Is $7000-$8000 too high for super clean M1009?

[AdamBombs81]

I won't be ready until spring, but I'm not far from you. I'm like 45m east from Rockford takes me a tad over an hr to get to Janesville

 

[MarcusOReallyus]

Here's another question, in reality which is easier to work on and maintain? A civil or military blazer.

I doubt there's a lot of difference. If you are new to diesels, there's some learning curve there. Really, the only differences are the starting & glow plug system (24v, two alternators, GP resistors), the blackout lights, and a lack of gauges.

Once you wrap your head around the isolated ground alternator, it's no biggie.

 

[AdamBombs81]

I doubt there's a lot of difference. If you are new to diesels, there's some learning curve there. Really, the only differences are the starting & glow plug system (24v, two alternators, GP resistors), the blackout lights, and a lack of gauges.

Once you wrap your head around the isolated ground alternator, it's no biggie.

I want to try and simplify repairs and mods, my hotrod has been a headache since I starting changing things and I'm a below average mechanic. And the lack or electrical in a m1009 sounds nice lol.

 

[swiss]

I want to try and simplify repairs and mods, my hotrod has been a headache since I starting changing things and I'm a below average mechanic. And the lack or electrical in a m1009 sounds nice lol.

Nothing was more frustrating to me than having my pertronix die going down the expressway in my 65 mustang

A lot to be said about simple

That said search this site for electrical gremlins!!


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[Skinny]

I don't see a drastic advantage to a CUCV and civy truck. I personally wouldn't pay more than $5k for a K5 knowing that it has 10 bolts underneath it. Wheeler or no wheeler...

The other variants are worth slightly more because they have the beef underneath. It's worth only what someone is willing to pay for it but I don't see a CUCV going past $6-8k for one that is mint and possibly upgraded with AC or overdrive.

 

[cucvrus]

Not everyone wants to drive at 55 MPH with the engine screaming in a pick up truck. I do when at work and it gets annoying very quickly. I done it (M1028A1/M102 for 23 years and sold my personal M1028's. But on the other hand the M1009's will cruise all day at 75 MPH with 5 people buckled in safely and all my gear inside warm and dry and still get 16-18 MPG. I have used the M1009's just as hard as the M1028's and it has passed all tests. So to each his own. I had 1 rear on an M1009 fail and I fault myself for not replacing the pin bolt. I use trailers and common sense and that has gotten me by for a lot of miles and a long time. To each his own. I prefer the M1009 and think it is the best all around CUCV. No ear plugs needed and you can have a conversation with out yelling. Happy Holidays.

 

[AdamBombs81]

Not everyone wants to drive at 55 MPH with the engine screaming in a pick up truck. I do when at work and it gets annoying very quickly. I done it (M1028A1/M102 for 23 years and sold my personal M1028's. But on the other hand the M1009's will cruise all day at 75 MPH with 5 people buckled in safely and all my gear inside warm and dry and still get 16-18 MPG. I have used the M1009's just as hard as the M1028's and it has passed all tests. So to each his own. I had 1 rear on an M1009 fail and I fault myself for not replacing the pin bolt. I use trailers and common sense and that has gotten me by for a lot of miles and a long time. To each his own. I prefer the M1009 and think it is the best all around CUCV. No ear plugs needed and you can have a conversation with out yelling. Happy Holidays.

With proper maintenance, how many miles could you put on the 6.2 diesel?

 

[cucvrus]

I put 174K on an M1028A1 in stock configuration. Drove it coast to coast 2 times and hauled anything and everything with it. It is still running and I sold it to a member here. I maintained it well and it never left me sit. Happy Holidays.

 

[Tinstar]

Proper maintenance is the key.
Quality parts and great oil/filter. Staying on top of repairs and oil changes.
Keep fuel clean and change filter often.

I just turned 390k on my 06 LBZ duramax.
Strict about oil changes etc.

Total miles in my M1008A1 just turned past 90k last month.

Take care of it and and don't hot rod it and it will last a very long time.

 

[nyoffroad]

With proper maintenance, how many miles could you put on the 6.2 diesel?

I had a 6.2 in a two wheel drive half ton civvie truck that had a tad over 400,000 miles on it. the truck itself gave up before the engine did, still have the engine some day I'll rip it down and see what it looks like inside.

 

[gottaluvit]

Ponies arent always the best for off-roading. Don't need to go fast anymore, hence why I'm considering selling my muscle car.

The HP and fast gain rpms of a 350 are priceless in 4-wheelin'. There is good reason for that engine's popularity. When the dirt is just sticky enough to plug up the tread on your tires (no matter how agressive the tread) you are pretty much driving on bologna skins. You need rpms to spin the tires to clean them. I have gotten stuck twice in low rpm vehicles. One being a '78 Toyota Land Cruiser which was unstoppable with clean tires and the other was my current M1008 (also unstoppable with clean tires). I just couldn't r up either enough to clean the tires. Sometimes you need that pep immediately, and that one second of "bald" tires and no way to clean them is just enough to lose the momentum needed to keep pushing on.

 

[cucvrus]

Ohio mud must be different then Pennsylvania. No problem cleaning CUCV tires out in our mud holes. We just gun-it and run through it. Come east in the spring and we can show you how it's done. Rausch Creek Spring should be a hoot. My Son is building a truck for it debut at Rausch Creek. You can just ride with me if you don't want to get yours scratched, dented and muddy.Happy Holidays.

 

[gottaluvit]

It depends on how sticky it is due to wetness. Wetter is actually better. It's that "starting to dry" crap that messes you up. Our soil is brown clay once you skim off the black top couple inches. You gotta take into consideration, I am not in flat cornfield "Ohio" as most envision. One time in a civy 350 powered Chevy I had to hold it to the floor for nearly a quarter mile, on unmolested soil, just to clean the tires enough to keep moving at a snail pace. Did make it however. Stayed out of that area from then on.

 

[MarcusOReallyus]

Yeah, some of that stuff is slicker'n snot, and grabby, too.