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no I converted the rear bus to 12v I still have 24 going to the starter, my thought was to insert the battery isolator between the two under-hood batteries where it would be at 12v (front battery) parallel with the 3rd battery in the bed.
Installed heavier rear springs, Bedlined the driver and passenger footwells and door sills, changed the oil, moved the 2M radio to a floor stalk mount, replaced it's overhead position with a fan.
Ok I am back on track of turning the 1009 into a weekend backwoods exploring truck. As my wife is diabetic we have a nice portable fridge, and I want to add an isolated 3 rd battery to the rear. However I would like to charge the battery from the alternators. I already have switched the 24V run...
Ok while cleaning up some rust in the M1009 floorboard, I cut a wire, its black with a white stripe, runs from under the fusebox area along the door sill and then under the driver seat and dissapears under the seat mount. It HAD a black plastic connector about 6" from the seat bolt.
Any idea...
I am about to embark on a 12v conversion, and was wondering aside from the chi-com rebuilt autoparts store starters. Has anyone found a more robust 12v model for the CUCV?
Thanks
Hiram
My 1009 is trying to kill me, there is something very wrong with the handling, it is extremely soft and rolls badly even at low speeds, I have noticed that the right rear seems to be sagging a bit, it's about 2" lower than the left. It has new shocks and steering stabilizer. With 500lbs of mulch...