What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

[mtn man]

wheels and tires for 1009

I picked up a set of wheels and tires for my 1009... found these 16"X7" steel 'rockcrawlers' and I just so happened to have 7 'spare' goodyear wrangler MT/R's (4 new and 3 used) tires for them... want to go to 16"s on the Blazer.... get load range E tire on there.

All this comes as a guy I know tells me today "I want to buy your Blazer...." we'll see but if he doesn't take these with it he is nuts! Stay tuned to classifieds...

 

[True Knight]

What have you done to your CUCV today/lately?

fixed broken wires going to my 4wd switch. now my four wheel drive light on the dash is working for the first time since I bought my 09.

I've been meaning to do that for years... Ha ha.

 

[MarcusOReallyus]

If your resistor isn't bad, is there a good reason to change from what is working to something else? Just rhetorical really, but I personally wouldn't change my setup from stock unless I simply couldn't find a replacement for a bad part.

The original is a bad design. If a glow plug fails, higher voltage is applied to the remaining GPs. This results in higher current, which shortens their lives. When the next one fails, it gets worse. This leads to a cascade failure situation. Every failure of a GP shortens the life of the rest.

The GP resistor bypass eliminates this. It's got nothing to do with the resistor failing.

 

[mdiver]

Well wasn't today but last Sun the 6th. Waited to get pics to post also because we know posts without pics is useless. I got to pick mine up and drive it home. During the over 200 mile trip home, me and the 85 1008 had a nice talk. She told me how the other deuces would make fun of her size. So we decided to try to give her some features of a deuce and call her Lil Deuce. She rode great all the way home but with my beer gut the steering wheel kept cutting in it. Now it's either lose weight or get a smaller wheel. Another thing to add to my list of stuff to do.

 

[Danger Ranger]

Something else she has in common with the deuce...

 

[True Knight]

What have you done to your CUCV today/lately?

Finished the dual Optima battery mount and cleaned up all the battery related wiring. Also fixed another exhaust rattle, and re-tightened trans crossmember bolts for 5th or so time, and used lock tight this time to keep em tight.

 

[rvnlrrp]

Got it running! Just took it (bought) from my son and got it running. Chevy dealer had installed two each batteries and alternators, but batteries slow drained. Look at the wiring and I think they wired it for a 12 V vs 24V set up as i do not see the alternator connection from the passenger side alternator to the battery. Got it running with some starting fluid and drove it with the generator guage show charge and now it turns over good but hard to start. Small squirt of starter floud it crank up and runs very smooth, so gotta find what is causing the hard start. Saw thread about fuel pressure switch so i am going to pursue that. Sure wish I could find the Buck Sgt motor Sgt I had as a 1SG before I retired!

 

[rvnlrrp]

Wish I was closer to Wilksboro, that new dash sure looks good!

 

[howardc]

Went to roll down my rear window to remove some boxes. The handle came off in my hands and the crank won't turn at all. Guess I'm lucky it didn't get stuck down...

 

[Racallahan1]

Nice battery mount there True Knight!

 

[True Knight]

What have you done to your CUCV today/lately?

Nice battery mount there True Knight!

Thank you sir.

 

[cpf240]

... Got it running with some starting fluid and drove it with the generator guage show charge and now it turns over good but hard to start. Small squirt of starter floud it crank up and runs very smooth, so gotta find what is causing the hard start. Saw thread about fuel pressure switch so i am going to pursue that.

Please don't use starting fluid! See this thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?67012-Click-click-BOOM!

I would suggest that you follow the glow plug system testing procedure in the TM's, as that is probably why it is hard to start. There are also wiring diagrams in the TM's to help you confirm the proper wiring of the batteries and alts.

By the way, unless it is leaking, forget about the fuel pressure sender, it is only used for the STE/ICE diagnostic port under the dash.

 

[Keith_J]

Finished the dual Optima battery mount and cleaned up all the battery related wiring. Also fixed another exhaust rattle, and re-tightened trans crossmember bolts for 5th or so time, and used lock tight this time to keep em tight.

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Not for cold climates. I've had bad luck with Optimas in diesel engines. They get voltage depression during extended pre-glow periods, then they lack the voltage to crank with enough speed. Might work in warmer climates but absolutely not in Montana.

 

[rvnlrrp]

Thanks. I'll, put away the starting fluid and breakout the TM's!

 

[chevyCUCV]

Thanks. I'll, put away the starting fluid and breakout the TM's!

Sorry about your engine

 

[Shackelford R]

I did doghead and clean more eletrical connections under dash, lubed spedo cable, tested gen2 alt diode tested good, and started putting dash back togather.

 

[True Knight]

What have you done to your CUCV today/lately?

Not for cold climates. I've had bad luck with Optimas in diesel engines. They get voltage depression during extended pre-glow periods, then they lack the voltage to crank with enough speed. Might work in warmer climates but absolutely not in Montana.

Interesting. Yeah I've never had any problems with them in so cal. I've had optima in my M1028 for a about a year and a half now.

 

[rsh4364]

got my rear window and tailgate functional,fixed pwr steering brkt,switched out starter bolts will do starter support bracket soon as my used bolts were bent..

 

[MWMULES]

I had some Xmas money burning a hole in my pocket so sprung for a pair of the molle seat covers for my 1009. Set was $199.96 delivered from http://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.com/Jeep-Interior-Accessories/Smittybilt-GEAR-Seat-Cover . I have had it for 2 years and thought I had cleaned it out pretty good back when I got it, but found these two kooky hockey pucks wrapped in a rag jammed up under the passengers seat.

 

[ajsmith184]

I had some Xmas money burning a hole in my pocket so sprung for a pair of the molle seat covers for my 1009. Set was $199.96 delivered from http://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.com/Jeep-Interior-Accessories/Smittybilt-GEAR-Seat-Cover . I have had it for 2 years and thought I had cleaned it out pretty good back when I got it, but found these two kooky hockey pucks wrapped in a rag jammed up under the passengers seat.

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Are those just the jeep seat covers? or did you specify for a chevy?