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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Gun mounts will/should be on both sides. Pioneer tool rack? You should include a picture since you never know what was done.
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    939 EUC's ? Months after auction???

    What do you really think? lol M939 surplus sales have almost completely dried up.
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Sold my M923A2 and m998A1 yesterday. Wasn't trying at all and didn't really want to. But.....it was a REALLY! great offer and hard cash talks. Watching them drive off was bittersweet. Completely fine with it this morning. Now if I can get rid of my M989A1 trailer..........
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Looks rough, but will definitely do the trick. Use Freshcab mice repellent inside cab to keep them out.
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    Battery Advice needed

    When dead like that, they don't always come back. Most do. The hawker website has a lot of great info on these.
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    My M101A3 & I got a question?

    Famous last words. A lot of guys dump with theirs. Most haven't had issues yet. Quite a few have screwed up brake lines and tail lights. Too many have busted the unobtainable casting already mentioned. At least you do know it's not designed/intended for dumping. I think the M101A2-3 is...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    They are out there. When I bought mine, it was a new production military issue one. Bought several actually. The ones on eBay are stupid prices now. When they show up that is. Some vendors also price gouge I like National seals also. Always have had excellent results with them.
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I'm not doubting that at all. Just relaying what Ive read in a few old SS threads. The military surplus seals must be made of gold considering how much the eBay, etc. vendors ask for them.
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    CUCV 1986 M1008 - In a Real Pickle - Bad Heads - Need Advice

    The engine is already torn down quite a bit. It already has high mileage Sure it was running fine until head gaskets failed. It's a daily driver and reliability is a key factor. New gaskets and improved bolts already acquired. To me, it makes no sense not to pull engine and rebuild. That...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    It is very easy. I have read on SS that there is a difference between military spec seals and civilian seals. The military one seems to do the job and the civilian one leaks right away. I used the military one and it was fine. No experience with the other
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    My M101A3 & I got a question?

    You'll be fine dumping with it, until you break that casting. Then you will have to buy another trailer or find someone who is parting out one as the part is not available. The equipment transport TM shows the trailers pivot for loading space only. They can load more on a train car. They...
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    CUCV 1986 M1008 - In a Real Pickle - Bad Heads - Need Advice

    I personally would pull engine and rebuild. That way you know EXACTLY what you have and what work has gone into it. Plus it will save a lot of money going that route and you can decide what brand of parts to use. I know the old school machine shop guys could repair cracks in heads (to a...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Do you have a source and part number? It will help others needing the same thing.
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    M1010 Mark Body Company storage sheds

    Very handy With the cost of new storage sheds today, anyone would be a fool to scrap them.
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    starter only bumps engine after alternator replacement

    Clearly I don't know the 5 ton electrical system like I want. Helicopters I fly, I know the electrical (and all other systems) in exact detail forward and backward from memory. Theory, how it works, troubleshooting and how everything works together. I was trying to help and all I did was...
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    CUCV 1986 M1008 - In a Real Pickle - Bad Heads - Need Advice

    How was that thing still running?!
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    Factory style floor covering. Who's the best?

    I would be upset too That is too thin for my use. Foot traffic, plus the tools, guns, ammo cans, dogs, etc that will beat on it.
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