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  1. J

    its been a while...

    i decided to drop by my second home :naner: say hey to my friends here .... finished the cucv about 2-3 months ago. my modded alternator works fine as expected. serp conversion works great!! runs great, drives great! ill post a pik
  2. J

    front dampers

    the front WAS sagging. now its up where I want it, truck is level, but im not sure the OE dampers are long enough. anyway, anyone have an idea of a damper replacement set that would be long enough?
  3. J

    front drive shaft boot?

    ok so I call this a front drive shaft boot but apparently the local parts stores call it something else. what would they call it? where can I find it? i ripped it during the front suspension repair and upgrade and i need to replace it.
  4. J

    M1009 lugs, damper and stabilizer bar

    1985 m1009 Looking for damper and stabilizer bar torque specs Found the wheel lug torque on the cheat sheet at 90 ft lbs but it was listed for 1988. Seems a bit weak... my 2500 is 120.
  5. J

    M1008 1009 differentials

    I have the proper manuals but navigating and finding what im looking for is becoming a pain in my arse. Im wondering what the torque specs are for the front and rear diff covers. Doing basic maintenance and oil change. Later... new suspension parts installation. :D Found the trans pan...
  6. J

    Cucv no start

    A little history first. I swapped the v belt for serpentine front end. Cs130 and cs130d alternators. I modified the 130d for the isolated ground. Sofar so good. No fires. Wires and leads reading proper voltages. 12 / 24. When I purchased the truck someone had already done the manual glow plug...
  7. J

    Glow plug controller wiring, need help

    Ok so someone forgot to label all the wires on this build. No sense in pointing fingers. What is done is done and we are where were at now. Anyway... The glow plug system and wait to start light worked pre build so I know it works and everything is fine. Just need a nudge in the correct...
  8. J

    Voltage regulator and "suppressors"

    Im under the assumption the 85 series 1008 / 9 are internally regulated? Or did I miss the external voltage regulator somehow? Just making sure before I put juice to it... And the supressor from positive junction block to negative junction block is not required nor recommended?
  9. J

    CS130 Isolated Ground

    Ok, so I have successfully isolated the ground for the cs130 alternator along with creating a cooling device and resistor just in case temps start to rise and the alt starts to blow... which im still expecting. the case has no ground connection. it checks out on a multimeter and "in theory" but...
  10. J

    cucv 24v alt questions

    so ive converted my 62 from vbelt to serp. successfully. now i need to wire the alternators. on the downside i no longer can mount the old 27si alts. now im in cs territory. please correct me if im wrong. to my understanding the only alt that requires the isolated ground is the passenger...
  11. J

    Serpentine belt conversion

    im not new to 6.2's and 6.5's. I need some help trying to figure this one out though. I have a 85 m1009. ive done a good bit but down to the knitty gritty... I am in the process of exchanging the vbelt to a serp setup. two of the larger reasons for this is because 1) the 6.5 damper pulley on...
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