Central FL M1031 project

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Well. This has been a fun 4 days of 16-18 hours a day reassembling my M1031. Trying to be ready for the Veteran’s day parade. MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH!!!

Somehow, when I resealed the valve covers, I must have set the passenger valve cover on the rtv and I guess either moved or lifted the valve cover just enough to leave a gap in the rtv. So now I have a class 3 leak onto to exhaust manifold. Not taking that risk. Christmas parade is only a month away. Might make it to that one.

The other fun thing that happened during the reassembly was that the shifting link on the PTO snapped, with PTO engaged. Took the cover off to discover that the pivot arm inside snapped off. So, removed the PTO and fabricated a steel cover plate to replace the PTO so I can drive the truck.

That was when I discovered the valve cover leak.

 

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Well, after a long day at school, including a field trip for the Vetparade, I took some time to disassemble (again) the top of the engine. I found the culprit, it was me. I missed a spot with the rtv.







Now to find two more evenings or a Saturday to clean it all up and put it back together.

 

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Good evening all.
I had the time this week to fix my error on the valve cover. Got it all back together and running again this morning.

It felt good to take it out for a drive.

That is when I discovered the driver’s side caliper was dragging. Oh the pad squeal when they warmed up.
I have rebuilt both calipers and put on new pads on this evening. Just need to find a helper to bleed the brakes tomorrow.

My wife found a great square body t-shirt on her sister trip to Tennessee, I am going to try to get one made with CUCVs on it.

 

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Evening all. Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. After a week with family I had some time to work in the shop today. Finally completed the changeover to the civilian fuel filler neck. Made a plate to attach the new neck. Cut it to fit, then drilled and pop riveted together.

Took the opportunity to put bumper numbers back on. I used mine from my last unit.


view from the rear



Getting ready to put tire pressure stencils and the black star on the front bumper tomorrow.

 

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Always better with pictures…

 

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Made an unscheduled trip to Alabama this week. I had some down time today and found a salvage yard that had 3 squarebody trucks. Only one was available as a parts source. It was a 350 gasser but I found the electrical connector that I have been needing for the park circuit of my wiper motor. I did not hack it out, I reached as far out as I could on the remainder of the engine compartment harness and clipped those wires and took the engine side of the bulkhead connector so I can properly graft the needed wires into my harness. Gives me the added benefit of having more connectors if I need them in my bulkhead connector.

I also gathered up all the small hardware I could get to.

After doing a great deal of reading on this site, I ordered a new column ignition switch today.

 

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Yesterday was a good opportunity to get some work done. I have properly reconnected the park circuit on the wiper motor, cleaned all contacts on both sides of the bulkhead connector, created a new harness with weatherpack connectors for the aftermarket washer tank anp pump, and replaced the ignition switch on the column behind the instrument cluster. The wipers and horn work better now. I may still replace the wiper motor. Two more switches to go and then all will be new, wiper/washer and hi/lo beam. I have the wiper switch on hand.

later this week I plan to secure the mirrors with poprivets as cucvrus suggested.

next item after that will be adjusting the vacuum pump for smoother shifts and try to get better than 12mpg out of the IP.

Merry Christmas!