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Has anyone tried one of those solar battery maintainers that plugs into a cigarette lighter receptacle to keep their forward battery topped off? My truck has a 12 volt accessory plug added and I’d like to try one of these to keep my forward battery topped off or have the option to (slowly)...

Did any CUCVs end up getting painted by us forest service in that mint green color? If so does anyone have a good picture of one? I could see it looking cool with fresh black accents.

I am in the process of swapping a NV4500 into my m1008. I hear with a manual I will really notice the rear locker on the street. Does anyone have any experience with this?

I have collected almost everything I need to do a NV4500 swap on my M1008. when doing this swap what is the protocol for the vacuum pump? I believe it's only use in a CUCV is for shifting the TH400, is the correct? Also mine is leaking (badly) should I cap it off? Can I delete it?

I’m looking for a muffler that will sound good but not be crazy loud and especially won’t drone on the highway. I’m open to either a cross over style or duels Any suggestions? For a diesel should I be worried about a chamber style muffler getting all plugged up with soot? I noticed a lot of...

I love CUCV's in all forms from bone stock to max effort offroad rigs. I know I'll get responses such as "it's your truck do what ever you want". I also don't want this to turn into a bash session, but I'm interested to hear peoples philosophy on this: I have a 99% original m1008 in great...

I like to have bright snappy signal and brake lights on my vehicles for safety reasons. Has anyone installed LED bulbs for brake and flashers? I figure reducing the load on old wiring isn’t a terrible thing either I purchased a no load flasher and led bulbs from Holley and plan to attempt...

Thank you all for the help and information. The neighborhood watch approves. Merry Christmas!

I was working on the truck today and realized I have a single injector line that is wet where it joins the pump. The truck starts perfectly but has a miss when it's idling. I assume these two things may be related. the rest of the pump is bone dry but there is now a mess in the valley...

I will soon be changing the water pump on my m1008. I figure when I have front of the motor apart I should do the timing chain. Would you all recommend this? If so what TM outlines the procedure? I can’t seem to find it through my own research or searching the forum. Is there anything else I...

Anyone strip paint off their grill without ruining it? Mine came to me as a peeling mess with at least 4 layers of paint. I see after market grills are available, should I just replace and hang the old one on the wall in the shop? Or strip this one and repaint?

I don't see any mention of capacity in the TM, only that Dextron should be used in the power steering system. I hate having left over jugs of fluid laying around, does anyone know how much fluid this system takes? Also I will be installing a new pump this coming weekend. Other than the info...

I think the stock brakes are perfectly adequate, but I have wondered what options are out there if I ever decide to upgrade in the future. Are there any junkyard bolt on parts that can be used a worth while upgrade?

I apologize if this has already been covered and I'm beating a dead horse. If there is already good info on this please direct me to it. My truck came to me with the resistor bypass already done. When ever I turn on my headlights I get belt squeal. It's still happening despite tightening up...

I have whats probably multiple squeaking/noisy accessories on my m1008. It's difficult to pinpoint exactly what is causing the noise. My questions is can I temporarily remove belts to try to isolate the problem? If my batteries are charged up can I crank the engine? I was planning to do this on...

I have been looking for topper for my CUCV and in my area older caps in decent condition that are made for square body's are hard to come by. Are there any other truck caps I should be looking for? Will a cap from a 07-13 silverado long bed work? How about a Ford super duty?

I’ve seen a handful of CUCVs (including mine) that have a chain welded to one of the seat bolts so the steering wheel can be locked. is this simply just a hillbilly security system that one of the many owners did over the years? Or was this done to some trucks while they were in service...

Is a leak free CUCV a possibility? Has anyone stopped all drips? If so what did it take? Before I go too crazy ripping stuff apart and re gasketing at great time and expense should I adjust my expectations? My truck doesn’t leak a crazy amount but if I park for an hour she will definitely leave...

Where can I find a good rebuild kit? Seems like the links for rebuild kits shared in former posts are all dead and now I’m only seeing kits on ebay. Are the ebay kits good quality and complete?

If my truck is in gear and warmed up my idle starts to chop. It’s a fairly consistent and rhythmic lope. Like a brap-brap-brap-brap and it rocks the truck slightly. The previous owner supposedly installed a very low mileage engine out of another CUCV. Other than that I have no idea what the...