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Check your lift pump. There are 2 that fit and one is the wrong one. The lever on the correct one has resistance pumping action immediately upon depression and the lever is short and the spring is inside under the lever. The wrong pump has no resistance and the pumping action resistance takes...

Those are NOT GM fenders on the rear. They remind me of Arrowcraft conversion or Centurion conversion fenders. That belt molding is not on the stock dually is it?

Well that was fairly easy. i did learn when you drive the speed limit everyone passes you like you are parked. I made it back to the compound with no issues. Now I find out it has no E brake. Engage the wheel chocks. That makes some excitement when it must be moved around and has no driveshaft...

I have the Trail Boss all loaded up and ready to go on the adventure tomorrow. I need a break from scaffold. I was out 5 hours painting today on the north side. Strange how hot it gets just painting. Never seemed to get this hot tearing into major CUCV projects. Maybe its the height. Closer to...

That's what these tools are made for. Once you use them you will never go back to yanking and cutting. Makes stubborn hoses a breeze. Be Safe...

SSDVC you did get part of this truck. I gave you the spare tire and wheel out of it a few years back. Remember the story? It had the old Goodyear Wrangler AT tires on it when I bought it. I always buy Goodyear tires and when I took it in for replacement tires it had like 5K miles on it and the...

It's a 6.2 diesel thing. Forget it you will never understand. I read it and still didn't figure it out. Unless the bolts broke off in the block and there are 3 broken drill bits broken off in the holes and 5 easy outs. Block scrap. I seen the CUCV's H coded for broken starter bolts and bought...

It will not tow the best with most of the weight on the front axle. I think I would get unlazy and tow it forward. How far are you towing it? Is it possible to let it idle if the tow is not that long. Maybe it don't run. But it takes 5 minutes to disconnect the rear drive shaft and wire tie the...

This is how I started out in November 2017 This is how it looks today. It was a long and happy transformation thru thick and thin. Not everything went as planned. I planned the work and worked the plan. I did hit a few speed bumps along the way but still managed to maintain my course and keep...

If everything goes as scheduled the M1009 will begin it's journey to Germany. I pulled it out of the barn and did a 100% look around on it. I made sure all the loose items were secured inside the vehicle. This is the last night it will spend here in the barn if all works as planned. Been here a...

I spent the last week after work on scaffold doing an overall paint job on my CUCV remanufacturing facility. Very hot and humid work. I have a bit of an interruption from my task on a regular basis. But all is well. Removed 38 of the 50 stars for the repaint. Be Safe and Stay Safe.

Let me clarify. Take the 2 M10 15MM hex bolts out of the thermostat housing crossover first with an impact. that always makes it easier and I never tore the threads out with an impact. That shock breaks them loose easier and without taking the threads out and breaking the manifold. Be Safe.

I always buy 3 ft of 5/8" and 3 ft of 3/4" and the 190* thermostat. I also always use an impact to take the thermostat housing off and while in there I change the coolant cross over gaskets on the coolant manifold. Do all 4 2 in the front of the heads and 2 in the back of the heads. Good Luck.

I will load the engines I have in a trailer and take them to the scrap. I agree they are not worth having around. And when they are gone I will be onto something new and exciting again. Maybe walker or wheel chair racing but something not as dirty and fun as my last 25 years of CUCV building...

I don't know the correct answer of size of technical term for the fitting. I bought 3/8" steel line and did a double flare on the ends with the 3/8 fittings that came with the line. I know there are brass adapters on the transmission case. I never needed to buy any of them so don't know that...

I have a few that are rebuildable. I would sell them for double scrap weight if you are interested. The heads are the hard thing to find good. Not saying they all have bad heads but I have sure used a few sets to get good ones when I needed a pair. I had guys tell me I am too fussy about cracked...

Not my first day on the job. The rear drive shaft will be removed at the Axle u Joint and secured to the frame. Secured not removed. Front hubs in free position, Steering column unlocked and away we go. I tow barred hundreds of CUCV's thousands of miles. With the military tow bar I never had any...

I got this job. I will be towing the truck back to my compound over the weekend. There will be no front end removal. About the only thing I want to remove body wise is the hood. If I garage bay was higher I could leave that in place also and just open it straight up. But in the interest of...

WOW. Remove the front end to remove an engine. That's a lot of work and sheet metal alignment. I never done that on any car or truck. Unless it had a flipper fiberglass hood like a HMMWV. But the CUCV is just like any other rear wheel drive vehicle. My Son's CUCV truck had a massive lift and I...

I will NOT remove the transmission. I promise you. I will disassemble the bottom end or front of the engine to find the locked up part. That will be easy and eventful. Most work will be done outside in the sunlight and I have a winch from a barn beam and a cherry picker to pull the engine. And...