New CUCV Owner

[Carpenter]

Hey all. New to the forum and new to CUCV's. I purchased an M1028 last weekend and it's my first MV.

So far I really like the truck. She sits on a 6" lift with 37s and has a 12000lb winch on the front.

Also, I'd like to say thanks to all who have helped solve other peoples problems on here. Today I had the rubber fuel line between the pump and filter get into the belt and wear a hole in it. I was able to use some redneck ingenuity and get it back together but I couldn't figure out how to prime the fuel system. My duramax has a pump on the filter. Thanks to this site, I was able to read about it on my phone (with my hands covered in diesel) and get her running again.

I've already ordered the starter relay to do the doghead relay mod. The glow plug relay was bypassed by the previous owner and is wired to a toggle switch.

Are there any other mods/fixes/other that I should put on high priority?

 

[gijoe13]

Looks good. If it is still 24v I would do the resistor bypass to protect your glowplugs. I would see about putting the glowplug system back to its stock configuration. Really isnt that hard to figure out with a little troubleshooting. Cucvelectric.com has new controller cards if you need one. Check them out they have some great stuff. Good luck, Jeff

 

[Cleptomaniac]

Congratulations on the new truck and welcome to SS!

 

[Carpenter]

Looks good. If it is still 24v I would do the resistor bypass to protect your glowplugs. I would see about putting the glowplug system back to its stock configuration. Really isnt that hard to figure out with a little troubleshooting. Cucvelectric.com has new controller cards if you need one. Check them out they have some great stuff. Good luck, Jeff

That's what I love about these trucks. I'll look into this more and see exactly what was done and why. Thanks for the link.

 

[blasterheath]

Nice truck. I would start cleaning everything eletrical and replace all rubber starting with the vacuum lines and fuel. The Fun now starts

 

[Recovry4x4]

Sharp looking truck. I love mine.

 

[GPrez]

Welcome and congrats. A lot of the expensive mods have already been done for you. I have my glow plugs on a momentary swith on my M1009 and prefer it that way. I may switch my new M1028 to the same set up. It makes the truck harder to steal as well.

 

[sail-bum]

Nice truck, looks a little redneck with the 6" lift! Just kidding, Jake is a friend of mine and he REALLY likes his new truck, thanks for welcoming him guys.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Nice truck, looks a little redneck with the 6" lift! Just kidding, Jake is a friend of mine and he REALLY likes his new truck, thanks for welcoming him guys.

Yikes,until you mentioned that he was a friend, I didn't notice his location. Carpenter, you do realize that your presence is required at the premier event of the year in mid October? You will be required to report to Durhamtown Plantation in Union Point for the 2012 Steel Soldiers Georgia Rally. You may be the vehicle that pushes us over the hundred mark. Its a great hands on event. More vehicles leave on stretchers than arrive on stretchers.

 

[CycleJay]

Welcome Carpenter,
From a fellow CUCV owner and Georgia neighbor, mine is a 1985 M1009.

Let me know if I can ever be of assistance.

By the way, nice truck. Looks good.

 

[jets1959]

Welcome to the madness, from the PNW!!!!

 

[pigfoot63]

Just checked to see if my truck was still in the yard. Yours looks alot like mine. Glad to see another GA. man. Welcome to madness. Leroy

 

[kweb434]

Welcome at SS
Nice M1028

 

[IdahoPlowboy]

Welcome.

 

[rnd-motorsports]

welcome to SS and nice lookin truck!

 

[Carpenter]

Thanks for all the welcome's!


And pigfoot63 - I'm just down the road from you in Flowery Branch