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I was tediously studying some wiring diagrams today in TM -34 and I came across a "SPOTLIGHT" and a "FLOOD LMP" on page 19 of Appendix E. Does anyone know what the spotlight and floodlight were for? I have an m1009 and it certainly has neither.

Is it important to keep that little tube the goes from beside the oil-add cap to the manifold connected? Seems kinda of wasteful to pump exhaust through the intake again... But at the same rate, does this keep a certain amount of oil in the cylinders? I went to pull everything apart and there...

I'm tossing around the idea of rebuilding and building up a 6bt and placing in a CUCV. I don't have a ton of experience in engine tear down or transplanting, but thats why I want to do this project. I'm probably going to keep it simple and stick with an NV4500 or NV5600 and a fully mechanical...

I'm sorry I do not currently have time to upload picture or do any of my own research. Something that looks like the freeze plug out of an engine block fell out of the TH400 tranny in my dads m1008. We were just doing some minor stuff around the yard and we found a red spot in the snow with...

I hate to ask such an ignorant question, but I did not know where else to ask. I have no experience with the military and no experience with "fire sticks." I was just curious as to what the standard weapon was during the period of the the CUCV. I would like to find a replica to fill those...

I was having sever headlight problems. A fix recommended on here was to replace the fuse with a circuit breaker. I did that. The breaker would get real hot after an hour of low beam use. Much more, and the breaker would trip and I would loose lights. Which is not fun when it happens on the free...

I was driving along one night and all of a sudden I got a hot plastic smell and all my lights went out. I had no interior lights, dash lights (except for the dummy lights and glow plug wait light) head lights, tail lights, blinkers or flashers. NOTHING. However the starting system still worked...

I got a little curious and decided to calculate the supposed top speeds of some popular CUCV drive train setups. Please feel free to correct my math if it has any discrepancies. M1008- stock TH400, 4.56 differential gears, 235/85/16 tire size with a circumference of 95.82 inches. Also, third...

My m1009 has been having problems with the passenger side alternator (gen2). I had it tested and it was found to be "bad" by autozone. So I ordered a rebuild kit from cucvelectric.com and now I await its arrivial. my question is about the wires hooked up to the back of the alternator. I...

I do NOT own a deuce. However curiosity has got the best of me and I thought I might as well ask. Has anyone, or did the government ever build an on-tire track for the deuce? Something like used on a skidsteer? Would something like this work with the differentials? Or would it be useless because...

The Diode Trio (I think) went bad in my gen2 (m1009). I replaced it and returned the alternator to its nest. The rear battery was almost dead and did not have enough juice to turn the engine over. So I went to jump start it with another cucv (m1008). I think this is where I went wrong. I...

I was unable to find the Napa part number for the diode trio on this fantastic website or any where else. I finally made my discovery and thought I'd share for the next person wanting to buy a diode trio from Napa. Diode Trio Napa part number: ECH AD1206 GM part number: 1977064 In the end I...

Maybe this is a bad idea, but thats why I'm coming here to ask! I have heard of people injecting windshield washer fluid into their intake for a little bit of a boost (because its alcohol based). I have also heard of doing something similar with water. The water expands more than the fuel does...

You guys are gonna have my head for this but... I am 16 and after alot of research i bought my first vehicle, an m1009 (best decision I ever made). Shortly after, my dads S10 was totaled... he needed a new vehicle and really liked mine and started a little bit of his own research.. before to...

I changed out my front brake shoes and was considering buying some brake fluid... I knew something about my m1009 requiring Dot 5 (silicone based) brake fluid. Did a little bit of research and learned how to test the brake fluid in the master cylinder to see if it was Dot 3 or Dot 5. Turns out I...

First thing: I am dumb to normal vehicle electronics, especially this 12/24 volt system. About the only thing I know is that the frame is the ground (: When I bought my M1009 it started fine. I drove it around for awhile then just the other day I began to have starting problems. It turned over...

I did a search (I'll admit I didn't spend tons of time looking) and could not find what I was looking for... I would like to know what color the rims on my m1009 were originally. My cucv is one of the forest green patterns (there are at least two forest patterns I think, but not sure which one...

The fiberglass top of my m1009 has gone bad in some spots. The paint has faded away and the white fibers are showing through and are rough. I could pick them off with my fingers... I would like to fix this and then repaint it. Do I use Bondo on this or is there something better?

I've been thinking about using bedliner on the inside of my cucv. I was run it from the tailgate all the way up under the seats and under the drivers feet. To kinda make a hillbilly carpet. However, I don't have any experience with the stuff. I was just wondering if this was a worthwhile idea...

I recently bought an m1009 and I am new diesels and MVs. I have heard lots of stories about people running alternative fuel mixtures such as biodiesel and engine oil/hydralic oil/tranny fluid with diesel. I have also heard that there are lots of things that can go wrong, and that some of these...