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This is about how I feel after the past 3 days of plowing and digging snow. Today the sun is shining.

Yes to the spring washer. It makes a nice seal and tightens up the wing vent glass.

I disassemble and use it between the lock and glass on the inside. I hope that answers your question.

Just fix it with rubber hose and 2 clamps. No need to master mind it. It is a low pressure return line. The effort is not worth it. I mean you will leak a lot of fuel till the weather changes. Holds up in hot or cold. Good Luck. But while in there I would change the original return lines on all...

Permatex The Right Stuff® Gasket Maker - Instant Rubber | Cleaning for sale (fishbrain.com) I get it in this caulking tube and it lasts for a few years as I need it. I always let a curl of it protrude out the tip and it breaks off to fresh stuff every time. I just used a dab today to seal the...

1986 CUCV M1009 Decade after being wrecked. | Page 17 | SteelSoldiers I used both every time I had to get into that job. I use Permatex The Right Stuff on every gaskets I replace. Good Luck. I left that link there for you to take a look.

https://www.amazon.com/Automotive-Rubberized-Undercoating-Material-RUS-1020F6/dp/B000Q6UBQ6 I was reading into the posters message deeply and thought he had no means to apply the spray type so I recommended the brush on type. Either way it works well. That is as well as the area that is to be...

Call this what you want but I have used it for over 40 years and have had great results. I started using it at the GM dealer in the late 70's and it holds up well. So opinions on different coatings will vary. When it dries it does not transfer and stay gooey like other aerosol under coatings I...

That is beyond just wire brushing and coating. If you have the time it would be best to thoroughly power wash and get under there and clean up everything you can. Using wire wheels and sand paper will help a great deal. But keep in mind. Rust is like an iceberg you only see what is on the...

Very nice. You got to love that old caulking. I still have the LED's here for you.

I 2nd the patch job on the steel line with fuel line and hose clamps. Also I recommend you get some new boots on the + studs of the alternators. Remove the return line and use a tubing cutter to get the ends nice and smooth. Good Luck.

If all else fails and I mean all else. You do have the option of changing the head gaskets and switching heads so you have a new hole to work with. That is after all else fails only. Depends if you know the history of the engine and how well it was maintained. Changing head gaskets in not that...

Do you have any knowledge of the history of the engine you plan on installing? How long has it sat with acidic coolant in it. I found it best if the engine is on the floor and not in your truck is to start and remove everything down to the short block. I would send the heads out and have them...

Could be anything leaking. Fuel and oil or just oil. Fuel will wash the valley and rear main seal area and make it look like oil. But rear main seal is also possible. Also how well were the heads cleaned and the valve covers prepared before the valve covers were resealed? The valve covers have a...

I am hoping in 2021. I should work faster but I hate sanding and bodywork in the cold. Working in a 115 year old barn with an electric heater just don't cut it when it is below freezing. Insulation is needed.

That door and fender are basically scrap. But I would get them functional and live with it. I drove an M1009 for 10 years that didn't have a straight panel on it. It didn't make it run and drive any better then a perfect one. That is functional and patina of a battle wagon. Maintained all stock...

Top picture down a little lower on the rear side of the head behind the last rear glow plug. 2 wires into 1 plug. From what I see it looks like a clean truck.

I think it looks great. It has character and patina. And top of that it has CARC TAN paint and will last a lifetime. It is a battle wagon and mainly needs some TLC and some true to the book maintenance. Remember it is a 1984. They are selling 2021 models now and that makes that M1009 37 years...

Just take a look at the right side of the engine towards the rear of the head. There is a sensor there that sometimes gets loose and shorts out. i am not an electrical genius but I had a similar issue many years ago and found that plug was melted and the cause of my issues. Not a positive but...

Well if I had to say there is a difference I would say only a few internal parts. But i have run them equally hard and never had any failures. Under the valve covers the earlier ones had cast rockers and the later years had stamped rockers with nylon keepers. No show stopper. i never had any...