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I think the heat on the floor boards is from the heater vent(s). I noticed once that I either opened or closed one of the vents and the air seemed to be cooler. Think I opened it. And the trucks are fast enough to cream bugs. Trust me. Thank God there's no U.N. courts for insect rights. My...

Figures. I know a bit about deuces, but not that much. Would it be possible to run that setup on a turbo'd engine? About the only way I'd know how to tell if its turbo or not is to actually look at the engine (or look for the black diesel clouds of death that the non-turbo trucks like to spout)...

Before anybody says "just pop the hood and look" I understand what a turbo looks like and I'd rather not when somebody else owns the truck and they're not around, if for nothing else than out of respect to them. I'll look all day long, I will never EVER touch without permission. Long story...

You may also want to check the alts. I've been told that a bad diode in the alts can drain the batteries even while the truck is sitting with the key off.

Here comes the crazy "let's switch the truck over to 12V" guy! Roscommon 12V conversion. Google CUCV 12V conversion. Supposedly, this is what the Forest Service does to their trucks. There's two ways to do it, both of which you get instructions for. 1. You convert the truck to 12V, and keep...

This is also true. But I've even thought about converting the truck over to 12V and pasting the wiring diagrams from the TM into paint and redoing them to reflect the changes that were made. As far as slaving the truck, I've honestly never even seen a slave cable outside a military post and even...

I'm just not going to talk about the electrical system. . . (I think it's jinxed :tin hat:) I would say it's working fine, but see previous. . . And yes the small black wire with the white stripe is for the diagnostic port. It runs back to a connector/plug near the firewall behind the air...

I've found that cleaning up electrical contacts is one of the best things you can do to these trucks. If you can get to it, clean it up. I've found what works pretty well (especially for some of the smaller contacts) is a .22-.30 cal bronze bore brush from a gun cleaning kit. If you need a...

Not saying I'd try it necessarily, but I'm not a big fan of the way the electrical systems on the CUCV's are set up (even in stock form) I'm willing to try anything that will make it a little more robust and "bulletproof." Think about it like this, if I were to do this, not only would it likely...

When I had GEN2 rebuilt the other day, among other interesting things, the old coot (and I use that as a term of admiration) who rebuilt it let me in on something interesting: He claimed that I could take the red wire from the plug on the alts (which always recieves voltage) and attach it to the...

Seems the insurance company thinks my M1028 is a S10. Seems the truck is too old for tne VIN to register with the systems. I told them it was an “86 K30” when I set it up. Not sure how they came up with “S10.”

I checked in the wiki for the correct lengths. Other than the problem I mentioned the only other problem I've had is the belt for GEN1 whacking the little guard on the screw clamp for the upper radiator hose. Probably because its a bit bigger than it should be. Its annoying at idle, but once the...

Good luck and hydrate or die. I just finished a 1,000 mile or so trip in my M1028A1. Probably got around 18MPG, maybe a little less, but I did haul all my stuff in the bed (moving) And I do mean full, even with the troop seats zip-tied up. Took me about 2 days and the only hiccup I had (not...

All of those are exactly the same thing. They're from a company called Rare Electrical. :deadhorse: Below is the link. Around $200 if you go straight to the website. The cases say Delco Remy USA, blah, blah, blah, but inside they're probably Chinese junk. Granted, I ran one in mine in the GEN2...

The one thing we didn't try! Have to keep that in mind when I do the power steering belt. I've done belts on the truck before and I think I just picked up the wrong length. Like I said, they're pretty beefy and the ones that WERE the correct length are still pretty tight even without being at...

I wouldn't sweat it too much. I know plenty of CUCV's that are a bit leaky as far as engines are concerned (mine included) I wouldn't be surprised if by your next oil change the half quart you added has leaked out.

Just thought of something :idea: Anybody ever run any of the water/methanol systems on their truck? Supposedly you can pick up a few MPG and when you go to refill the methanol tank you can use windshield washer fluid, which is like $1.50 a gallon at wally world. Supposedly the methanol or...

Here's a setup that might work, plus you could do it on the cheap. Believe this guy is still on here, ajmblazer IIRC. The pic and description is almost on the bottom of the page. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/364830/1986-chevrolet-c-k-pick-up/page-2

Cool. Thanks for the #'s. The belts also might be a bit wider than they should be. The packaging saying they're 13mm wide. I believe correct belt width is 10mm. I also just noticed that they're the "premium" belts, but it also says "industrial belt" on the packaging. . . Either way, they...

Seeing as how I was messing around with alternators today, my power steering belt seemed to be stretched out a bit and has been squealing and I have a 900 mile drive ahead of me tomorrow, I decided to replace the belts on the truck today. I had anticipated this and went down to NAPA with the...