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Makes you want to have a couple of old hulks laying arouund... good thing my yard is not bigger, there would be an ocean of Chevys back there...

They are great about swapping speedometer heads with a new odometer. Look for beat shock/spring eye bushings or grommets, loose steering, worn pedals, pedal arm bushings etc... There are some exceptionally nice low mileage trucks around and there are some advertised as low mileage that have many...

You can damage the pump in the transmission of the slots are not engaged, as they said, it is easy to do. If you converter slides out of the pump, put a little pressure, like two fingers worth and rotate the converter until it drops into the pump, engaging the drive. Also, somebody else...

There you go! I am glad somebody rates! Maybe my mailbox will be blessed with it today. We have a trip scheduled this weekend and I would rather drive the Blazer than my pickup, just for speed's sake. Glen

I have been waiting a month for mine, I have been driving my M1009 with my M1008 tag on it. 1986 vs 1987 Chevrolet, I doubt they will catch that part, now pickup vs utility vehicle I am pretty sure they will snag.

I think the rockcralwers are paying more than you are thinking just for the axles. I gave 4995 for mine and feel lucky to have it. It was a 24,000 mile truck though. Served its time at a Job Corp site in a State Park. A few small dents, no rust or mechanical issues. New tires and batteries. I...

This time of year, about every year, we will find several trucks on I135 that bought Texas fuel and are gelled up. They come out of the warm south with full tanks of #2 and when they get cold enough up here, their party is over. I have not seen any this year, but I have not been out there...

That sounds about normal, gear ratio is a wonderful thing. Nothing wrong with using low side to pull in the soft stuff where the trailer is harder to move. Shifting to low is a lot easier and cheaper than changing the torque converter. I think maximum effeciency on the 6.2 is around that 1900 to...

I just solved that issue on my M1009. It was leaking at the drain on the fuel filter block and the lift pump was bad. I thought I had it when I found the drain valve was not tight. It improved, but it was not fixed. I could not find any other leaks, so I swapped out the lift pump and it is been...

I agree with that, I am still in that stage with my M1009 (Blazer), it is running good, but I have others. I am getting comfortable enough with it now....I am about ready to take a long trip with it. I made a few 100 to 300 mile days with it. I guess it ran over 400 the day we brought it home. I...

I volunteer to drive one for as long as you will let me! :-D Glen

I never knew how to work on a 1948 CJ2A, until I bought one. I could not afford to pay somebody else to do it. I found an old Motors Manual and started reading. That was 1971 and I never stopped. Kick off your shoes, sit back and read a little. It will not take long to decide that you have...

The ring will be fine if you can hold it in place while backing off the pressure on the plate. I like to swap out the locks and cylinders so somebody with a CUCV key cannot go for a joy ride as easily.

With the spring tension off the plate, you can take a thin bladed small screwdriver or a pick and work it out of the groove, it is a spring ring and is split. Once out of the groove, it slides up the shaft fairly easily.

Wow! I am disappointed.... my tried and true thumb guage is only worth 20 bucks.... Thanks for the link, I am not sure I ever actually saw one of those tools.

Don't forget the little ring in the column, after compressing the spring and plate, you can slide the ring up the shaft. I have seen some pretty butchered jobs from guys who were not aware of how that ring is engaged. Glen

That is what I do, use my thumb to depress the belts. Over the years you develop a "that's tight enough" feel. If it slips at that tension, the pulleys are glazed or worn, the belts are worn or soaked with lubricant of some sort or that driven accessory has an issue. I have seen belts cranked...

Thanks for the thread guys, I often wondered what the 3 on the door of my M1009 meant. It was Missouri National Guard, not sure where it was before that as the bumper marks have been painted over and repainted. Glen

Its an old automotive term to measure belt tightness. Some applications actually specified a weght to be hung in the middle between two pulleys. You measure the difference between no weight and the weight pulling the belt down. Most guys just press with a tool or their thumb to get an idea how...

Those all look pretty sweet! We have a few around here, but a really clean one is pretty rare. I found a couple of pretty solid Honchos last week, but he is a non-seller....