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So........ what happened to the engine swap vehicle? Lets just say after further looking and doing my research the engine swap vehicle was not worthy of my time and others money. I can't polish a turd. The owner and I met up Friday night we had a very long conversation and I discovered that the...

At this point this engine swap has been cancelled. Not feeling the love for this CUCV is warranted. Many items have reared up and shot the budget sky high. This is basically a parts vehicle. Maybe a trucks gone wild donor.

This needs further consideration. Many issues were discovered. Be safe and Take care.

No words to describe the horrors I seen. I contacted the owner and we discussed this situation a bit further.

How do you move a CUCV pickup when you don't have a lot of room and just want tit closer to the garage? With the Honda tug. It worked and I don't need anything fancy. I thought about the Kubota but this was out and I thought why not try. Never seen that before. Be Safe.

That ain't working. That's the way you do it. Main bearings for nothing and the grease for free.

I was able to get the engine turned over enough to get the 6 torque converter bolts out. I don't know if I had to remove as much as I did. But when I was under there with a cordless ratchet and impact I took out every nut and bolt I could and was able to rotate the engine enough to get all 6...

Well I couldn't wait to onto the diagnostics of the M1008 locked up engine. I tried the flywheel tool and the 24MM socket on the main crank pulley. Tight. Locked up tight and won't budge either way. So I think a moment and look up in the bell housing. I could get 4 maybe 5 of the torque...

Well that was fairly easy. i did learn when you drive the speed limit everyone passes you like you are parked. I made it back to the compound with no issues. Now I find out it has no E brake. Engage the wheel chocks. That makes some excitement when it must be moved around and has no driveshaft...

I have the Trail Boss all loaded up and ready to go on the adventure tomorrow. I need a break from scaffold. I was out 5 hours painting today on the north side. Strange how hot it gets just painting. Never seemed to get this hot tearing into major CUCV projects. Maybe its the height. Closer to...

It's a 6.2 diesel thing. Forget it you will never understand. I read it and still didn't figure it out. Unless the bolts broke off in the block and there are 3 broken drill bits broken off in the holes and 5 easy outs. Block scrap. I seen the CUCV's H coded for broken starter bolts and bought...

I will load the engines I have in a trailer and take them to the scrap. I agree they are not worth having around. And when they are gone I will be onto something new and exciting again. Maybe walker or wheel chair racing but something not as dirty and fun as my last 25 years of CUCV building...

I have a few that are rebuildable. I would sell them for double scrap weight if you are interested. The heads are the hard thing to find good. Not saying they all have bad heads but I have sure used a few sets to get good ones when I needed a pair. I had guys tell me I am too fussy about cracked...

Not my first day on the job. The rear drive shaft will be removed at the Axle u Joint and secured to the frame. Secured not removed. Front hubs in free position, Steering column unlocked and away we go. I tow barred hundreds of CUCV's thousands of miles. With the military tow bar I never had any...

I got this job. I will be towing the truck back to my compound over the weekend. There will be no front end removal. About the only thing I want to remove body wise is the hood. If I garage bay was higher I could leave that in place also and just open it straight up. But in the interest of...

WOW. Remove the front end to remove an engine. That's a lot of work and sheet metal alignment. I never done that on any car or truck. Unless it had a flipper fiberglass hood like a HMMWV. But the CUCV is just like any other rear wheel drive vehicle. My Son's CUCV truck had a massive lift and I...

I will NOT remove the transmission. I promise you. I will disassemble the bottom end or front of the engine to find the locked up part. That will be easy and eventful. Most work will be done outside in the sunlight and I have a winch from a barn beam and a cherry picker to pull the engine. And...

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/cucv-head-gasket-head-or-change-engine-survey.137671/#post-1694374 I think I can handle this job with a broken arm. If I had a broken arm. But if transport is an issue. I have 2 CUCV tow bars that will do the hauling for $150. you pick it up when it is...

Bring it to 523 Jonestown Road. I have a complete 1 man staff that can swap that engine if you drop it off and you can pick it up in 2 weeks. I also have a low mileage 6.2 engine removed from a HMMWV. I would need to see the vehicle to quote a price. Also is the injection pump good on the...