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    electric fan ?

    Thanks, maybe I will take a second look at radiator probe controllers.
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    electric fan ?

    I would like to update to an elect. fan with a screw in sensor for on and off,but also want to add a coolant temp gauge,where can I tie in to coolant ports?would like to leave fact. idiot light intact.
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

    Drove mine down to Findlay show picked up a nos rear bumper for 25 bucks,welding buddy gonna weld in a license plate pocket and some aux.back-up lights
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    Battery relocation with turbo

    love my redtops and ruffstuff makes some great mounting systems for them,hopefully gonna get mine remounted this weekend,
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    new headlights

    great brightness.longer life than silver stars.
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    What muffler will make the 6.2 sound like a diesel

    they make them in 3.5 inch also but my shop could only bend 3 inch tailpipes so I went 3 inch,if you run stacks id go 3.5s..really woke my moter up!
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    new headlights

    thankyou, but ouch ! Ihave 2 vehicles that take these lights...
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    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

    installed jatonka wintercover finally, wish i had done it months ago, great quality,lot of work went into this cover,truck runs much better warmed up quick, and looks good too...Thankyou Jatonka..
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    What muffler will make the 6.2 sound like a diesel

    moroso spiral flows sound pretty good on my 1009, 3 inch..nice and deep sounding,little louder on take-off but quieter at cruising speed than 2.25 inch with glasspacks..go to youtube search rsh4364 and you can hear it..thanks for thinking outside the box!
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    new headlights

    how much were the trucklites 5x7 leds,i cant find the price?
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    Fuel economy improvement?

    my fuel gauge doesnt work quite right so I watch miles closely,when i bought 1009 it had 31" tires and according to my gps mph was off about 6-7 mph. after i went to 33s speedo-odometer spot on per gps,and i average 15 mpg,driving 64 miles per day,mostly highway driving,truck has kn filter and...
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    M1009 headlight relay installation question

    was gonna go silverstar til i saw 150 hour life,went with hella #003427291 instead,plenty of light and replaceable hb2 bulbs,
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    never seize on glowplugs

    would putting never seize on glowplug threads affect glowplug performance?Maybe eliminating a good ground to head?My 60Gs dont do as well as the autolite 1112s i pulled out,but i did put neverseize on 60g threads..
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    M1009 Rear End Question(s)

    thanks for headsup,sorry guys..
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    M1009 Rear End Question(s)

    theres a brand new one on e-bay for 375$,seems a bit high but it is brand new,and its in hesperia,Ca..search under m1009 blazer..
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    M1009 Rear End Question(s)

    there are two types of carriers for the 8.5,one accepts 2:56 and lower numbered gears,and the other uses 2:73 and higher numbered gears,our 1009s have 3:08 gears, so we use the 2:73 and up carrier.sorry didnt mean to complicate things,just thought if you were parts swapping you should be...
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    M1009 Rear End Question(s)

    there are tons of 8.5 10 bolts in yards,70-75 novas,70-81 camaro/firebird,70-76 full size chevys,find one with 2:73 gears and up so carrier same,in late 80s trucks beefed up to 30 spline,but all others were 28 spline axles like ours,lots of posis out there as well...
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    10 bolt ?

    cool, there are tons of 8.5 10 bolts in the yards,posi and non posi,as long as donor rear is 2:73 and up all is good,and front and rear centers interchange so posi or locker in front is cheap,and if i really want to upgrade more 88 and later rears had 30 spline axles instead of 28s,they put...
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    10 bolt ?

    after looking into it yes it will work.
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    M1008 Electrical Problem. Motor keeps cranking when key is off

    Do the DogHead relay mod, When this happened to me I didnt know any better so I replaced burnt up fuseable link and replaced starter relay with another fact. relay,thought dang that wasnt bad,jumped in turned key and roasted my interior under dash harness all the way to the fuse box...was not...
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