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    What happened here... glow plug resistor bypass?

    Can someone tell me what was done with the wiring here? I thought everything was wired as stock (except for a Ford glow plug relay the PO put in), but looking today I noticed the glow plug resistor bank has been totally cutoff and not in use. My batteries are still wired in series for 24v it...
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    Greasing help... driveshaft fittings?

    So I went to grease my fittings per the lubeorder TM and I can't find any fittings on the front driveshaft as indicated on page 5 on the TM. Where in the world is the fitting or do you just shove grease all over it? :-D Also, on the front I found 3 out of the 4 fittings on that page. I don't...
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    How to make new cucv reliable?

    What are the parts most likely to go out on a used cucv with 100k miles? Already done: Oil change New fuel filter Auto trans fluid changed Undercoated everything New glow plug relay New Alt belts On my to-do list: Radiator flush Tcase fluid change Diff fluid change What else may likely fail...
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    What type glow plug connectors?

    Found tons of info on civy glow plugs... AC Delco 60g, but what type of connectors do I get to solder onto the old harness? Thank you,
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    Diff fluid change - gaskets?

    Planning to change the diff fluid on my new 09 as I'm not sure when the last time it was done. Planning to use Lucas 80/90 or Mobile 1 synthetic, both of which should have the additive. Are there gaskets for these diffs? If so, what do I need to tell autozone or napa to lookup. I wasn't sure...
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    Brake light won't go out

    Anyone know how to adjust the brake pedal? Here's the problem... brake engages and disengages properly, but when totally disengaged the pedal itself falls about a 1/4" which is enough to setoff the brakelight. If I lift the pedal up that 1/4", the light goes out. Let go... light comes on...
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    CUCV project - operation SO approval

    Claim blasphemy, but I'm on a mission to make my cucv into a vehicle my signficant other approves of and my ears can tolerate more. Everyone's thinking... why'd you buy a cucv then right? Because I found one that was cheaper and in better shape than all the Civy ones I looked at. Plus I'm not...
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    Gen2 light stays on, yellow voltage?

    After I crank up my 09 the Gen2 light stays on for a while, and the voltmeter is in the yellow. After I drive for about 5 or 10 minutes I'm back in the green and the Gen2 light goes off. Looking under the hood, my rear battery I think it is looks like it's from '04, but the front battery is...
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    Belt whine... how do I tighten them?

    PO said he replaced the 2 alternator belts recently (dual alts), so I'm thinking maybe they've just come loose now that they're getting broken in because there's this awful screeching whine A few questions: #1 How do you tighten the belt on the alts? Do you just loosen the alternator and...
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    Painting M1009 black... how?

    So say I waned to paint an M1009 all black. What's the olive drab paint on there... it looks like a primer almost but I wasn't sure if paint would stick to it or does it all have to be stripped off? Not wanting showroom floor paintjob but just thinking an all black scheme, even though I know...
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    Read all FAQ's, but have new questions

    Bought my first M1009 from a very helpful gentleman on here, but have some questions I couldn't find answers to: 1) On the dash to the left of the steering wheel and down, beneatht he blackout switches I think, is a knob you can pull, that seems to open some kind of vent beneath the dash...
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