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I'm kinda at a crossroads with my wheels. I actually have a cucv with 12 bolt hmmwv wheels and baja tires, dot date 2011.
I'd like to drive it more, but the rides is killing me. I have tried weights, beads and Hummer balancing rings. Sometimes it will be decent, other speeds shake the truck...
I've had 2 m1009s over the past 15 years, and I'll admit I don't know the proper way to say the name.
Is it a "M ten oh nine" "m thousand and nine" etc?
I think i commonly refer to it as a "M one zero zero nine"
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6.2l with banks turbo kit. I assume the IP has turned up a 1/4 turn.
Anyway, Trucks been running great for months and a few months ago I cleaned up all the wiring. While doing this, I found the 'cold temp advance switch' in the back right side of the motor was unplugged as well as the a...
I found out one of my spindles on my dana 70 axle was fubar, and after much looking I finally gave up on a finding the right 14bolt and found a another dana from a 2004 duramax powered 3500 express.
(long story, but i highly recommend to stay away from the dana 70.
Anyway, It came with a nice...
My 'corona' project has been to install A/c in the m1009.
I have seen quite a few posts here of people asking about a/c, a few post of members installing an aftermarket kits...I may have missed it, but i never saw a factory civi a/c installed on a m1009.
Anyway, it was actually quite a bit more...
So I'm in the middle of installing A/c on my m1009 which involved moving the alternator from driver to pass side... and had to pause to take some time to try to understand both what has been done to my wiring harness (by previous owner) and also why?
It has been converted to 12v. Thus the wires...
Just took her for the first drive today after finishing up a a couple month long restoration on my 86 M1009.
Probably spent 300hrs working on it and 600hrs looking for tools lol.
She's a former navy seabees truck with a dana 60/70, 700r4/np208, and banks turbo. Rust free!
Here is a link to the...
I've had 3 previous k5s, including a m1009, all sold almost a decade ago when we started a family.
Ive had an itch to pick up another one so after a few months searching, I found a 1986 up northeast. It was spent nearly all its life in the california desert with the exception of the past year in...
Just picked up a m1009... sight unseen, turned out to be very beat up, but looks to have a great drivetrain... minus a starter.
Anyway, look at the picture, tell me whats missing and any other details you have. I dont thinks its a line, probably just a bleeder screw??? any idea the thread...
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