cucvrus
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I was digging around in my parts cabinet today and came across some paperwork that came with my 1984 M1009/The Mule when I bought it. It is the U.S. Army Equipment Record Folder. And in the folder is the original DD form issue release/receipt document for the M1009 Mule. It shows the delivery date as 2/1984 and the price as $17018.00. I know we had talked about some time ago and someone had said they were an atrocious amount more then that and they had some DOD form that showed that. I remember they were more money then a loaded Silverado Blazer of the same time period. I found all the documents that went with this vehicle and the reason it was turned in in 1997. You guys would love to find one in this condition at this point in time. The turn in paperwork shows Code H. Paperwork shows the vehicle as being unrepairable for the following reasons.Truck UTL 3/4 T NSN 2320-01-123=2665 17,265 miles
1. Batteries dead/battery terminals corroded
2. Left Headlamp dead or missing
3. Right side wiper blade missing
4. Rear window crank handle missing
5. Left muffler split at seam
6. Rear engine main seal leak class III
7. Paint peeling and needs complete paint job
8. NATO slave cover missing
9. Under carriage needs steam cleaned.
It was deemed unrepairable and sent to Mechanicsburg. DRMO.
Wouldn't it be nice to find one that you could fix this easily today or next week?
I bought it shortly there after at Mechanicsburg DRMO and have been driving it ever since. It has 97,k miles on it now. I have never replaced anything major mechanical on it. It is still going. Today I took a set of heads to a machine shop to get redone so I can change the head gasket on the mule. It has been over pressurizing my cooling system for the past 6 years. Anyway the machine shop said $500-600 to redo the take off heads. I have a dilemma. I want to fix the Mule but not spend that amount to get the heads redone. I can remove the current heads and risk getting the same money into them. I have all the parts and gaskets to go over this engine completely. Or I can switch the entire engine with a crate 6.2 that I have. I hate to waste a perfect running 6.2 for the sake of a cracked head or a bad head gasket. But I also would hate to un-crate one of my new motors just to replace an engine with a bad head gasket or a cracked head. It must be fixed now. The pressure is building in the crankcase and the engine is burning antifreeze from the left side. No water in oil or oil in water. I just pull the antifreeze from the over flow bottle and put it back it the radiator. It holds the pressure in the cooling system for days after I run it. So I don't think a cracked head. Decisions decisions. Survey says? If you can not make a civil comment or helpful advise. No reply needed. Thank you. CUCVRUS.
1. Batteries dead/battery terminals corroded
2. Left Headlamp dead or missing
3. Right side wiper blade missing
4. Rear window crank handle missing
5. Left muffler split at seam
6. Rear engine main seal leak class III
7. Paint peeling and needs complete paint job
8. NATO slave cover missing
9. Under carriage needs steam cleaned.
It was deemed unrepairable and sent to Mechanicsburg. DRMO.
Wouldn't it be nice to find one that you could fix this easily today or next week?
I bought it shortly there after at Mechanicsburg DRMO and have been driving it ever since. It has 97,k miles on it now. I have never replaced anything major mechanical on it. It is still going. Today I took a set of heads to a machine shop to get redone so I can change the head gasket on the mule. It has been over pressurizing my cooling system for the past 6 years. Anyway the machine shop said $500-600 to redo the take off heads. I have a dilemma. I want to fix the Mule but not spend that amount to get the heads redone. I can remove the current heads and risk getting the same money into them. I have all the parts and gaskets to go over this engine completely. Or I can switch the entire engine with a crate 6.2 that I have. I hate to waste a perfect running 6.2 for the sake of a cracked head or a bad head gasket. But I also would hate to un-crate one of my new motors just to replace an engine with a bad head gasket or a cracked head. It must be fixed now. The pressure is building in the crankcase and the engine is burning antifreeze from the left side. No water in oil or oil in water. I just pull the antifreeze from the over flow bottle and put it back it the radiator. It holds the pressure in the cooling system for days after I run it. So I don't think a cracked head. Decisions decisions. Survey says? If you can not make a civil comment or helpful advise. No reply needed. Thank you. CUCVRUS.