Welcome to SteelSoldiers.
Make sure you visit the
Cucv Wiki - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite (CUCV Wiki) that is at the top of the page on the CUCV Forum.
All of the CUCV Technical Manuals are listed and many other helpful bits of information.
Make sure you download the repair manuals. You can get then for free. A couple of our members have posted them on their websites.
Also the wiring diagrams are in the appendix of the -20 and -34 manuals.
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Also checkout the
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/20600-faq-thread-cucvs.html stickey. It is where we try to post helpful tips and tricks.
Almost every question you will have has been asked and answered many times. The advanced search will become your best friend. Please don't hesitate to ask something that you can't find.
Read the TM 9-2320-289-10 Operators Manual to find out how a stock system should work. It is simular to the Operators Manual for Civilian vehicles. It tells you where all the lighs, switches, etc are located and what they do.
Three of the most important tools you can buy are:
Voltmeter and know how to use it - ~$10 and up
12v Battery Charger - ~$50 for a decent one
Battery Load Tester - ~$30 for an okay one at Harbor Freight
Now to your questions:
Are the rubber hoses the small ones that go between the injectors? If so those are the return lines for excess fuel. Are the knots in one place or are there many? At one point there is suppost to be a cap at the end of the run. Is the knot there? If so they ran out of caps and tied a knot.
If you start running waste oil, start saving your money (do it anyway) to have the Injector Pumpp rebuilt. They parts are 25+ years old and the seals and the weight ring are getting old. They WILL fail at some point in time.
Warthog