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All easy stuff. Do you have a double flaring tool. If not you need one. You need to located the line that is leaking. From afar I am guessing the 1/4" line that travels the length of the truck on the right frame rail. Disconnect it at the flare and union and replace that section with the Nickel...

Last nights adventure reminded me of this song. I contacted the owner and made an offer this AM. I guess it's an addiction. I saw nothing but parts. Scrap is high at this time and the rest will be just that SCRAP. If that truck were in Europe the bones would be picked clean with in hours of...

I know I noted I was looking for fun and adventure after my day job. And I got a call from a man saying I have a CUCV Blazer and want to sell it. He said it is in great shape for the year but does have some rust to repair. He sparked my interest. I asked for directions and fortunately it was...

Hey I have that adapter piece. I sort of figured something was cracked or broken. Didn't want to throw that out there but did want you to know parts are available. Still a relatively easy fix. No worries. Now that you found the crack lets get busy removing the adapter. It is scrap. Don't let...

That adds patina to the war wagon.

Today I started out like a rocket. I was outside getting my Honda lawn tractor back together and hit another snag. The engine is not producing electric to keep the battery charged. I wanted to update this statement I made last week. After running the Honda tractor and mowing about an acre of...

Check it closely. I would go as far as unplugging it and taking a good look at the pigtail for any tell tale sign of heat and also the temperature sender. I seen them melted slightly in the assembly. I mean these are old trucks and have seen a lot of wear on everything. At this point anything is...

After further examination and filtering the old fuel from the tank. I have decided that using dark brown old diesel fuel from a junk vehicle is not cost effective. I drained 20+ gallons into old cans and filtered it twice. The cost of heating oil is about $1.50 a gallon. That equates to $30 US...

Love the stock patina. Rare find. Keep after the rust and maintain that stock paint as long as possible. I have an M1009 I should have left untouched. But once I fixed the torn antenna holes it was game over for the stock paint. Nice truck. You are going in the right direction.

I would tighten all the adapter to transfer case bolts 9/16" hex head and top off the fluids in the transmission and the transfer case and go from there. Install the drive shafts before you do the fluid top off. The PS bracket can be welded and you can change the flex plate yourself. No need to...

Sometimes you gotta do what needs done. Get by with a little help from your friends. I towed a few heavy loads with my M1009 in the past and even used 2wd low range to tow a disabled F350 with a trailer loaded with a CUCV M1028. Leaving Rausch Creek we were on PA 901 going up to I 81 south and...

OK I have the fuel tank removed and it was quite easy much to my surprise. Only 1 skid plate bolt did not want to budge. I could have loosened it if I had jacked the truck up and made room for my long ratchet. But the equalizer Sawzall made quick work of the issue and resolved it in 30 seconds...

The time has come to purge the back 40 of all the scrap. The scrap metal prices are thru the roof at this time. Sometimes you have to just Let Go. This M1009 has been sitting 20 years and has seen better days. I bought it with no title and used every part I could from it. I had a call for a...

That explains the leak in the transfer case. That size dent can break things and crack the transfer case. Not always but it can. Vibration can do serious damage if it is left unrepaired. I would check and make sure the gaskets are good and the seal between the transmission and transfer case are...

Just for the record. Not all CUCV's have the HD cast in the case. I have seen many without the HD embossed. And I have matched the numbers to the vehicle. The last 8 are stamped on the side of the bell and they matched with NO HD in the casting. I see no rhyme or reason for this. Your example my...

Check out the temperature sending unit on the right/passengers side rear head. It has 2 female spades in a pigtail connection. Has that become shorted from a loose connection and melted the sending unit and the plug. I had this happen a time or 2. Check that out and report back. I know there is...

All the 6.2 diesels civilian and military did the same thing. If you want to have the lines for the transmission cooler go over the transmission you have 2 options. 1.) bend steel lines that fit where you want them. 2.) Use hydraulic lines and run them over the transmission. Keep in mind the...

I would definitely have the drive shafts checked closely. Balanced if at all possible. Do they have any dents? Are the U joints free and not seized and binding? While you have the shafts off you may as well remove the transfer case and replace that gasket or seal it with the Permatex the Right...

Thanks! I spent a lot of time cleaning under the hood, but it could still use some more cleaning lol. I wanted to paint the air cleaner like I did the valve covers, but I didn't want to lose that warning sticker. Anywhere to get more of those? Tape off the sticker. I do it all the time when I...

I am thinking you have a 350 gas engine cover there.