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me too, but too much documenting not enough picturing.

Thanks to all that responded, I sure hope he isnt getting out of the truck bussiness that would put sn end to the trip real quick. I will definately give him a call and hopefully it doesnt end before it even gets started.

So because i live in the rust belt of northern wisconsin and im looking for a cucv thats in really good shape, and for other reasons im planning a trip to fly out to california and drive an m1009 home. Its a little over 2000 miles, does this sound crazy to anyone? Has anyone here bought from...

I like the painted back windows and just a guess but if you don't have any knowledge about turbos and moters you don't build a moter like that, you pay someone to build it for you either way the 6.2 is a **** tough moter and I've seen them drive back to the moterpool after blowing a hole in the...

Small safety note on co alarms check the ppm rating on the back some won't respond till reading 400 ppm for 15 minutes. 100 ppm can be lethel to young healthy adults and over 30 is enough to make you sick and prolonged exposure to low levels can cause things like brain damage, less then 10 ppm...

I would suggest replaceing all glow plugs at once because the resistance of each plug effects voltage on all plugs, if you must replace them in stages the tm gives resistance values, replace out of spec plugs first, but then again if its still inside the specified resistance values they are...

Sounds about right 5 bucks for the seal and 895 in labor

700 r4s aren't very good for lots of towing especialy with the tcc unlocked they tend to overheat and that is the worst for an auto, I say go with the four speed and stick to the back roads cause 60 mph is flat out with 4.56 gears

Always did toe-in alignment with a tape measure and never had any problems with them.

The whole time I was in the army I never saw a drop of deisal fuel, jp8 was run in everthing from single cylinder gensets to m1009s right on up to the big ass turbines in the m1a1. One of the depot mecanichs that rebuilt the 500hp detroit diesels in the hemmits madee less hp on the dyno when...

Armor is all about compramise, protection vs mobility vs cost. Anything can be armored to the point of surviving an rpg atack, but to do that to a m1009 you would either spend a fortune or have something so heavy it wouldn't be able to move. You have to do a risk assesment (the army was big on...

Some guys don't like to cut the fenders but if you get fender flares made for trimmed wheel wells they look pretty good and let you run 35" tires picture to the left, I know its not a m1009 but its the same front suspension. Not only does it let you run bigger tires, you also keep a low center...

A quick shot of ether and a match can do the same thing as that bead seating tank but the tank is a lot safer I've never had a problem explosion seating a tire but it was always a last resort. I've also had succes wrapping a ratchet strap around the tread. It sounds like your tire shop is more...

ocasionally a resourcefull motorpool would increase the traction in their workhorse with a welder, installing what's usualy called a "lincon locker" with lockout hubs its not noticeable until they're locked in. And if it was owned by anyone other then the army there's no telling what's been...

Yep same, bolts right in w/no mods. What does "SRW" stand for?

No starter relay fails because its 20 + years old and high amp load on a cheap relay. Relay is a switch that is moved by electromagnet a 24 volt relay needs 24 volts on the coil side to work 12 volts just won't do it

A relay is an electricly operated switch and usualy rated by what voltage it takes to oprate it and how many amps the switch can handle befor it melts so your 24 volt relay takes 24 volts to open and close the switch, you need a 12 volt relay in place of the old horn to switch the 24 volts for...

Don't know how to post a link to another thread but search "just a few good reasons to own a cucv" lots of good stuff in that one

Depends on what model you got, while none of them are fast the m1009 is the best as a daily driver due to lighter weight and 3.08 gears, and if you need the pulling power theres low range in the transfer case. These trucks were meant for millitary use and that means offroad utility and fuel...

Dunno what good these things do, back when I was on active duty 2acr 84th eng 1998 to 2004 we pulled all the solergizers off cuz most were cracked and broke anyways. Proper pmcs and maint on the batterys is the best thing you can do. When we railloaded to ntc or even just around the motorpool...