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Recent content by 83k30

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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Got the truck in the shop for it's yearly maintenance. Lots of things to do. Relocated the batteries from under the hood to inside the cab behind the seat. Got the wiring buttoned up today. Ordered new spindles, this time I'm running bushings instead of needle bearings since the last set didn't...
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    2 CUCV blazers, one purrs one rattle monster, ideas?

    I will add my 2 cents here...I've replaced my injection pump with no noticable change in the sound from the motor. However replacing the harmonic balancer did smoothen the sound and feel of the ol 6.2 detroit quite a bit. Just a thought.
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Installed a set of ORD/alcan front leaf springs, new bushings, brake lines, and calipers. Replaced the inner axles seals. Got the carrier to drop in by placing a small heater on the housing, and putting the carrier in the freezer. The temperature difference between the two was 100+ degrees...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Well it's time for my annual maintenance on my daily driver M1008. Have a long list of things to do this time around. So far, I have done the rear main seal, oil pan, front timing cover, water pump, and cleaned up the alternators/pulley alignment. Still left to do is the front axle and...
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    Headlight Woes

    Thanks again for all the help! Truck is fixed and lights work. I patched the factory harness and reinstalled. I will definitely be buying a headlight harness upgrade to help the old wiring from heating up. Will continue to troubleshooter loose connections in the circuit some more this week...
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    Headlight Woes

    Thank you for the solid advice. I pulled the fuse box and checked behind the 30amp headlight circuit to find a melted/corroded power supply leading into the dash harness. I am curious as to how to fix it with the inline fuse? Hoping to get the truck back on the road today. Thanks again for the...
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    Headlight Woes

    Headlight trouble began with the wife reporting the headlights being inoperable even after toggling the service light switch. After a few minutes she noticed they came on. I checked myself and they worked just fine. Last night however I pulled the switch and got nothing Quickly checked my fuses...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Well it's been an interesting few weeks. Loud pop/bang while driving the ol cucv down hill which turned out to be the front leaf spring breaking. First time I've ever had a truck break a leaf spring, and these specific springs were purchased just last year so they certainly weren't old. Sourced...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Went to start my daily driver cucv and got smoke rising from under the hood. Found a battery ground had burnt the insulation off. Suspected a glow plug issue so I replaced the burnt ground and removed the glow plug card. Installed a push button to cycle the plugs manually. Tried again to start...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Installed a new fuel tank, staps and sending unit/lines. The fuel tank frame brackets were in poor shape, so cleaned them up with new hardware and fresh paint. Drove the truck out of the shop and when I later went to fire the truck up for fuel, the starter wouldn't engage. Pulled starter and...
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    starter relay question

    You will have to change wiring terminals but just about any good relay is better than the factory "sticky" relay. The "doghead" relay can be found at any parts store and is fairly cheap.
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Installed ORD steering brace, 2 inch Tuff Country springs, ORD greasable shackles/bushings. Still need brake lines and shocks. Truck had a two inch sag on the driver's side before installing the new suspension. Upon disassembly I found the driver's side center pin broke, and the bushings worn...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    I believe the relay is triggered by ignition on, and ground then completes through the harness at the six position ground terminal. Fixed my gen2 light and voltmeter by tracing the ignition circuit that was lacking voltage at both relays. They are powered by a .8 pink and black wire, 139F and...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Yes. I tried another test to confirm my suspicion with the grounding issue at both the gen2 alternator and voltmeter circuit. I plugged the voltmeter into the factory harness and this time added a temp/trial ground via some alligator clips. Voltmeter worked correctly and showed both alternators...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    So I have some interesting results from my checks. 10 amp fuse checked out good. The voltmeter works when isolated from the factory plug and shows both alternators to be charging correctly. Pulled the two pin plug from each alternator to check for battery voltage there. Gen 1 showed 13.1V at...
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