Recent content by Whit

Gents: I am a CUCV (M1009) owner at this point, but am thinking about a deuce or even a 5-tonner as a future project. Coincidentally I'm just about to build a new garage/workshop and was thinking hmmmmm....What height and width door would I need where I could drive a deuce in comfortably? I...

M1009 16" or 17" rims I am in this exact situation. I want to buy a set of 16" or 17" rims for my M1009 so I can mount (standard, skinny) highway tires on them. I have two sets of tires ready to go, one set in each of 16" and 17", just need the rims. I can go with either 16" or 17", but will...

Any Home depot sells nylon plugs that will fit just right. Located in the little trays in the "nuts and bolts" department

Hah! I wonder if a person can get a single set of rims that will fit both the 1009 and the 1008, regardliess of tire size.

School drop off variation Several guys have talked about dropping their kids off at car pool. I have a litte story. So we go into the carpool and the teacher opens the door, my ten year old jumps out, slams the door and thumps his chest with both hands while yelling "Yeah!". The teachers...

I used a quart and a half. That covered pretty much all of floor pans and the cabin (forward of the bed part). In some areas I had to go two or three coats of the stuff, along with laying down the fiberglass cloth and painting over it. With the leftovers I then went underneath and painted it on...

Yes. I did exactly what you are planning, just a few weeks ago. I put POR-15 on the floor (both sides), using fiberglass patching material (which I just covered over in several coats of POR-15) where the rust had broken through. I also painted on a bedliner. Make sure you have plenty of...

Yes! It's even out of both sides.

Hi Folks: My M1009 really belches diesel fumes when in park, although as soon as I put it into gear (D or R) the smoke clears out. It matters not whether the engine is warm or hot, so long as it is in park it smokes, and when in gear the smoke dies way down (although you can still smell that...

I removed the entire bracket, pintle hitch and all, and substituted a "stock" license plate bracket from LMC Truck. The license plate light I got from Wal-Mart and hooked it up to a hot wire in a newly installed 4-pin flat plug set. I still have pintle capability: I installed a standard...

Folks: I believe I will need to change the radiator soon on my M1009 as it is moderately crudded up on the inside. Should I do the heater core as well? My fear is if I only do the radiator I worry about crud from the old heater core floating around and infecting the radiator. Thoughts...

Grega: You are a genius! I pulled the front battery to access the front pax side headlight connections and there it was staring up at me: two wires that had rubbed against each other and the bottom of the battery tray, so that the insulation had worn off. The wiring was bright and shiny...

Guys: On my 1984 M1009 I have faithfully followed everyone's recommendations for cleaning up the electical system including: 1) Cleaning and policing up the fuse block - all new fuses to spec. 2) Filing (i.e brightening the metal) and reconnecting the grounds at the front driver and...

HAH! I recognize that one. It was the "FRED" the Fast Removing Erection Device. No kidding.... Really! I am famiiar with it because I did work for the company that designed it back in the mid-1980's. I think the Border Patrol only made a handful of them. Amazing piece of equipment. Whit

Folks: I can see an emerging need for a truck to plow snow and haul wood with (out of the woods). Gas mileage is a secondary consideeration. Would I be better off looking at the M1028 or the M1008? Thanks in advance Whit