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These are a few of my favorite CUCV things by CUCVRUS Brush guards on CUCV's and LED headlamps Cascading glow plugs and driving off ramps Green cotton seat covers tied on with string These are few of my favorite things Crusty and cracked OEM clusters & dashes Rusted out rockers and shattered...

FERTAN - Rust Removal Solution - Now available in USA (fertanusa.com) Sezzo do tell about this product. What is the first thing I need to do without a lot of reading? I can follow instructions better and don't want to make mistakes. I want to get working on the interior floors. I want to get...

This m1009 is very clean. I parked it in the barn in the md 90's and have marveled at it ever since. Shame is I should have left it the way it was and not fixed the damaged 1/4 panels. i do NOT like the antenna brackets they did a lot of body damage to many CUCV's. The rear antenna brackets are...

It was twenty years ago today CUCVRUS put the M1009 away They've been going in and out of the barn But its guaranteed to raise a smile So may I introduce to you Kampfwagen M1009 Today was a long day. I did manage to get motivated and get a lot of clean up and work done. I now have electric in...

This switch replacement is a difficult task. I have done it one time. I failed several times and just replaced the steering column. Here is my most recent success. REMOVE the entire column from the truck and get comfortable at a work bench. take you time. 1986 CUCV M1009 Decade after being...

Page 4. An over all view of the Edmond Fitzgerald M1008. With a load of rock salt 5 tons more than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty. We don't need no stinkin floor boards. I would have never left it get this far gone. But I wasn't responsible for it. Only when it breaks do I hear about it...

Page 3. Do you know how it goes when you get someone vehicle brought to you and they say it won't work? They say check it out fix anything you see. OK. that opens up a can of worms. I was just working on the steering and I seen many things that need addressed just to be a reliable snow plow...

Page 2. I also used the original 12 point bolt just to keep it accessible and for the next guy that has to work on it. They provided a 3/8 fine thread bolt with a 9/16" 6 point head. I like the smaller 12 point head. Easier to tighten and holds the socket tighter. Look at them nice old parts...

Imagine this. I am now forced to work on CUCV's at work again. That statement was not a complaint. It was statement over the years I was told to stop worrying about the old trucks and focus on the chassis department. I shifted my focus to the new assignment and I still watched from afar and...

When I was servicing the front wheel bearings I took notice to what I think was rear axle hub seals were used in the front wheel bearing seals position. To me these old seals are the ones that go in the rear drum brake hubs and are oil seals. This what the front grease seals should look like...

Imagine this. I am now forced to work on CUCV's at work again. All the mechanics that know old vehicles have retired and I am stuck picking up the past due maintenance on the last 2 remaining CUCV's in the snow plow fleet. This truck drove like the front brakes were on all the time and it had...

Fix the leak in the filter base. If it is the quarter sized pressure switch you replace that switch or eliminate it completely. That is NOT needed. I always put a self taping screw in that hole if it is bad. and fill the hole with JB Weld. It seals the leak and does the job. If you want let the...

Most master cylinders come with a bleeder kit. Fairly simple just make sure to use clean fluid and bleed the entire system as you go. Good Luck.

Duralast Radiator B850 (autozone.com) I bought many of them. They fit and are warranted for life. Good price. Just be very cautious and carefully look for damage before you leave the store. Also use extreme care getting the oil cooler lines removed and started. If you cross thread them you are...

Since the voltmeter only works when the key is on. Could it be grounded thru a relay that provides ground only when the switch is on. I am poor at electrical but I eventually figure it out. But if I recall that hot wire to the voltmeter is always hot. That's why it sparks when you have the...

Get rid of that set of cables. Unless you need it in place. I would remove it from the truck and discard it. Or get 4 nice clamps and make a good heavy set of jumper cables. Good Luck. I knew it was a dead short. But didn't know you still had the power cables flopping around in the bed.

Those things won't work on a CUCV unless you redesign the mount.

First question why did you change the fuel system to begin with? It makes it hard to help from afar when we have no idea what kit of hacked up modifications were made to it. Do the glow plugs cycle? Do you have an air lock in the fuel filter? The old stock way is the easy way. But if you want it...