Recent content by GentleGiant

Thanks so much folks... I wiggled and twisted the wire at the radiator, and it has 99% fixed the "problem". I appreciate your help - you gave me confidence to drive 3 hours yesterday and pick up a good used hay baler. Eric

Hello good folks, My 1984 CUCV pickup has the orange "low coolant" light coming on intermittently. It fades on and off and sometimes comes fully on. But then it will go off again, most of the time. The coolant is not low. Anybody know why? Or whether there is something serious I should be...

GentleGiant here... As I started this thread, perhaps I can end it, too. I've got my answer. And there are lots of other threads on cutout switches for the batteries, which was my final query. Thanks all and my hat is off to all your expertise and helpfulness. -GentleGiant

Thank you all: AntennaClimber, especially educational were your words: High current connections need to be perfect, minor flaws will cause issues like the ones you are having. Clean connections are vital to all of the battery connections. I also appreciate your other detailed post on cleaning...

Thank you all. I will certainly do as you say. Its a simple and sensible solution to avoid a large problem. Let me play dumb and ask a few simple questions: Cleaning terminals: do you recommend the common baking soda and water with a toothbrush trick? Or some other method? Military duty...

Hello All, We're talking about my 1984 M1008 CUCV here... I just put it under the barn for the winter and disconnected the batteries like I usually do. Most years when I connect the cables to the batteries in the Spring, I just slip them on and then push down hard while turning them. They...

Hello All: After the alternator rebuild, the truck runs perfectly. No Gen 1 light any more.... and voltmeter way up in the green. It makes me want to have the other one rebuilt, too... just to have it in the same perfect condition. Thank you all for your help. Mattsmoski: I am not one of...

Alternator bench tested dead.... its being rebuilt at a good local shop. Thanks for all the help. GentleGiant

Also, I have recently replaced the GP relay with the ST85. It has the plastic isolators... was just reading a thread where the wrong GP relay was causing a drain continuously and resulting in the voltage drop on Alt 1. How to test the GP relay to see if its defective?? Is it just checking...

Yes, cpf240, that's correct, across the battery terminals. reading threads here, I see that there are many connections to be cleaned. Warthog posted this in 2013: (at http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?117594-Cucv-m1009-drivers-alternator-not-charging ) I have seen the GEN1...

Hello good people, Just replaced the fuel pump and now it seems the ole truck has an electrical problem. The Gen 1 light is on continuously. Having read some helpful threads on this, here is what I have done so far: I cleaned all the wire terminals on the Gen 1 (except the one under the very...

I guess, in keeping with this being a fuel related thread, my question is properly, "could this GEN 1 light be related to what I just did - replace fuel pump?" I did drain and re-charge the batteries several times in cranking to try to get fuel to the bleeder... Can't think what else would be...

Vroom! She starts. That's great. And no leaks that I can see. It was down to the wire... dark and windy and starting to rain... supposed to be snow tonight. One concern: the GEN 1 light will not go off now. That's GEN 2 by the fuel pump, isn't it? but I didn't remove it anyway...

Pump installed... definitely not the easiest location, but we've had success. I have more and more respect for mechanics. I'm going to let that Permatex cure 24 hours (I called Permatex and that's the cure time they specify) and see if the system will prime and the truck will start up this...

Use gasket cement in addition to the gasket? Or not? Thanks, GG