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Sure, but if OEM is only a little higher, say $250 to $300, then I would rather have the OEM. I mean if you have to pay out the a$$, why not have the real thing? I would bet that it is no longer available from GM, they don't seem to be too interested in keeping their older stuff on the road.

That stuff sure seems pricey. To replace all of it will run you over $200.00. Anybody check with GM to see what OEM cost?

The only thing I would add to all of the fine recommendations is to have a contingency plan in case you get there and it won't run or worse yet runs just long enough to get you out on the road and then dies. If it is a hazard to traffic the local law enforcement will call a local wrecker to...

I guess I am out of luck on the warranty. I have heard of a GI issue adapter for the spiral batteries. They are better batteries than the 6TL and have a better warranty to. Plus they are a common car battery size so I would think you could substitute a cheaper battery if you wanted to. I...

Do these have any warranty? Anybody tried to collect on it? I have two that came in a M1009 I just got from GL that have Jan and 05 punched out. I was thinking about seeing if I could get any off on new ones.

RE: absolute steal? Yes that would be a good deal for around here. The truck I posted pics of in the VIN thread went for $1880 plus 10% buyer premium plus 10% sales tax plus $60 to $100 for the title. Most of the truck here don't have much rust unless they didn't remove the black floor mat...

I don't remember the numbers but if you change the gearing much you will loose all of your towing power. On the plus side you will get better mileage than you are getting with a M1008. Some people push 20 mpg. M1008's don't go all that cheep. Anything worth rebuilding goes for $1500 up on...

I would not want a M1008 to pull trailers to shows. 1. No air conditioner 2. The rear ends are geared too low. Max speed is about 65 and they are really wound out and loud at that. 3. No insulation or sound deadening .

Speaking of the GA MVPA rally sept 14, does anybody have a link to the show? I was thinking about going to it.

You can't trust what they put on paper either including the form 97.. That is one reason I am being so persistent with this. With all of the CUCV's being released from Gl without doors and windshields it is not uncommon to find trucks with VIN tags that are hard to read due to rust. When I...

So you are saying that the factory service manual does not define an 8 in the third digit but does define D as military in the 5th digit. I always assumed that it was the D in the 5th digit that was making the vins come back as invalid since they are not on any of the Internet sites that I have...

I looked in my copy of a 1980 and 1998 GM service manual and both have a full page on decoding vin numbers. Unfortunately neither are close enough in time to be of much help with CUCV's. The 1998 did have D= military 4/4 for the 5th digit. I was thinking that D might just mean government...

In Mississippi you can get a title bond. I can get one for $100 and take it with my GL paperwork and get a title issued without any problem.

That vin number is for a pickup not a blazer. 4th digit G = 8001 - 9000 6th digit 3 = 1 ton 7th digit 4 = 2 Door Cab

I have looked on GL at about 30 M1009's. They are all 8 in the third digit. I have a truck manual of a 1980 chev pickup I used to own at home I will have to look at it. If anyone has one from 1984 to 1986 and could scan it for me or fax it to me, I would appreciate it. Like I said before, I...

You are thinking about the 10th digit. It is the date code. The 4th digit is GVWR. I have been working on this by going through old GL sales I have saved. I am going to post a new topic with the final results when I am through with it. I was wondering if anyone knows if civi blazers have an...

I went through the rest of the trucks on the sale with the one above and all of the M1009's begin with 1G8. Most of the rest were 1GC with one being 1GB and one 1GD. The 1GB was a maintenance bed truck and the 1GGD34J7HF318973 was this truck: If I am counting correctly it is one digit short...

There is a 1986 blazer on GL now with : 1G8ED18J9GF177290 So maybe I didn't imagine an 8 in the third position.

This truck just sold at GL. 1GCHD34J2HF320831 It has an H in the 4th digit making it an M1028.

RE: VIN After I made the above post, I went out and looked at my paperwork for my truck. It is indeed titled as 1G8 mainly because that is what I turned in with a photo of the vin plate to the title bond people. It is a residue truck I bought from GL. I looked at the vin plate again and it...