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    Quick and Easy Winch Mount

    I only can put it on both front & rear on the pickups and on the front only on the M1009. This is due to C-C of tubng coming off the vehicles. The trucks front is abt 30-1/4" c-c & rear is about 30-3/4" c-c with tubing I used being slightly larger than what is on trucks and with making mounting...
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    My 1009 fuse block is melting-

    I had same problem on a M1009. Problem is created when the prongs on your fuses or the metel recievers in fuse block kindof oxidized over years maybe due to humdity or where the truck has been sitting for years. What happens is that the prongs & recivers don't get tight and grounded to one...
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    Quick and Easy Winch Mount

    I forgot one thing that should be mentioned. For what money you pay for these "Chicago" winchs they are GREAT BUT they are NOT the fasts in the stable. The other thing I highly suggest NOT to do is to use your truck (in order to get more pull) is to use your truck in reverse to "JERK". The gears...
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    Quick and Easy Winch Mount

    I have the same setup on my M1028 with the Har Frt 9000# winch and same plate. I just used square tubing 1/4" wall, drilled holes to mount winch & plate to sq tubing (2 per side) and then drilled the 1" hole thru other side of tubing so I could use existing pins. The winch will slide the truck...
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    Volt gauge wiring

    Take something and just tap "lightly" the face of the guage. Sometimes the needle hand just "stick" and jaring it a little will free it. My son's M1028 does this and for 4 years this is what he does if he wants to see it work. Just a simple check. Probably might not be your issue but you won't...
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    What is the best glow plug for my 6.2's?

    You still can use your slave cable to jump or get jumped by another MV. I have three out of five MV that have Manual PB setup and have cut the wire from resistors and my M1028 I drive daily has resistor completely removed. We use them all to jump off when needed which is rare once you get good...
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    M1031 dies when PTO is engaged

    Hey thanks great, I got my tech info from NG unit but would love to have TM. They said to put it in 2nd but after using you can use either if mico switch on shifter arm is set to engage.
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    Block heater - - Tank Style

    The M1009 I got at Ft Jackson has this same heater on it. Looks like the marking that were on front bumper suggested it may have been in MA. But no rust on it. I saw the elect. plug hanging under grill and thought it was the std. freeze plug type but when cked it out it was this type. I plugged...
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    M1031 dies when PTO is engaged

    How long do you hold your PB switch in before you try to crank it? (I hold down 10 secs) If it don't start & run after about 5-10 secs. of cranking, something is wrong. I would hold PB down again for about 1/2 the time you did on 1st try. If it don't run then, you need to look in other areas. To...
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    starting my "new M1009"

    If you setup glow plugs manually, remember to use ONLY a "Momentary type push button" switch and NOT to toggle type so as to not leaving it in on postion and burn out lots of stuff. Maybe there's a "momentary toggle" type which would be okay to us. If some adult or kid was in truck and flipped...
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    M1031 dies when PTO is engaged

    Yea, it could be fuel, but usually diesel will last a time. I had problem with 1 M1008 that it was hard to start and would run 3-4 min or maybe 5-10 then cut off. Had air in fuel lines. After cking many things, finally had to drop fuel tank and found out that the sock on end of pickup in tank...
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    M1031 dies when PTO is engaged

    Yes, it is the gov switch, I had two of these and the one my son & I fixed up & drive has the switch panel missing in the dash. He figured out the wiring and put a flip switch next to the electrical panel board. So after we engage pto & put in 2nd or D, we go back to panel & flip the gov switch...
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    Starter Problems. Not so happy holidays so far :(

    There are two types of "nose cones for these military cucv starters (orig oem type) Some you use a Shim with and some you don't. On the ones that you are NOT suppose to SHIM, it says so. Look closely at your #3 picture, stamped on the nose cone that the solonoid is bolted, I believe I see "NO...
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    Does your CUCV transmisson hum?

    Whether you have the M1009 or M1008, 1028, 1010, 1031, should not make any difference. They Should NOT hum or whine. If they are, then something is wrong. It could be caused by several things--just to list a few- rear end or front end housing with worn ring and pinion, low fluid in housing...
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    M1031 dies when PTO is engaged

    1) Do NOT start engine yet. 2)Put your 205 transfer in "N" Neutral ONLY 3) Engage your PTO by pulling all the way out the Large Blue Knob next to the black out lights 4) Start your engine and if its cold , let it idle until the Hi-Idle cuts off and engine idles normal. 5) Pull your...
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    blazer turns over on its own wont stop

    starter relay underdash close to where normal chev radio is installed. its the silvercolored part. It's points are burn't -rushed and are "stuck". Cheap fix.
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    New Guy

    I have a M1010 to do what you are saying. In my case it was the tires. Worn differently and also later found out one on back had broken wires in sidewalls. Changed tires & no problem. Of course this may not be your problem..
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    Looking for tie dow shackles for a CUCV

    The "D" rings are same for front & back, but the back sq. tubing parts are longer on the back bumper. Also the 4 pins are the same. You should take one with one to Tractor Supply as they probably will work but I don't think they are exactly the same.
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    new starter hitting flywhell sometimes

    If you are using one of the orig. 24V starters than came with trucks, take a look at this. I just now went in my shop a looked at 5 starters. All but one says "Do Not Shim" or "No Shim" stamped on them. They other one was not stamped at all. They were stamped either on the flat area between...
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    Trans Slipping in 3rd

    NO. You actually don't even have to have the vaccum pump working at all. You can unplug the rubber hose at the Mod. valve on side of your transmission and your trans will work fine-- IF you don't mind very hard shift changes and staying in 1st & 2nd gear longer than normal. My son has been...
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