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  1. KallyLC

    Welding safely on a 24V CUCV

    I need to do some welding on my M1008. On my other vehicles, I normally just disconnect the negative connection and make sure the ground is good before I weld. No problems doing it that way. But that's one battery on a 12v system. What do you do with the two batteries on a 24v system? 'do you...
  2. KallyLC

    A trip to RAF Upper Heyford (and back in time...)

    Last weekend, some friends and I were invited to the former home of the USAF's 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, here in England, RAF Upper Heyford. Though it's now been repurposed as a business park, the flightline is still largely intact, and the Upper Heyford Heritage Center put on regular bus...
  3. KallyLC

    Vehicle delineators - used where, when, by who?

    Just looking for some info on the usage of the red/yellow squares on the rear of vehicles. I know what they're for, but I'm looking for some info on when they first started being used, where they were used, and which branches/units used them? From what I can gather myself, they are/were a...
  4. KallyLC

    Vacuum valve 'adapter' - What does it do?

    Got a hard shifting issue so I took a look at my vacuum lines and found a couple of likely culprits, some rotten hoses and this thing that connects to the vacuum valve on the IP. But the question is, what is it? The TM helpfully just lists it as 'adapter' and, the NSN turns up nothing...
  5. KallyLC

    Cargo cover frame restoration - Bow top strap dimensions?

    I'm working on restoring the cargo cover frame that came with my truck, it's mostly complete, just missing all of the straps. I've found some that work for the four corners, but the top strap is giving me some issues. I've got the part number, but the only place that I can find one for sale is a...
  6. KallyLC

    Glow plug relay output voltage & manual button hold duration

    So, bit of backstory. Had a crank/no start issue on my 1008, wasn't even attempting to fire. Little bit of diagnosis later and we realize it's not getting any voltage to the glow plugs, even though the relay was getting 12v in, was clicking on and off as it should and the WAIT light was...
  7. KallyLC

    What kind of records do the DRMO/DLA keep?

    As the title suggests, I'm hoping to try and find some information out about a vehicle. My M1008 came from of one of the USAF bases here in England, and would've almost certainly passed through the DRMO/DLA office at Molesworth when it left service, so I'm wondering if they keep any records...
  8. KallyLC

    M1008 quick starting causes starter to grind - is this normal?

    I've owned my M1008 for a couple of months now, it's all good, but I've been wondering about the manner in which it starts. Every time I go to start it, it after waiting for the glow plug light to go out, it fires up pretty much instantly. It fires up so quickly in fact that it can be hard to...
  9. KallyLC

    Speedometer & Fuel gauge troubleshooting

    I've been trying to diagnose a bouncy speedo and a complete non-functional fuel gauge on my M1008, looking for some advice. For the speedometer, the I think I might've figured it out, but I'd like to see what others think. The problem I have is that the speedo bounces and makes a whirring...
  10. KallyLC

    New member in the UK with an M1008

    Long time browser here, picked up an M1008 last month so I can finally join in. No stranger to military vehicles or American vehicles, my other project car is a '90 S10 Blazer, my dad had Jeeps while I was growing up, and the guy who lived next door to my grandfather had a yard full of...
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