice is up to you. I am not the one that owns the truck. If you don't want the pintle hook, air lift shackles and tie downs get a HD receiver and install it. Loosing the spare tire carrier from under the bed is no real loss. That is a real PITA to get in and out. Especially when you need...

I have done a few of these on the CUCV trucks. If it were me I would purchase one and fabricate what I needed to retain the brackets in stock form. Most of the ones I installed were for paying customers or on trucks that were never going to air lifted again. So to make it simple I just...

Really the spring wrap is NOT needed. That was added for protection and provide some crush resistance. Replacing the rear brake line is as simple as form to fit cut to length and re-flare. Don't forget the put the nut on the line before you flare it. And make sure it is the correct way. threads...

Just pick up a section of 3/16" nickel copper brake line and form it to fit. You will need a double flaring tool when you cut the line. Very easy fix. I know you have it in you. Good Luck. I will get back to you on the adapter.

Yes. That will do the job.

Always dis connect the ground on the welder when welding on the back end of a vehicle. I work at a truck assembly plant and seen a welder trailing a large truck several times on the lot. One time the welder was on it's side and the Argon tank was rolling behind the truck and the hose had broken...

After thinking about the leak and the crack. I gave thought to the fact that you said it was a slight leak and that would be correct for a crack like that. I also think that tells us that the transmission to transfer case seal is not leaking at this time. If it were it would be pushing oil out...

All easy stuff. Do you have a double flaring tool. If not you need one. You need to located the line that is leaking. From afar I am guessing the 1/4" line that travels the length of the truck on the right frame rail. Disconnect it at the flare and union and replace that section with the Nickel...

Last nights adventure reminded me of this song. I contacted the owner and made an offer this AM. I guess it's an addiction. I saw nothing but parts. Scrap is high at this time and the rest will be just that SCRAP. If that truck were in Europe the bones would be picked clean with in hours of...

I know I noted I was looking for fun and adventure after my day job. And I got a call from a man saying I have a CUCV Blazer and want to sell it. He said it is in great shape for the year but does have some rust to repair. He sparked my interest. I asked for directions and fortunately it was...

Hey I have that adapter piece. I sort of figured something was cracked or broken. Didn't want to throw that out there but did want you to know parts are available. Still a relatively easy fix. No worries. Now that you found the crack lets get busy removing the adapter. It is scrap. Don't let...

That adds patina to the war wagon.

Today I started out like a rocket. I was outside getting my Honda lawn tractor back together and hit another snag. The engine is not producing electric to keep the battery charged. I wanted to update this statement I made last week. After running the Honda tractor and mowing about an acre of...

Check it closely. I would go as far as unplugging it and taking a good look at the pigtail for any tell tale sign of heat and also the temperature sender. I seen them melted slightly in the assembly. I mean these are old trucks and have seen a lot of wear on everything. At this point anything is...

After further examination and filtering the old fuel from the tank. I have decided that using dark brown old diesel fuel from a junk vehicle is not cost effective. I drained 20+ gallons into old cans and filtered it twice. The cost of heating oil is about $1.50 a gallon. That equates to $30 US...