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Well I stopped and looked at an M1008 and it was real rusty, no batteries, and the employees at the yard were pretty... Not interested in helping me check it out. (They have a much nicer one that sits by the shop that I couldn't get a chance to look at) so the search continues, for now I'm just...

Just watched a few, seems easy enough to replace

Now, is this dog head relay just a replacement for the stock starter relay? Or is there some more work to the mod?

Alright thank you guys!

Alright I do have one quick question, and I am sure I will sound like an idiot but how do you say "M1008"? Is it like "M one hundred-eight? Or M one zero zero eight? As you know im new to these and I honestly don't know how to say it right. And I'd prefer not looking like an idiot when I go talk...

Haha slow isn't too bad, I'll get into less trouble

Better to be safe than sorry I always say

I'll keep that in mind, what about checking the glow plugs before firing it if it's sat for a while? Or checking injectors? Any tips on what to look for when checking one over?

That rig looks awesome!

Besides, these old square bodies are a joy to work on, I'm 6' 4" and can sit right in the engine bay and work!

My '83 Suburban is all rubber floor, no a/c, and rides like a rock, i love these old trucks and am willing to do the work, thank you for saying that though. There is a history part I love too, I'm the 2nd owner of my suburban that was bought new by the fire department in the next town over, the...

Great to be here, thanks guys, I'm excited to check out this M1008 tomorrow, I don't even know if it's for sale but they don't mind when i do some looking around (got some parts for my suburban from them a few years back)

Hello, I just registered on the forum about 10 minutes ago because you guys really seem to know your stuff on these CUCVs. I'm interested in buying a M1008 within the next year but want to look around and get more info on these trucks, right now I've got a gas 83 k2500 GMC suburban (my 1st...