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Just found these shackles on ebay in case anyone is in need.
CUCV Original Tow Shackles Clevis Hooks M1008 M1009 : eBay Motors (item 120520400329 end time Jan-26-10 16:45:34 PST)
Ive seen them on ebay if you dont mind dealing with that place.
Ill post a link tonight but then if you want to find it now just do a search yourself.
About a month ago I spotted a CUCV Speedo from a guy in Hesperia California.
Providing you have a excellent electrical system with no issues I would run a few IR spotlights in the cab pointed at you, connected to a switch so you can shut them off if it gets too hot for ya.
That or a heater that has a (12VDC or 24VDC being a m series truck) electrical coil for heat...
NAPA has it listed on their website, link below.
Brake Fluid, 1 GAL; DOT 5
I used the dow corning at the Fleabay link below.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-1-GALLON-Dow-Corning-Silicone-Brake-Fluid-DOT-5_W0QQitemZ190366151041QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_100?hash=item2c52b4f181
Drum / Drum on a M1008 CUCV ?
I was of the understanding that the M1008 only came with DISC front / DRUM rear setup.
Ill make some phone calls and try to find the fluid amd MC for you tomorrow.
When Orileys offers you DOT 5.1 Brake Fluid say thanks but no thanks IE its not the same spec...
I would if I had the time but at the moment I am in the middle of a huge starm and need to do some plowing of roads to make them passable for the female members of this compound and remove the trees that have fallen in said starm.
I agree but then, think of it this way.
It’s not our board we don’t own it so we don’t say how things are done here.
We could always make suggestions to our host but that’s about as far as our input goes and how he chooses to operate it is his choice.
If we want to create our own board...
I have a question before you proceed any further.
You didn’t do a rear disc conversion right ?
If you did this page looks like a good source of information.
http://www.piratejack.net/Tech-Support/Booster-Master-Cylinder-Specifcations.html
As if you did it would be a totally different...
Your statement quoted below appears to be incorrect.
Hence the name of the valve "Combination Valve" that would tend to mean it serves more than one purpose.
I should get it as its only 90 miles from me, but as has been mentioned its a gasser and all of my spare parts are for multifuel engines.
Every time I buy another M series truck my wife says it’s just more to move if and when the time comes.
Apologies for the dose of reality.
The link you posted did not work for me but this one is the start to the procedure.
Maybe there is something we are all missing in this.
7-8. MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BOOSTER REPLACEMENT.
Bleeding the brakes...
This is only my interpitation of why this tends to happen.
When the pedal if being pressed down without encountering much if any resistance from built up pressure its moving faster then with any resistance the bottom of the MC pistol stroke is acheeved and then the movement of fluid is...
How did the on the truck bench bleed go?
Did you have someone watch when you pumped the pedal?
Did the fluid circulate correctly?
And keep in mind when you bleed in the conventional way with 2 people you close the bleeder screw before the pedal hits the floor or you risk sucking air back...
Ill look for a pic via Google images.
Think of it like this each tube forms a loop circuit for the brake fluid to pump out of the MC outlet and then go back into the reservoir so it does not #1 leak out and #2 so it does not let air back into the brake fluid outlet.
These tubes can be just...
It looks like this.
What is does for the brake system as I understand it is keeps a balance between the two sides of the brake system.
IE the front and rear are two separate systems in that if one loses brake fluid the other side will still work and stop the vehicle.
There is a...
My old attorney owned a F4U Corsair had it based at Van Nuys airport.
ANd talk about the F104 I know of one in Burbank, California but its stuck on a pole up its keester 20 feet in the air...
There is a valve under the Radiator core support that has a button on one end that if I’m not mistaken needs to be pushed or pulled out and clipped.
That is one possible issue, and is the engine running when you are attempting to bleed the brakes?
If not you might be doing it the hard way...
I plan to do this as well to all of my CUCV's and beside the lighter socket in the ash tray area if there is room also add a + and - binding posts with bananna plugs in the center.
See pic attached.