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    CUCV MPG thread

    Stock M1009 had 3.08 gears, the axles under it now are 3.73. With the 3.73 gearing, 85mph puts me at about the 3,600 RPM redline. 65mph is putting me at about 2,800 RPM, not exactly helping fuel economy. By my math, putting a set of 37" tall tires will get me back to, roughly, the same final...
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    CUCV MPG thread

    I'm getting about 17.5 in my DD M1009, mostly highway @ 55-65mph. 14B & D44, 3.73 Gears, 31x10.5 tires. Hoping to thow some bigger tires on soon to help with the gearing change. RPM is a little higher than I would like when at highway speeds.
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    New M1009 Owner in Western Colorado

    IT RUNS!:jumpin: I checked the fusible links behind the batteries. The links themselves were still good. But with a little more messing around, I found that the solid core portion of the wire leading to the starter selonoid was broken in a few places. I chopped of the bad sections, put in a...
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    New M1009 Owner in Western Colorado

    Here are a couple shots of my truck when I first got it home. Supposedly, it came out of Fort Carson down near Colorado Springs, CO. I was told it was being used as a maintenance vehicle on the golf course, hence the white paint. The previous owner spent a bunch of time sanding down the left...
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    New M1009 Owner in Western Colorado

    Hello everyone, I purchased an M1009 earlier this summer and came across this site while searching for some info on fixing it. I've been lurking around, trying to soak up all the information I could and I figured it was about time I introduce myself. I've messed around with a few wranglers...
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