Recent content by Tinman84

For what it's worth... Might want to be cautious and do some research on them before you decide to buy from Diesel Care. Saw some complaints and such on another forum, stating that they were not the most standup bunch and that they'd been turned into the BBB repeatedly. Not saying I have any...

Good idea sir, I will have to check that out. Forgot to mention I checked the ATF the other night and it was low, so I added about 1/2qt of a product that said it included a stop leak component. Started it this morning and there's no noise, and last night it was fine driving 20mi there and 20...

Update: SUCCESS!!! Found out that legit end mills are a bit pricey, tried left hand drill bits, cussed a bit, prayed a bit, found out that Dremel makes a bit that is cylindrical and has cutting flutes in the blunt tip and in the sides, and used it to get the busted bolt out. In the end I...

That's been bugging me too. My prevailing theory is that perhaps there was some sort of geometric issue going on with the extensions and the u-joint I had in there to get my torque wrench on the bolt way up in that hole that let it overtorque without clicking. Another advantage to using my plain...

Thanks guys. I'm thinking that that's all I'm going to do once I get the piece out. My regular 3/8' drive ratchet and a little red loctite. I saw someone on here talking about an end mill for cleaning up the end of a bolt piece so that it could be drilled more precisely and extracted, so I think...

So, for an update on this. Had issues trying to get the parts in my town. For now, I've settled for reusing the non-broken thru bolt and starter mounting bolts, and replaced the broken "thru bolt w/extension" with threaded rod for now. Wasn't real happy about this because I wanted to fix it...

Many thanks guys. I was looking at the starter blowup in that manual and was thinking that the stud I was looking for was the one that isn't labeled that goes through the plate labeled 7 in the diagram. (Section II, p107-108) I see now that I had the starter turned around in my head because I...

Anyone know if the stud that the starter support bracket fastens to on the starter end is replaceable? I was looking at this thread because I discovered the bracket-to-block bolt was gone and the bracket was hanging by the support stud on the starter. Warthog's numbers helped me find a...

We'll get temps in the triple digits but with much less humidity than that for a couple weeks in the summer, and anywhere from 85 to high 90s regularly from June through August, so AC is nice. I have a couple things that are farther up the list for the moment, but I may try an AC install...

Sorry you had a bad experience with advice you were given. I tend to like trying to figure out how to fix it myself first, and if it's too difficult or technical for my skillset, THEN I pay someone else to work on my project. I must say, you have a reasonably priced transmission shop in your...

That's a good thought. We don't have an Advance here in Pendleton, but we do have an O'Reiley's Auto Parts and I know they do loan (with a deposit) some specialty tools.

So at this point I'm thinking it doesn't make sense to do the transmission swap or the turbo. And I definitely agree about the smiles per mile. I bought the CUCV knowing that for better or worse it would be an attention getter, and thus far it has been by far for the better. I've had kids look...

Thanks for all the input so far guys. As several have pointed out, I have not managed to get through all the CUCV stuff on the site yet. I find myself getting lost in the sheer volume of info and discussions, and I can burn hours without noticing the passing time, or running across what I was...

I'm a bit of a CUCV greenhorn (I've had my M1009 about 6mos). I've learned lots already with lots left to learn, and I have a question for those that know more than me: I ran into a guy a while back who said a 700R4 transmission should bolt on directly (no modifications) as a replacement for the...

Thanks for this. Gives me a couple ideas to try with mine. I'm a CUCV greenhorn (had mine about 6mos) and it's seemed to dislike upshifting ever since I got it.