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This afternoon while on the way to town, I was about to pass an old garage where I had looked at couple of "GL" CUCVs sitting there a couple of years ago. I decided to stop in to see if he had an alternator he might want to sale since I needed a spare. To make a long story short, I bought a...

I'm just a few days out from changing my glowplugs in my '84 M1009 and have purchased a set of the AC Delco 60Gs to put in. I know that the spade on the 60G plugs are wider than the original ones and wil need to be ground down so the original clips will fit the spades. As I was preparing to...

After I got the alternator fixed last week and resolved my GEN 2 light, I decided that I would work on a few things. - Yesterday, I did the Doghead starter relay change. I can even hear the relay click when I turn the key. - Today, I did the ressistor bypass for the glow plug relay. This...

Had to replace the Power Steering Belt today on my M1009. Is it just me or is the process to replace the power steering belt a pain in the ask? After messing with the power steering pump and bracket for about 20 minutes trying to get the belt on, I printed out a couple of the pages from the TM...

Yesterday I jumped in the M1009 for the 1st time in about a month. When I went to start it, the GEN 2 light did not lightup during the GP cycle. After I started it the GEN 2 light had a faint glow. The voltage gauge never made it out of the yellow. When I rev'd the engine the GEN 2 light didn't...

I, my dad and our buddy Jeremy made the trip to Redstone today to recover 2 dueces that we bought in a sale in late March. The recovery went fine and we couldn't have asked for a better recovery. We were only on the GL lot for about 30 minutes checking the water and engine oil. After the...

Based on the following timelines do you find it ironic or a coincidence? History - - 2nd time buyer from GovLiq, - 1st time needing an EUC - 4/9/09 EUC shows as sent to BattleCreek - Today at 2:48pm CT, I have online chat with Heidi from GovLiq just asking what timeframe to expect on EUC...

I like the new look of the site with the OD background skin but my eyes don't . What can I do to change the skin color so my eyes don't have to strain so much? I looked for a thread regarding this but must have missed it....

I need your CUCV guys to help me narrow down a problem and confirm my suspisions that I may have a batery going bad. Here the facts of the problem -1984 M1009 -Using Military Bateries, marked "US 6TMF" unknown age -Both Gen 1 & Gen 2 lights come on when you turn on the ignition -As soon as I...

Guys, The the Georgia SteelSoliders are talking about getting together again this fall to have a ralley at the Durhamtown Plantation Offroad Park in Union Point, Georgia. on October 24th thru 26th. I am thinking about getting a convoy up to make the trip over early Friday morning. I plan on...

Hey Georgia Guys, Where are you going to have the Fall MV ralley and swap meet this September? I heard it was moving from Peachtree City up to a park in Kennesaw GA. Give us some details and dates.

Here arelinks to pictures of my 1984 M1009 that I recently finished. This past Saturday we drove it 210 miles round trip upr to the Huntsville Veteran's Museum to attend a MV swap meet. I have my eye on a Mite so this M1009 may be for sale in the future.

I am finnishing up my restoration of my 84 M1009. I painted it the 383 CARC green and would like to put the basic Military stencling on it in flat black. What should I do? At this point I am not ready to put unit markings on it.

For the last year or so I have ben driving my M1009 around with out the dash pad or the door weather striping. It was so loud, about the only way you could stand is was to open the windows so the loudness didn't echo inside the cab. Almost went to earplugs for anything over a few minutes. In...

I picked up the correct Ramsey PTO (for a Model 50 or 50R winch) over the weekend and may be willing to sell it to help pay for another recent purchase. This PTO is just like the one I have for my Ramsey Model 50R winch setup. While I don't have any info to prove it, I believe this PTO may be...

Bucksville, Alabama, November 2 – 3, 2007: 8th annual “Steel Soldiers at the Ironworks” Dixie Division Military Vehicles Club annual conference, vehicle rally, and flea market at Tannehill Ironworks State Park in Bucksville (just west of Birmingham) Alabama. $3.00 per vehicle Park entrance fee...

Guys, I just got off of the phone with a friend who is returning home after the Little Rock Convention and this person was bringing me up to speed on the meetings that happened in Little Rock. This friend is saying that there are positive signs that the tide is slowly turning on the existing...

EVENTS & SHOWS Auburn/Opelika, Alabama, March 10, 2007: 4th Annual Heroes Take Flight Fly-In. Details to follow. Sampson, Alabama, March 15, 16, 17, 2007: 13th Semiannual MVPA Rally at the Just Loafin’ RV Park in Samson, AL, 7557 Highway 153 (1 ½ miles from the Florida line into Alabama)...

Guys, I am changing out the rear bumper on my M1009 and have run into some rusted bolts that will probably need to be cut off. I was able to get 4 or the 8 bumber bolts out but the other 4 bumper bolts will probably need to be cut out. If anyone has 4 or 5 of the bumper bolts and nuts I would...

Guys, Where (or how) do you guys mount the license plate on your M1009. Since I live in Alabama we only need to have a license plate on the rear. I am almost done painting mine and I would like to know how you mount your license plate. Any info (and pictures) will be appericated.