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Ready Welder In that photo, my cloth helmet bag sits on the open lid of my Ready Welder set. http://readywelder.com has all the details. The black plastic case contains the Ready Welder MIG gun and the wires that feed it. You circled the optional Cold Switch, a red box containing a relay...

It depends on where he puts it in the circuitry. If he puts it between the starter and the battery, it will certainly fail. I was assuming he would not put it there, but I'm not sure where he does intend to put it. If he hopes to power things from an alternator without a battery, that will...

This is my understanding also. The alternator voltage regulation circuitry depends on the fact that there is a battery on the other end of the wire. Without that battery, the voltage regulation circuitry will behave poorly, perhaps destroying itself and other things in the process.

Yes. I just need more practice. That's a *lot* of power... I learned on much more tame MIG machines.

boarding ladder latch plate welded The good news is that I got the welding done, and now the boarding ladder can't vibrate out of its slot. The bad news is that this was the ugliest weld I've ever made. I blame it on unfamiliar equipment and lack of practice. It's been years since I welded...

Grinders Bosch. Home Depot usually has a sale for a pair of these around the holidays. They live in a plastic tool box from Sears, with the various accoutrements.

Proper crankcase vacuum retains oil On the 600 mile recovery drive from GA to PA, the M1010 used about 6 quarts of oil. I assumed it needed new seals. After reading threads on SS about how the 6.2 uses a slight vacuum in the crankcase to retain oil, we replaced the oil cap, CDR and vacuum...

Agreed. I wasn't sure if POs had changed the gearing. This is my first MV/CUCV, so I couldn't tell for sure by the sound. TinyTach was a cheap and easy way to find out that they had not. I also noticed that there seems to be no RPM limiter or governor. On a long, steep downhill stretch, I...

CUCV Hotfoot After an hour on the interstate, the painted steel floor and transmission hump were so hot they were uncomfortable to touch. I don't know what the coolant temp was, but the idiot lights never came on indicating high temps. My wife had her iced tea bottle resting between the seat...

After about 4 hours driving with the tinytach, I found no surprises. The gearing appears 100% stock. The speedometer seems to indicate 3mph faster than the gearingXRPMXtireCircumference math predicts. Now that I've confirmed this, I no longer have much need of a tach. I'll cross-check the...

2 visible signs of progress: TinyTach replaces ash tray. Pouch for cell phone will go beneath tach. This preserves CUCV look when closed. I'm not sure what the final dashboard arrangement will be. I'm still thinking about comms and gauges and switches for things like doghead's GP Controller...

For newbies like me whose fuse box labels have faded, I found this image extremely helpful: It's from this thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?132309-CUCV-Fuse-Box-Layout In the CUCV stickies: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?123199-CUCV-Helpful-Threads I spent a...

My passenger side ankle vent is missing the part that connects the vent door to the control handle. The door and handle are present and working, but the parts that connect them are missing. Are these parts available? Or do I need to buy a new door? The 30 TM doesn't show these parts...

So after a solid week of disassembly, grinding, wire brushing, scrubbing, bleaching, welding, lubricating, painting, and reassembly, the truck looks exactly the way it did when I started. The lights work properly, a few visible rust spots are gone, and much formerly hidden rust is gone. But...

Depends what you are protecting, and from what threat. Detailed instructions at this link: http://www.sanchem.com/electrical-contact-lubricant.html

Agreed. It's great for battery posts. I also use it on all electrical connections, especially grounds and antennae. Whenever I'm about to make an electrical connection I never want to see again, I coat it with this stuff. My old boss had a saying. "99% of electrical problems are connector...

I got under the truck and took a closer look at the dysfunctional boarding ladder latch. A spring loaded pawl bolted to the truck engages a plate on the side of the ladder, locking it in place. My plate was located an inch too far aft, so the pawl could not engage. I couldn't move the pawl...

My old Chevy van had front and rear A/C... One compressor. I could run both at once. I don't know how they did that, but it seems to be both possible and a common option for long vehicles like vans and suburbans. I'm having enough trouble getting the as-built a/c to work in my M1010. I'm...

I just google for it and pick the best price. A tube lasts many years, so the vendor used last time might not be the best choice this time. Sanchem makes it. and you can call them to purchase directly. flea-bay and amazon usually have it. Good Ham Radio antenna suppliers will have it...

Headlight socket corrosion My headlight sockets were corroded. I had high beam on the left, and low beam on the right. I used a gunsmith's file to clean out the sockets. It's about the same thickness as the headlight prongs, so it worked well. I bought mine years ago. The current version...