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WOW I am glad this is rain and not snow. We would be snow bound again. I found a box of General Motors books I forgot I had. They are from my GM dealership days and I have the 6.2 GM manual and the 6.5 Liter V8 Turbo Diesel manual. They are GM STG manuals. Service Technology Group. Forgot I even...
As I was cleaning and sorting parts in my second floor barn area I came across 2 temperature fast idle switches. one is AC Delco/GM 10154649 and the other is the Standard Auto Parts TX 47 sensor. The AC Delco I see on line is over $100. and I see used ones listed for $60+. I looked up the...
Let me chime in on my experience with head gaskets on CUCV's. I have changed many. I changed them because they were bad and I changed them for something to do because I was bored. Truth be told I never pulled an original set of heads and found a perfect head and head gasket. I pulled them and...
Today it reached 60* and we had massive snow melt. I still made it home by dark. I have made a promise to show something I found while doing some barn cleaning. I had the carpeting removed from my living room and dining room. I had hardwood floors put in. I wanted to save the carpeting since it...
This is after Mondays 6" snow. The piles are higher than my truck. Today brought 60* weather and a massive melt is under way.
The CUCV M1008 spreader truck has a broken main shaft in the transmission. It would go in gear but no power was transmitted thru the transfer case. I removed the...
If you want to keep it stock and simple just replace the ballasts on the firewall. I read one time where it was an excellent design and after 35 years I still am convinced the system works. If its broke replace the broken parts and drive on. No need to redesign the system. It worked this long...
I made some huge snow piles with the loader and the lot pusher. I think we will have snow up till Memorial day. Cleaning up piles of snow with a 3 yard bucket is like trying to empty a box car of salt with a teaspoon. Mindless, monotonous work. But it pays well. And with a heated cab it is nice...
In the US that truck would be scrapped with that damage. I see newer stuff that has been scrapped with equal or less damage. Labor and parts to repair vehicles is high. Add an air bag or 2 and it is gone. In Pennsylvania it is a task to get a clean title from a wrecked vehicle. That...
That picture is very pretty but it does not depict the timing gear on the CUCV 6.2 engine. the ones I have worked on have a round hole, an oblong hole and 3 bolt holes. my first time out I tried the round hole. Then looking at the old injection pump face I seen the distinct marks from the round...
Amperage is the KILLER. Load test all batteries. Low Amperage Batteries are the problem. Voltage is a minor part of the issue. Good Luck. Fix things as they fail. No need to redesign the system. Besides I don't want all them open positive leads under a completely steel negative dash. I seen a...
The fan clutch hub will center itself on the water pump. Do as you wish but you are way over thinking these studs to attach the fan. If they were the sole centering shoulders I would be with you. But being that the hub center fits into the fan clutch center they are just there. Good Luck.
Just bolt the fan on with a bolt that fits the threads in the water pump flange. Use lock tight and a lock washer if it worries you that much. A bolt that fits and gets tight is all you need. No special rocket science needed for this application. It was an assembly design that made quick...
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