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  1. chevymike

    CUCV 383 Green Paint

    Was that sprayed on and what did you use to spray it with?
  2. chevymike

    Electric Fuel Pump advise

    If you are going electric, electric pumps like to PUSH fuel, not pull it. You want to have the pump as close and low to the fuel tank as you can get it. Up by the mechanical pump is not a good place and will likely cause it to fail sooner than it should and/or not work as well as it should.
  3. chevymike

    Rear Bilstein Shock Mounting for M1008/M1010/M1031

    Hi all, Not sure if folks know but it seems the the rear mounting hardware on M1008/M1010/M1031 are using 9/16" bolt and the upper stud is 9/16" shaft even though the nut would have you think it was a 1/2" (1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks are 1/2" hardware). I found with Bilstein 5100/5160/5165 shocks...
  4. chevymike

    Tachometer hook up

    I calibrated my tach (Speedhut gauge), which runs off the "W" terminal off one of my alts by using this unit. You put a piece of reflective tape on the balancer (comes with the tape) and using this, it will give you the RPM's. Then adjust the tach to match. Easy peasy...
  5. chevymike

    Synthetic Winch Rope

    Adding to the above items, make sure your fairlead is synthetic rope compatible.
  6. chevymike

    Timing Gear Drive

    Actually both have a CDR valve, that is just normal for the GM diesels. The C code intake does have an EGR valve built into the manifold intake housing (look down where the air filter sits, it is very obvious the difference.
  7. chevymike

    Fuel shut off solenoid exploded internally!?!

    This IS the one to buy. Don't get the cheap Chinese made ones. This is what I put in mine.
  8. chevymike

    Th400 going bad?

    Bowtie Overdrive has built some good units. I had one in a '68 C10 truck I built 20+ years ago. They were really new on the aftermarket trans scene, as there were not many doing 700R4 back then. One thing to note, the TV cable (it is not a kick down cable) MUST be setup 100% correctly. It...
  9. chevymike

    12v Glow Plug Issues; seeking advice.

    If you have a button for the glow plugs, that basically bypasses the glow plug controller. Time to get a test light out and trace wires to figure out if something is not getting power between the button and solenoid. Without seeing what has been done, kind of hard to troubleshoot. Who knows...
  10. chevymike

    New to the M1009

    The PS reservoir is not part of this era truck, which means the PS pump is not the correct one. I circled in red the factory setup (best pic I have) and the pump/reservoir is all one unit. I believe there are 3 brackets that hold this on as well. Whatever was rigged up in your truck, is...
  11. chevymike

    Th400 going bad?

    I am sure you have checked this but low fluid level will cause those types of symptoms. If not that, then internal issue.
  12. chevymike

    M1028 left right brake balance

    All I can say is I HATE DRUM BRAKES Nice job on fixing
  13. chevymike

    Was looking for a shop in or near Milwaukee to work on M1008; then did it all myself!

    Bummer it didn't solve it. If you're getting black smoke at times other than full throttle, I would guess you are over fueling. No idea if that could cause the tapping. Yeah, I know the disheartening part. Putting work into my rig and camper build to likely have a bad head gasket and/or...
  14. chevymike

    My (new) M1008...

    Yeah, mine click but it wasn't strong enough to actually move the arm. If you have a known good one, try to swap.
  15. chevymike

    Value of Banks Turbo kit?

    I never had one, I was looking at one but it sold before I could buy it.
  16. chevymike

    My (new) M1008...

    I ran into this last year after it died while driving. Found the fuel solenoid, though make a "click" sound, it wasn't enough to open the fuel port. I replaced the solenoid with a new one and then got a "CLICK" from it and was able to get fuel through. I did put a clear hose on that return...
  17. chevymike

    Was looking for a shop in or near Milwaukee to work on M1008; then did it all myself!

    Nicely done. Yeah, that is one thing I cannot understand why GV continues to use, is that stupid connectors to the control box. That is like '70's tech there. I would think they could upgrade to better connectors but I guess this makes all of their control boxes interchangeable.
  18. chevymike

    Was looking for a shop in or near Milwaukee to work on M1008; then did it all myself!

    I think you can buy that with either setup, the individual lights/switch or the box type like I have in mine. Not sure if there was a price difference but your setup can make for a cleaner install.
  19. chevymike

    Was looking for a shop in or near Milwaukee to work on M1008; then did it all myself!

    Yes, I have the foot switch as well. Fitting just has standard pipe threads. Not sure if 1/8" or 1/4" NPT but if you take it, it will be easy to figure out.
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