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In 1985 genital motors was unable to produce and install a 4 or 5 speed transmission to help lower highway rpm and fuel consumption. Drive 55 and stay alive was the preferred solution.
PS there is a reason they along with chrysler went out of business ....
The blue wire on the left is a fusible link, it should come from the negative post of the back battery to feed 12V to the 12V power block in the picture. Not sure about the one on the right. You will need the wiring diagrams from the TMs to see what is what It is obvious the blue wires got...
I paid sales tax on everything. The tax went to Arizona. My state will provide credit for the tax paid to Arizona so no double tax (thank God for small miracles). My state also has a form to waive the title penalty for not titling within 30 days of the date of sale (EUC time then recovery...
Painting camouflage is fun. Blending in is good but as others have noted breaking up recognizable lines and shapes is important too. I'm happy if your happy. :)
Standard CUCV the driver's side alternator is grounded to the block and charges the front battery. The passenger side alternator is isolated from the chassis ground (floats 12V above chassis ground) and charges the rear battery.
On a stock CUCV with the exception of the glowplugs and starter...
For non-EUC items that is basically correct. You may or may not get help at the site loading, the auction may clarify or call the site manager. Then again they could be busy or their fork truck broken when you show up to get your goodies.
Not yet. I will report what I find.
I did find that I have a Borg Warner S194 stop light switch which I bought way back when for the eventuality of my stop light switch failing but now realize is not what I need.
Wal-Mart has a silicone based water proofing spray in the sporting goods section (designed to water proof fabrics). That may work for your application.
Welcome to the site. Congratulations on the score. Nice truck.
At the top of the page are the links to the CUCV Wiki and the old site that has the manuals for these trucks. Download them if you have not already done so.
Buy a big padlock for that chain and keep it locked on the steering...
If Gen 2 red is 24V then the starting system is still probably 24V. That fuse you found on the floor may very well be your 24V fuse.
Draw pictures. Draw lots of them, they are invaluable in helping you see what is going on.
Draw a picture of all of your wiring related to the batteries and...
What are the texas laws regarding trailer titling?
You could add a number of "0" (zeros) in front of your 4 digit number to bring the digit count up to where the GL worker is happy.
Is that a starter button above the gas pedal?
So all deuce frames are heat treated? No welding, bolting only?
Forgive my ignorance, I am still learning (hope to learn something new on my last day on earth :))
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