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Based on the advice from another thread, I just went through the exercise of aligning all of my pulleys. Along with this, I replaced my wobbly crank pulley, replaced my harmonic balancer and put all new belts from hillbilly wizard. This eliminated my best squeal for about a week. Since then...

I have been having a heck of a time getting a new damper for my truck. I tried all of the parts stores in my area and all options are out of stock. Autozone showed a pioneer brand balancer in stock which is made overseas. I ordered it and the manufacturer never shipped because they said out of...

Hey all, the passenger side alternator pulley on my truck is about a 1/16 back compared to the rest of the accessories causing alignment issues, squealing, and chewed belts. The truck is new to me so I don’t fully know the history but it looks like a replacement alternator and the fan has a good...

My new to me truck came with an aftermarket fuel filter that has a little petcock at the bottom to drain. should I be cracking this drain periodically to check for water? Will doing so introduce air into my fuel system? Should I crank the engine while doing so or just let gravity work

I’m looking to replace my balancer and the Dorman 594-128 part number is not available at Napa or auto zone. Jegs claims they can direct ship from the manufacturer but it projected to ship 10 days out which has me concerned. I really wanted to do this job asap is there a good source for these...

I would like to drive my m1008 over 55mph on the highway and am weighing out pros and cons of various options. I want to keep the truck as true to form and original as possible with the exception of some aggressive off-road tires (in the 32” range) and highway gearing. The truck will remain...

For those of you that drive your truck in the salt belt what is been your methods of surface rust elimination/ stoppage Also what have you done to guard against new rust? Has anyone done a good job with paint with the cab on? Has your method been effective? I know there is an ongoing debate...

Looking to put together a “possibles kit” for my truck to cover myself if I get stuck on the side of the road. What tools / parts to carry onboard to keep your truck going out in the field? How do you keep these things stowed nice and tidy in the truck? The scope of this kit is normal road...

Hey all, I’m new to the site and also have a new to me CUCV. I plan to get this truck completely sorted out and want to do it properly. It has had both some beneficial and some questionable modifications. So far reading through old threads has answered 90% of my questions. One concern I have...