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Today was a very productive day. I was able to clean up my barn yard and rid myself of the M1008 engine swap vehicle. I also was able to find a 1984 CUCV air cleaner housing. I needed one of these for my Little Red project and it was right in front of my face the whole time. Seek and ye shall...

I would check the glow plugs. You may have burnt them out dry starting it. Just worth a look.

Is the engine cold or warm?

Drastically improved steering. For the sake of argument. I would need proof that this U joint conversion improves steering. I mean improves it how? It's faster, more responsive, easier to steer? I think they are basically the same thing. They are a flexible connection...

never heard that one before. Are we talking the low coolant sensor at the right side of radiator? Or are you talking the temp sensor on the front left head. I seen this happen when the coolant temp sensor was hooked to a glow plug and the front glow plug wire hooked o temp sensor. Please...

OH Yea and pictures of the project as it happens. I know you all like to look at my CUCV work as it happens. Thank you for the positive support. And negative it helps me work on improvement. The CUCV rebuilding barn is currently down for refurbishment. Take Care and Be Safe.

WOW. I think it is time I get down off of scaffold and working on Little Red. This CUCV thread needs some action. Nothing entered since Monday. That can be good and bad. Good that everyone's CUCV is up and running in factory condition. Bad if every CUCV is beyond repair and they have given up on...

I do some barn work for others from time to time. Back in 1992 I dug around the entire barn and we had a foundation poured under the barn where the stones are setting. If you look on the left side of the stones in the picture you can see a vertical line in the stones. That area was open and I...

Very nice.

As long as you like Chicken thighs. That is about all I cook on the Smoker while painting and working outside. They are the easiest and I never have to worry about dried out meat. Now on non work days I use the Treager for all types of meat smoking/cooking. Fun times. Not many of them lately...

I was also very busy on NON CUCV related work. Completed the paint on the scaffold north side of my barn. Moving scaffold is a 1 day goal met project. This work don't get any easier as I get older. Not as easy as working on CUCV's with both feet firmly planted on the ground or close to it. I...

I am doing this panel cut out at a special request. No names but the person wanted a decent piece of GM sheet metal to do a panel repair. Just for the record I cut that out with my cordless Milwaukee circular saw and a Diablo Metal Demon blade. That cab has been laying around here 20 years. It...

I promise I will never look that close at your CUCV to see if the woven covering on the fuel return lines are fraying. But if they leak diesel fuel the deals off. I am looking. I hate the smell of heated diesel fuel. Burns me eyes. If it ain't leaking and the clamp fits I would call it fixed.

GOODFELLAS- Never Bust a Wise Guy's Chops. Now go home and get your shine box Sharecropper.

I have some factory CUCV bridge placards if that is what you are looking for.

Not sure if you can see my heater hose routing. But get them out from under the battery box. That is a poor place for them. It carries over from the civilian models and was just the old standard. This way they are better supported and seem to set nicer.

Yes one is 5/8" and one is 3/4" you can see the difference on the heater core connections. The 3/4" goes to fitting on the right passengers side of the radiator and the 5/8" goes to the coolant crossover manifold connection. Always use new clamps. Avoid trouble. Take Care and Be Safe.

What I'm saying is slim chance. Get the Jatonka or do with out. http://www.jatonkam35s.com/CUCVM1009seatcovers.htm

At this point this engine swap has been cancelled. Not feeling the love for this CUCV is warranted. Many items have reared up and shot the budget sky high. This is basically a parts vehicle. Maybe a trucks gone wild donor.

That guy was last on this site in November 2019.