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Wow, that looks exactly like what's required, and only $50?! I paid $80 for the piece of junk from harbor freight, that not only didn't fit the 6.2 but broke the first time I used it on my VW diesel! If you remember where you got that it would be most helpful.

Obviously the screws only go into the inner roof, not to the outside.

I recently converted to 12V and used a 12V gear-reduction starter from QualityPower.com (# 6949 I think), it was $150 delivered and comes with the solenoid and a 3 year warranty. It works great but the support bracket needed to be modified (two new holes drilled, end cut off) and the positive...

beta testing Update on the ultimate in cheap 'n' easy radio installs... Still haven't bashed my head on it (really, it's not even close). But there is a small problem: the LCD display on the unit is at an angle to your eyes as your drive, which makes it hard to read (like when you look at a...

Anyone got advice on where to get a decent diesel compression tester kit, with adapters for the 6.2 (looks like it might need a right-angle adapter also for the back ones)? For under $200? I bought one from Harbor Freight, but it broke five minutes out of the box (chinese crap!!!) and didn't fit...

Ya, that was a concern, but with my seatbelt on and trying to bash my head on it, I'm still about a foot away. Might be an issue in a rollover, but in that case there will be alot of issues. PS Not an 8-track, it's a CD with a digital face; when it's off the display goes black.

So here we have the absolute cheapest, easiest most convenient stereo install for the CUCV. After pulling this AM/FM/CD out of a junkyard van, I removed the unit from the sheetmetal receiver box that bolted to the van's dash. I then welded two 16ga "ears" on either side. They allow the unit to...

On my '86 the rubber ones were seeping, so I decided to replace them and the aluminum ones as well and good thing too, after I removed the aluminum ones (which looked OK) I discovered one of them was rubbing on the radiator shroud and had rubbed almost all the way through! That could've cost me...

Ya Suggsdr, I've got one you can have for the cost of shipping it. I converted to 12V and no longer need it. It worked, though. PM me if you want it. PS I'm about to leave town for a week.

On mine the drums and the bearing hub seem to be one big cast piece. Did you have to separate the drums from the hub or did the new rotors come with the hub?

How do you choose which spring to use? Or perhaps a better question, what are the specs of the spring you're using?

Does anyone know the difference between the various (i guess series 1 thru 8 GM turbochargers? I have a series 3 from a 1993 6.5L, which I believe is the last year where the wastegate is mechanically controlled. But T_F_E seems to have made his own mechanical wastegate for his series 4 turbo. Is...

Nice Ride! Where'd ya get those seat covers with all the pockets on the back? And what's that radar-gun lookin' thing on the dashboard?

I don't think 4 gauge wire is going to do it for that starter; I just replaced the 2 ga in my M1009 because it was getting hot after extended cranking (I used 2/0 welding cable, around $3/ft). Also, don't forget to bolt down that little brace on the back of the starter; a friend of mine got...

I've tried a similar modifiaction, putting a 79 blazer tank into a 79 longbed pickup (both gassers, but should be similar). It worked but it was a real PITA. Since the framerails of the pickup are about 4" narrower at the rear than the blazer, the seam of the tank actually goes inside the frame...

Ya I replaced the balancer on my 1009 pre-emptively, wasn't too bad except for the key breaking off in the end of the crank, and having to make a tool out of angle channel that bolts to the balancer, so you can apply the 200 ft-lbs on the crank bolt. Space is tight to the radiator, lookout you...

The point is: 1. just bought a turbo setup, meaning I had to move the rear battery 2. just bought a 16" tall heated RACOR fuel filter/water separator, meaning I had to move the front battery 3. Wanted to use the knock out behind the front grill for a cold-air intake, but the front battery was...

Appreciate everyone's advice not to relocate the batteries to the passenger compartment, but I did it anyway. I tried to do a thorough job of it; any suggestions on how to improve the setup are welcome. The two battery boxes and lids are made from 16ga galvanized steel. The top of each box has a...

Just converted my M1009 to 12v (for alot of reasons, don't want to debate pro's and cons). Trying to find a way to still use both alternators; has anyone tried removing the internal voltage regulators and using a single external voltage regulator (like the old-style Mopar regulator on the...

This seems to be a common problem. When it started with mine, I installed a Walbro FRB-22 electric fuel pump and prefilter near the tank, inline with the stock lift pump. More expensive ($120 w/ shipping) than replacing the mechanical lift pump, but alot easier install and now bleeding the...