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What rusted on the fiberglass top?

The new driveshaft has arrived and fits perfect. Side by side comparison. Fits and has the same slip measurement on the yoke as the stock set up. I fought my BPPV to get this on but all in all I really liked the way it fit. Now I must get the fluids back in the truck and put the big...

I have all the glass for the topper on the M1009. A few rear glasses also in matrix tint and standard dark tint. I have standard clear also.

Another minor set back I have health issues yet or again. Nothing major I hope. But I have BPPV right now and that is really messing me up. Google BPPV and you will see what it is. I will get past this and another heart procedure. Everything is coming at once. Take Care.

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The freshly rebuilt injection pump on "decade after being wrecked" died six months ago. Major issue. We needed a replacement. So maybe give it to another shop this time. Mechanical things fail. Period. And a rotary injection pump is not a major issue. Rotary injection pumps failed on CUCV's...

I used acidic test strips on the antifreeze a few years back and everything was good. I didn't expect Dex Cool to do any damage. I think it is just the head gaskets, and I know they are bad on many engines that are out running. I had perfect running CUCV's that I rebuilt and pulled the heads and...

I don't see any severe damage on anything. Worse case is that the freeze plugs are corroded. Nothing seen so far is shocking. Mainly I was looking to improve the cosmetics under the hood and on the engine and should have done that before painting. But I didn't and I will deal with it in my own...

I am tossing the new fuel pump. It is over 20 years old, and I threw away the thermostat and broke the housing. I have brand new coolant manifolds. I will be sending the injection pump out for rebuilding. It is the OEM pump from the factory. The intake was never off of this truck before...

I found rust particles in the heater hoses. I had the heater hoses tied together and used a barbed connection to tie them together. It was a 5/8" butt connector. When I was going to change all the hoses and drain all the fluids, I discovered the heater hoses had rust particles in them. There was...

I have been pushing forward with my projects and trying not to take on any more work. I have a few snowplow trucks to get ready and turned down a few CUCV repairs that I was afraid of. Anyway, I think as much as I hate to say this, I am pulling the engine out of Little Red M1009. I had it...

Don’t ever think getting a bolt out of a block can’t take an hour. This Metric Japanese bolt was stuck in the starter support tab on the engine block. It was so tight I feared it would break off and also feared it was not the correct thread and it was cross threaded. It was not cross threaded...

I got home late tonight and wanted to put the starter back on the Wild Weasel. I found a few issues that will require time to repair before that happens. The main cable needs rounded and placed back in the holder up front. The cable may be below the lift pump and should be above I think. I know...

No, the windshield is not that clean but I’m not letting on to that. That weeds out my prospects. If they are that easily fooled I don’t push the like button.

After many years of bad mouthing brush in DIY bed liners I have one I want to share. This a 2001 Silverado 2500 HD with 300k miles and 23 years of commercial use. Check out the Line X bed liner. Some gouges and cuts but the same as it was 23 years ago. The gate rusted from the inside and the...

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There is a fuse just for the brake lights. That brake light circuit is part of the same circuit that the lighting system overheats and melts the 30-amp fuse halfway up on the right side of the fuse box. That could be the problem. And the pressure switch on top of the pedal. Check it out and...

A little progress over the weekend. I had lots of grass to mow. Door latches and door linkage can be a challenge. It either goes right on or fights all the way. The Left door bam. The Right door struggled. The clip for the outside handle rod is already a challenging piece of hardware. New stuff...