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My next part to clean and paint. Don”t think of it as work.

After work today I worked on my M1009 project. Every part I can attach and get out of my center barn bay is a step in the right direction. From the first CUCV’s I ever seen 40 years ago I always liked the attention to the detail. The green moldings in contrast to the camouflage paint of the...

If it is leaking out of the water pump you would see coolant at the front of the engine. I suspect you have a manifold leak.

The coolant crossover manifold that houses the thermostat has 2 seals/gaskets that attach it to the heads. 1 on each side. It will leak there and travel down the valley under the intake and drip out the weep hole of the block. look under the intake manifold. There are also 2 of the coolant...

You may run into that problem with any designed for the civilian side of the market. CUCV's are the exact same components as a civilian truck. The cooling system is no different. It should fit the application it lists. Make sure to pressure test the cooling system and make sure the head...

I spent some time sanding and cleaning the Ebrake pedal assembly and gave it a few coats of matte black. Also cleaned a set of 4 grille trim retainers and painted them. Then just when I was about to say I am done I went the extra and painted the core support on the top surface. I washed it with...

Tonight after work I went in the barn and looked at my M1009 bare firewall. I think it looks great painted and I think I am going to just let it like it is. You will hardly see any of it when the truck is back together and where this vehicle will spend the rest of its life it will sit a lot and...

I don't like it because it looks out of place. I don't like the one in the video either. I want one that was made to fit and not a generic cut to fit one. I guess I may just go with the bare firewall since it is clean and freshly painted with CARC. I will deprive the mice of any place to chew...

Now that I have the M1009 down this far I think I will replace the firewall insulation. Anyone here have any experience? Brothers Trucks FWIP087 Brothers Trucks Firewall Insulation Pad (holley.com) Everything I am looking at looks very generic and looks like it will look questionable when...

I figured I may as well get the column and harness in the house so they are nice and warm to work on.

I worked 0500-1200 today and it rained the whole time. I came home and decided it was time to start a fire to heat the house. I needed to clean my basement surgical work bench up so I can clean and service all the parts as I put them back into the M1009 Little Red. The wiring will be the first...

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I worked at a GM dealer when these CUCV's were introduced and went to GM school for these and all GM vehicles during this era. It came in a Mr Goodwrench quart can back in the day. It is the only fluid I put in or add to my CUCV power steering pump. Because it is not an Automatic Transmission...

I went to the Amish air compressor store last night and bought a new pop off safety valve and a ball valve for the tank drain. All the parts were $20. I have heard that safety leaking for 20 years. it progressively got worse but Saturday when I fixed the broken fitting that was the only leak, I...

The tailgate is the easy part. A lot of the M1009's I see have rear threshold issues and the area where the hinges mount is completely rotted away. Once you get into repairing the rear crossmember and floor area you have a huge project on your hands. You can't just hop in there and replace the...

Did you get the wiring harness and the switch out of the column? Is that the switch you have pictured above? It looks very clean in comparison to the switch in the column.

That rear cover is screwed on from the inside. Did you break it to get it off?

I was working on the Wild Weasel and found it was missing the rear outer bumper bracket s :braces. The owner ordered 2 new ones from LMC and I was looking at getting them on. Surprise. Nothing a 12” sawzall blade won’t fix. Take Care.

I always use power steering fluid in the ps pump. GM had GM ps fluid in it from new. Roping it with ATF is ok. But I would top it with PS fluid. And burn the leftover stuf in the fuel would work. Not sure I would do that to a good running vehicle just on basics.