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At this point in time both are likely to leak. Easy fix. Change the axles seals, the wheel cylinders. I just changed 2 of them on an M1009 2 weeks ago for a customer. They are over 30 years old. I had to use a torch to get these off. Easy as that. Get a QT of DOT 5 brake fluid. I would even...

Procrastinating on the heater core. With such nice cold dry weather I decided to bring firewood in. My Wife reminded me of the incident that the brakes went out. We were on I 77 coming into Charlotte NC. I went for the brakes on an M1008 while towing another M1008 and when I hit the brakes the...

Just try to keep the load under 50K lbs and the bed will stay on. I used to drive a loader and run a car crusher. I carried Chevy trucks by the cab roof and door frame many times. It will hold. Thanks for the report. Keep it rolling. Nice day outside in PA. Using it while it lasts.

;)I beg to differ. I have used it when all else has failed. I had brakes blow out and used the parking / E brake to get stopped. It worked and it was an emergency stop. With that brake. Not sure on my new vehicles. They have push button ebrakes. I like them. But I guess they are parking brakes...

Drove to work with the windows steamed up. The heater core is leaking in the 1987 M1028. Of course it starts leaking when 16* weather is in the forecast. Oh well. No problem. I can change it in an hour. Just keep the new heater hose inside over night. This is a perfect example of poor timing and...

The only seat latch on the m1028/M1008 is a centrigficail one that swings forward and locks during impact or hard braking. They opted to have no latch. And that was like that on civilian trucks of the same year. it worked well.

Is this an M1009 or M1008. I would loosen the mid ship E brake cable adjustment nut and go from there. I am assuming it is an M1009 because the M1008/M1028 have slots to adjust the brakes. Good Luck report back please.

Re: brake proportioning valve malfunction? Number: 83-T-61 Section: V Date: July, 1983 Subject: REVISED REAR SUSPENSION ON VEHICLES WITH HEIGHT SENSING PROPORTIONING BRAKE SYSTEMS - 1982-83 "C/K" 30 TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS 1982-83 "C/K" 30 series trucks are equipped with a rear...

Put a 5/8" grade flat washers on that bolt topside and you will be stronger then new. Thanks for the update. Have a Great Day.

I have had the mirrors that they want to flop back and forth on the door from slamming the door. I do an easy fix and adjust them remove the lower cover drill an 1/8" hole in the adjustment tube and bracket. I then pop an aluminum rivet in the hole and it holds. And if it does encounter...

Sounds like someone did the hack job mod. I can not even imagine the combination of wires that would need to be connected to make everything operational with the main harness cut. Sounds like you need an entire under dash harness. I have one that I could send you and you could salvage the wires...

I do it all the time. If it sat it rotted. Less mileage means nothing. Time weather's everything. Good call. It would have been different if you had just installed it and tried to run it. Changing head gaskets is an easy task. Doing everything else is where the work is. Just make sure to...

Very nice. I think a few of them are due for retirement. They are not up to spec. You might not think it matters, but when a Heavy load with a high CG is secured to the bed, the forces on the cheap bolts might be enough for a few of them to fail in a turn, etc. Cascade failure is a...

If it were me. I would let it as is. It is NOT broken so don't fix it. I typically would change head gaskets and have a transmission rebuilt before changing the brake booster. When and if it leaks change it then.

That little Honda engine is a 2 cylinder 18 HP water cooled unit. Never misses a beat. I was out in the barn all day yesterday. I was sorting thru boxes of CUCV parts and fasteners. I used up most of the time sanding and cleaning under the Honda mowing deck. I wanted to try a new approach. I...

I would say you would be good to go. On an old iron like this a set new shocks is all you need. I put stock inexpensive shocks on every CUCV I have owned. I have sprung for the gas magnums on a few. I have 4 Monroe gas magnums I picked up from a kid that was in the process of destroying my M1028...

I ran a lot of off road in the M1009 and the M1008, M1028. I have nothing but good to say about the off road reliability and capability. I ran in a few Tough Truck competitions with the M1008 & M1028. Both performed flawlessly with a few wins in the stock class. I competed against turbo trucks...

I am going to run a sale on Genuine CUCV bed bolts. (with crush tubes) I mounted truck bodies to frame for the past 29 years. I used grade 8 grade 5 and sizes varied. Mostly 5/8" U bolts. Back in the day Toyota used to make a dually 1 ton cab chassis and it received a 12 ft cargo body. They were...

That's a 6 year old post. I hope he has that nut off by now.

I made one from a little piece of pipe. I measured it and cut it to length. Worked perfect. I bought the last long bolt from a GM dealer about 15 years ago. I had some made a few years back and used them on the M1010's I made plow pick up trucks out of.