Brad M

Picked up my first MV today. It is an 84 M1008 and was a blast to drive down the NC Mountains back home.

It was a farm vehicle on top on a mountain in NW NC since 1998 and got about 1K miles per year put on it. It is currently just over 44K miles on the odometer but I know there is no way of knowing actual miles.

Body has seen better days but is complete and with some care can be brought back. First, I have to undue the farm repairs.

Fuel gauge was out. I am hoping repairing the broken wire from the sender under the vehicle fixes it. It was pegged at the 3 o’clock position past full and now shows just over full tank. Filled it up about thirty miles from home so it may be accurate only time will tell.

Preformed instrument cluster clean up to repair most failed lamps, got all working but the coolant temp, and wait light. Coolant temperature has a functioning bulb and continuity thru the gauge film circuit so I will search else ware for its issue. Wait light wont function until I figure out all of what was done to bypass the GP card and put in the momentary GP switch.

Temp repaired blown open 331Ώ ceramic shunt resistor on back of voltage gauge to get it working. Would prefer a replacement resistor but can only find blue ones (see atachment) for fuel gauges online not the pink one needed for the voltage gauge.

Plan to do the Doghead Starter Relay Mod next and have the tires balanced. I have a shudder at around 50MPH, which appears to be tires.

It appears to be a good project so far and fires right up and runs good. Even after today’s trip there are no noticeable leaks other than valve cover gaskets, which are also on the repair list.

Downloaded all the TM's and am reading them cover to cover.

Since it is worthless without pic's I have attached some from the Craig’s List ad I bought it from. I have not taken any yet.

Anyhow thinks for letting me brag a little. I have been lurking here for some time and reading before I finally made a purchase.

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1986Blazerk5

Looks good!!!! the doghead starter relay is on my to-do list. If the coolant light won't work you could add a temp. gauge thats what i did and I'm glad i did!

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67_C-30

Congrats! I picked up my first today also.

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mistaken1

Congratulations and welcome. Thanks for the pictures.

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When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest castle in all of England. - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Cucvnut

the 50 mph shudder might be Death wobble you should replace the kinpin springs and nylon bushings just to be safe.

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1984 M1008 CUCV 4x4 with a 6.2 th400,NP241,14ff with Detroit locker and Dana 60 with a Trac Lok both with 4.56 gears,Interior cage and 37 PJ Dirt Grips (soon to be 42's)

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/54154-my-cucv-lift.htmll my Build thread.

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Brad M

Thanks. I figured tires since it was gone over 55 MPH. Since I'm away from a computer and replying on a Blackberry what are the symptoms of "Death Wobble"?

Thanks.

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Cucvnut

shuddering at a certain speeds and the steering wheel feels like its going to fly out of your hands

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1984 M1008 CUCV 4x4 with a 6.2 th400,NP241,14ff with Detroit locker and Dana 60 with a Trac Lok both with 4.56 gears,Interior cage and 37 PJ Dirt Grips (soon to be 42's)

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?t=54154l my Build thread.

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Brad M

I think I'm ok then since it was the entire truck and it was only slightly and the steering wasn't bad. I'm going to go out on a limb and say if I had to guess a rear tire threw a wheel weight. Thank you for the info.

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Cucvnut

the shudder is the whole truck

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1984 M1008 CUCV 4x4 with a 6.2 th400,NP241,14ff with Detroit locker and Dana 60 with a Trac Lok both with 4.56 gears,Interior cage and 37 PJ Dirt Grips (soon to be 42's)

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?t=54154l my Build thread.

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Brad M

Yep, it's not a lot just enough to annoy. And only between about 47 and 55 MPH.

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