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M1008 37"tires
So when I bought my M1008 it already had HMMWV tires on it 37" I thought the suspension was all stock but it doesn't seem like it could be from reading the threads I've been reading. Obviously I would guess it has spacers on the front just by looking at the hubs compared to other CUCV's. How... -
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CUCV Wobble Wobble
ITs happen now once to me and twice to my wife. Driving along and all of a sudden you would thing the wheel fell off or something. The whole truck shaking more like rocking motion like either flat tire or like your running over logs. When It happen to me I pulled over and immediately checked to... -
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Transmission disappearing fluid
M1008 started slipping yesterday. pulled over and checked the trans fluid. It wasn't even on the stick? I looked all over for signs of a leak but I don't see anything??? I had recently changed the filter and fluid a month ago. So it's defiantly going somewhere. Now I had one thought and I'm not... -
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Keep Military OEM or change scheme looking for advice.
So Ive only had my 84 CUCV M1008 on the road about 4 days now. It draws a lot of attention I've noticed especially since it still has a lot of the USMC markings. So now I'm ready to start working on the body and I debating with myself if I should keep it original green and USMC markings or just... -
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Just curious about the blue primer or....?
Just got my first CUCV road worthy. Lots of work every day after work till dark for three weeks. Anyway so now I can focus on some of the body issues. Ive noticed the green paint is missing on the bed, and its blue under the green USMC paint. I was thinking maybe the bed was replaced with a... -
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Capacitor question on alternator
Ok so Im rebuilding my Passenger side alternator on my 84 M1008. (NOT GROUNDED UNIT) Is the INTERNAL capacitor the same as the one on the outside connected to the ground? I hope this question makes since. I would like to get this back together tonight. Only one came with my kit. Do I have to... -
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Alternator rebuild
After correcting all my circuit issues with the help of a great thread started by Barrman, I was able to come to realize I need to rebuild both my passenger side and driver side alt. Question #1 should I tear them down first and check to see if the windings are cooked before ordering rebuild... -
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CUCV M1008 wont start
Previous owner said it would start and idle but when you give it gas it would die. He was suspect of the tank having dirt or trash in it and when he pulled the tank he found lots of sand and uncovered pin holes. He had health issues and never resumed work on the truck. It set for about a year...