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  1. captw

    Puking Coolant & Don't Know Why?

    coolant I must agree with OD Dave and Bob H...my M1008 had coolant being blown out of the overflow tank...the cause was the driver side head gasket leaking between cyl. and coolant jacket ...milled the head slightly to clean up the damage done by the coolant forced through the area in the...
  2. captw

    What is the best modification you have done to your CUCV?

    mods AC-60G glow plugs, Hella 28V 70/55W halogen headlamps w/relays, aux. transmission cooler added in circuit w/original trans. cooler, LockRight locking front diff. kit, Warn Premium locking front hubs, greaseable front axle "U" joints, mechanical oil press. and water temp. gauges added...
  3. captw

    Batteries Dying in my CUCV

    charging problem hey...thanks "dependable"...I have had an issue with the battery directly behind the headlight draining if the truck sat for awhile....once the battery is charged from a battery charger, and I reconnect the batt. terminal, I get a small spark between the post and...
  4. captw

    CUCV Switches, Diodes, Relays

    Switches, diodes, relays, etc. Warthog...great job...if I may...there is a a diode for the horn, wrapped in tape in the harness above the fuse bloch, near the horn relay...when I got truck, this diode was blown, and gave me grief until I tracked down the little sucker hidden in the tape of the...
  5. captw

    tach

    CUCV tach I have thought many times about using the stud on the rear of the dr. side alt.( tach. output) to install a tach in the dash...problem is though, I can't see it being that accurate the way the belts loosen, tighten, vibrate, etc. ...W
  6. captw

    Dana 60 Trac Lok odds.

    powertrax lockright locker I recently installed one of there units (p/n 2620) in the front of my M1008...I figured from all I'd read, that I'd have to remove the carrier and ring gear to remove the pinion shaft, and there was even a photo on the web of a guy who had ground part of the ring gear...
  7. captw

    M813 Jake brake questions

    nhc 250 jake brakes all CDN 800 series trks were speced w/j/brakes...wreckers, tractors and cargos...the hood has a piece cut out and another fibreglas molded piece attaches to it, leaving a 3">4" bump on the hood
  8. captw

    M35 Truck for sale

    M35 truck for sale so...did anyone on the list buy this truck?...inquiring minds need to know!...W
  9. captw

    M1008 fuel tank sending unit / pickup

    not sure why ccatlett1984 would say "Canada of all places", but anyway, the tanks are probably made in Quebec...they have been making these replacement tanks for some time...I have them in two of my trucks, perfect OEM replacement...W
  10. captw

    any way to find the history of cucvs?

    I got my M1008 in 2004 from Dover AFB in DE...has a pintle on front bumper with reinforcement behind bumper back to framerails...when I bought it through GL, it had 78,000 miles on it, left rear tire was flat, rear diff. cover was loose, intake manifold was inside the cab, on the pass. floor...
  11. captw

    Power steering bracket

    I second what gimpyrobb suggested...if there's enough room to do it...I welded mine, so far so good, and that's 6000 miles ago...W
  12. captw

    Jeep lovers enter here!

    I love my M38CDN!!!...I got it last year about this time and stored it in my 45' van trailer over the winter. I got it out this spring, did a few things to it to get it running after sitting for 17 yrs., threw a slow moving vehicle sign on it, called my buddy who has a 1951 M38, and we went...
  13. captw

    HELP

    true enough Mike...by the way, I'm one of those guys that does work on this stuff for a living...take care. Wilf
  14. captw

    Parking brake cables and shocks

    as the other lads have suggested, the brake setup is the same as a K30..as for the shocks, use a good heavy duty gas shock, they're reasonably priced and you'll be amazed at how different the truck handles
  15. captw

    hmmwv to cucv upgrades!

    my cooling system works well now that I have changed to a four core radiator...both my 6.2 s have this upgrade.
  16. captw

    HELP

    Hi...remove the pink wire from the top of your fuel injection pump, then crack the plastic air bleed screw on the top right side of the filter housing, then crank engine until most of the air and just fuel comes out the bleeder port, close the bleeder port, re attach pink wire and start...
  17. captw

    M1008 wood bed side boards

    I have the sideboards/troop seats on mine, and the wood as it deteriorated was replaced with plywood pieces which are really rotten, so what I'm going to do is use the fake wood recycled plastic that I see that are made into picnic tables, etc. I may be able to get some pics for you this weekend...
  18. captw

    need new M-1008 Voltmeter(28V scale)

    Hi guys...thanks to all who sent email pics and ideas on what the connections were at the fuel filter base on my M-1008...I've got just about all the electrical gremlins chased down, and one of them happens to be a bad voltmeter...I have voltage at the back of the meter, but no indication on the...
  19. captw

    Field manual FM 20-22

    WOW!!...Steve, if you and Ken can get together on this, I'd imagine it will be retrieved plenty of times...thanks guys!!...Wilf
  20. captw

    Field manual FM 20-22

    I didn't realize there were so many versions...I thought that there was just the 1990 one.
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