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After a happy 12 years, my CUCV is dead, victim to a 30" diameter tree knocked over by Thursday's tornado. I'd love to somehow save it, but its in rough shape. Besides the back being obviously crunched, the rear axle is bent, top is in pieces, body is twisted enough to where the driver seat is...

After playing in the mud last night, it seems I have a new problem. After I shut my truck down, the oil light comes on & stays on. The only way to shut it off is to start the truck or pull the wire off of the oil pressure sensor. I'm thinking it has to be an ignition switch gone bad...

I'm changing the filter on the Th400 in my M1009 & when I pulled the old filter off, I noticed it wasn't mounted tight...? Everything is cleaned up & ready to go back together, but even with the screw fully seated & the spacer above the filter, there's a good 1/4" or even 3/8" between the head...

I'm having trouble replacing the eye bushing on the front sway bar on my stock M1009. Either all the parts houses have the wrong parts listed, or I'm having unusual difficulties getting the new bushings to fit into the eye holes on the sway bar. The bushing just seem too big to reasonably...

Can anyone tell me what is the correct Front Left U-joint (at the steering knuckle) for a 85 M1009? The ones at the parts stores all seem about 3/16" or 1/8" too long. The ears do not appear bent...? I tried the FAQ's, but didn't see it there. The Search feature seems to be having...

I took my dash apart to clean it up & I think its time to replace the speedometer. It rattles & bounces all over the place, even when you turn it by hand. LMC wants $160 for a speedometer, which is outta my reasonable budget. Any suggestions where to pick one up besides buying a whole new...

I went to change the thermostat & broke the bolt off. Its stuck as can be. I broke off 2 screw extractors on it. Unfortuantely, you can't very well drill through those. Anyone have a coolant crossover to fit a CUCV for a decent price??? Thanks guys, John O>.

I started pulling my IP last night. First broke I went to remove broke off, so I have a broken bolt sticking out the thermostat housing on the crossover pipe. Then I get to the intake, making sure to remove all bolts, which were barely more than hand tight. The intake lifted off very easily...

I started mixing filtered SVO in my second tank yesterday on my M1009. I'm currently running a 50/50 SVO/diesel mix & there's no noticeable difference. My temperatures aren't where I want them though. The main concern is when I'm cruising @ 65mph, the oil temp drops down to 162F. I'd...

I'm thinking of bidding on a M116A2 trailer & a few spare 6.2L engines. So, I was hoping someone could tell me how many 6.2L's in containers would reasonably fit on a M116A2? Thanks, John O>.

I'm installing a huge winch & a number of other accessories (for heating WVO)in my M1009. What I'd like to do is ease the burder on the main alternator/battery if possible. To that end, if I hookup the positive of the winch to the correct terminal on the front battery will I in effect be...

A buddy of mine & I went for a ride yesterday about sunset. He rode my old 4 wheeler & me in my M1009. I must say that I'm quite impressed at its off-road capabilities! Many times I was crawling around where I probably shouldn't have been & it never let me down. We never did find the...

I've been tracking down lots of wiring problems & found something odd last night. Besides the back of the fuse panel & the engine side plug all having black crud on the terminals, the right (hot) side of the fuse panel read 27v, where I would have expected 13.5v. Cleaning up the terminals...

Wish me luck! :jumpin: I'm about to leave work early to go & hopefully buy a M1009. Hopefully it will make it home w/o any major troubles. I'm bringing the kitchen sink just in case. I just wish my other truck wasn't in pieces in case of major problems...? John O.

I'm hoping to buy a M1009 this Saturday. Its a pretty good deal w/ only a few noticeable problems. 1. Rear U-Joint it trash. I can take care of this easy enough. 2. Only 1 alternator is hooked up. The Passenger side alternator does not have a belt on it. Spinning it by hand I can hear...