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What does the wiper motor washer have to do with the generator 1? That washer motor on this old trucks is stricken with issues. Most I have wash relentlessly until they run out of fluid. Then I go to Autozone and get a free replacement. Problem solved for now. 1984 Chevrolet trucks were the last...

Dug around and found a pair of decent front seats for an M1009. I need the passengers side inside center track for the passengers sub-frame assembly. Maybe you have that part laying around. Thanks for looking.

This is an oddity I seen on this 1986 M1028 A1 that I had. It had rear fender braces on the back of the bed sides. I only every seen it on a few CUCV's mostly ones that were up-fitted to M1028A1 status. Ever seen them before? Not that it is anything special. But thought I would just mention it...

Time to change the rear brake cylinders, brake shoes, and hardware. Just in case you ever wondered what the fluid looks like in the wheel cylinders. It is contaminated and the wheel cylinders are scored. I would recommend anyone that has not changed the wheel cylinders on their CUCV to do so...

Your not stepping on my toes. No problem. I have steel tips on as much as I take a beating. I understood your statement was wanting to make sure others not so knowledgeable get the point also.

That is GM. General Maintenance. It is a lift kit for the engine. A much needed one. I bought GM motor mounts they are AC Delco replacements. NOT Genuine GM part. Motor mounts for these old trucks are no longer the same as OEM. Energy Suspension is at least a better or equal replacement. Easy to...

Get the Energy Suspension motor mounts. Happy Happy.

Rear main seals leak when the engine is running also. That analogy is poor. I don't think the oil sets in the pan that deep that the rear main would leak when parked. And if the throttle shaft seals are leaking that bad the driver will have other problems also. Hard starting and a burning eye...

I tend to disagree. I would wager that a bone stock 1984 K30 would not get the price that a bone stock M1008 will get. Any limited production vehicle will retain it's value. most production run vehicles are valued on the rareness of different options and that is what makes the CUCV unique and a...

I'm OK with being deleted from the hacking of lift kits. I always say it's your truck do as you wish. I bought and sold a lot of vehicles in my life. I always received more money and had less money invested in the nice stock ones. It seems many people shy away from hacked up modified vehicles...

I am not sure what the difference would be between Marine grade grease and regular wheel bearing grease. I buy grease of all types. I am currently using Mine grade grease. I buy grease at a local warehouse that sells grease and oil at a discount if the boxes have a oil look to them. Sometimes...

I don't know about the quality of lift kit springs. I have replaced dozens of leaf springs on the old CUCV's over the years. I always use made in USA Dayco springs. Front are Dayco 22-402HD $200. each 4 ply. Rear are Dayco 22-547HD $300. each standard on the M1008 and M1010 cab chassis I had in...

Started out the evening after work project by blowing off the underside of the M1008 cargo bed. Taped up the edges covered the outer surface and sprayed 2 gallons of undercoating on the entire lower surfaces. Looks really good. Might last another 30 years. Let it sit a few days and get it back...

General Motors must have been feeling generous to extend the warranty that long. :)

May I suggest taking it to a local electrical shop. There is more to it then meets the eye. I watched them already. I have a local shop that rebuilds them and I have great luck. But that is just a suggestion. Do as you wish.

Quick question. Did you rebuild it by replacing the internal parts? I am asking because I been to a shop where they rebuild these electrical parts. They have a lot of testing equipment and are able to diagnose things better then the average guy. I heard of diodes going bad to the connection at...

How many do you need?

I just clamp the thread shaft in the negative dip the tip in grease or oil. I touch the tab for a split second and they get hot enough to smoke. If NO smoke no good. That easy. I replace glow plugs as they go bad. I like guys that want all 8 changed. As long as they give me the old ones I am...

Very nice engine. I like the Gen 2 attachments. Very nice. That is not an original CUCV engine. That is a newer replacement engine. But that is fine. Nice back ground scenery.

I do things the hard way in some peoples eye. I pull all 8 glow plugs and check them with a battery charger on the work bench. That's me. I had good ones check bad and bad ones check good. I get an eyeball on them this way. I had them getting hot 1/2 way up the shaft. They are supposed to get...