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I may have showed these pictures before. But here they are for those that did not see them. These are the truck lite LED head lamps. Direct plug in no wiring change. I like my trucks clean and free of any hacking or cut up wiring. I showed a few pictures of the clean under hood wiring. No need...

I have LED headlamps from truck lite. I never changed any of my headlamp wiring harnesses on any of my CUCV's. Never. I did clean a few contacts and on occasion I have removed the fuse box from the bulkhead and added a new inline fuse to get rid of the loose fuse connection. IMHO it was the...

Still here.

I kept the HMMWV brushguard. I made a bundle on scrap sales this week.I replaced the rear main seal on my M1008 project and put a brand new oil pan on it. I made a decision that I was glad i made. this was a perfectly good runninmg truck. It started well and drove fine and had great power. Early...

Check the gas pedal bracket. Up under the dash. I remember this sound. I removed the gas pedal and cleaned and greased the pivot point real well and the sound went away. it was a crazy sound. i just remembered it when i was looking at your thread. Try that and report back. 3 -10mm drive lags...

You have a hub that is trying to engage or disengage. The M1009 inner locking hub is harder to get apart and out of the wheel hub then the M1008 1 ton Dana 60 hub. That round wire outer snap ring can be a real treat to first time removers. But once you get that out / round ring off you are...

It is like $350. and as easy as changing a water pump on a CUCV. You should be able to change it in about 4-5 hours. Taking your time and doing it right is the most important part. you will have a few issues with a 32 year old vehicle. But a few tools and some time and you can keep it up and...

I have a lot of work today. I have the heaters running. i actually have my new truck parked where the scrap pile was. I raked all the leaves up and drug the magnet over the area. I still have a couple tons of scrap to haul. But I am done with that for now. I have other things to do on my M1008...

I don't understand why anyone would want that resistor connected unless you have a truck starting without any issues and want to leave well enough alone. I have all 7 of my CUCV's wired as original and use the original 13G glow plugs. I never had any problems. I turn the key wait and it...

Yes. They would not even take the vehicle with it on. I knew they did not weigh 500 lbs so I left them at home. Picky picky. I had a heck of a pile of scrap radiators. .65 LB as removed from the trucks. Heater cores were worth the most at .85 per pound. I gained another parking spot cleaning up...

Sad Day. I had to take the saws-all to 4 M1009 rear roofs. I just have to many of them and they are not worth anything in scrap value. With a metal blade it cuts like hot butter. You don't realize the amount of steel that is in a roof for structural support. It is a shame the entire M1009 could...

I have Goodyear MTR tires on my M1009's. I work at an assembly plant and drive constantly on roads that have rivet mandrel pins on them. I think if you have good thick tires with good tread that lessons the chance of getting flats. The plow trucks I drive have Goodyear Duratrac tires on with...

The chalked numbers on the firewall are line set numbers. They all have that. Nowadays everything/part has a skew number attached to it. This is how they match up the orders for assembly. We used to use the same process on the assembly line. Now you have a wrist scanner and a computer at every...

Just load test them. I have 5 year old batteries in one of my M1009's and it starts fine. i will think about getting new ones when they don't load test anymore. I have a tool that checks all the CCA and such. It was a bit expensive but it has lasted a long time. But yes load testing is needed...

Hauling Scrap again.Worked the M1009 crown of Thorns hard today. the second day in a row. Hauling scrap. 22 scrap radiators in the pile. Countless fenders, doors, bed sides, 2 complete Blazers. All gone. these are all un-serviceable parts. It's been a while since I cut fuel tanks in half...

I picked up a lot of parts for my project. I bought them at Autozone. Great deal and the discounts and coupons you can not beat. All Felpro gaskets and head bolts. Same ones I could buy anywhere else. New fuel tank, head bolts, head gaskets, rear main seal, oil pan gasket and water pump. Happy...

FYI. Scrap tin # 1 shredding steel is currently bringing $5.75 a 100 weight. #2 prepared, frames, rotors, leaf springs,wheels are bringing $6.75 a 100 weight. I have scrapped a lot of CUCV parts in the past 2 days. We have 60 degree weather and I have parts and scrap laying everywhere. the time...

If my opinion matters. it is transmission time. I have been there on several trucks. And i plow a lot of snow. A lot of snow. The transmission is over 30 years old. I have put new ones in out of the can that lasted less then 6 months. Plowing snow is about as hard as you can treat any vehicle...

I bought a new Re-manufactured steering gear box from Autozone. It was leaking and the seal at the input shaft. . For $150. exchange problem solved. I have lots of parts coming from the Zone today. I did not make it to town yesterday. I was busy working on my toys. I sanded the water pump plate...

Yesterdays progress report as promised. This and worked on my Cadillac. Changed the water pump. I must give Cadillac a thumbs up. The water pump is very easy to change.