What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

[antennaclimber]

If you have the time what can you tell me about NG1LNS?

Unfortunately, from what I have read, all of the vehicle records have been purged.
But that number would most likely be on an Army vehicle.

 

[LT67]

The 85' M1008 got a much needed bath lol

 

[18E40]

Next, I installed new alternator pulleys so I can use 1/2" wide FleetRunner V-belts instead of the factory 3/8" belts. Hopefully these will hold up better and eliminate the famous 6.2 belt-squeal. So far, so good. They seem to be nice and quiet. The real test will be when I put some miles on them this summer.

Holy schnikes!! I never knew they made a supercharger for the 6.2!

My upgrades pale in comparison....just some basic maintenance. I've been getting the CUCV ready to bring out of winter hibernation.

I had my dash apart to replace the CUCV voltmeter with VDO 24v & 12V voltmeters. I also replaced the heater controls with a new one from LMC since the old one looked pretty ratty. While everything was apart, I cleaned all of the contacts on the cluster circuit board, and I added LED's from NAPA for the gauge lighting and voltmeters. I thought it turned out pretty well.
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Next, I installed new alternator pulleys so I can use 1/2" wide FleetRunner V-belts instead of the factory 3/8" belts. Hopefully these will hold up better and eliminate the famous 6.2 belt-squeal. So far, so good. They seem to be nice and quiet. The real test will be when I put some miles on them this summer.

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How do the 1/2” belts work in the other pulleys?

 

[RattleSnack]

How do the 1/2” belts work in the other pulleys?

So far, so good. I really haven't had a chance to drive it and put some miles on it just yet, but I have run the engine and it seems to be working just fine...and not one hint of belt squeal. Now they do stick out of the crank, water and PS pulleys just a slight bit, as they don't fit flush like originals, but only very small amount. If you look at my photos, you can get a idea of how they fit.

 

[vanaisa]

started to replace rear brake shoes.
Luckily my neighbor lended me big hammer As my puller was too small and drums (as you all know), were rusted to axles...

 

[Alvydas]

I installed a hard-to-find chemical detector m43a1 (I won it at an auction in Turkey after 3 years of searching) and a pioneer tool holder with tools

 

[Mullaney]

I installed a hard-to-find chemical detector m43a1 (I won it at an auction in Turkey after 3 years of searching) and a pioneer tool holder with tools

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Nice!!

 

[Tinstar]

I like that you didn’t repaint the floor bracket.

Still has what looks like boot marks on it!!!

 

[Finnegan1008]

The 85' M1008 got a much needed bath lol

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good looking truck… Interested to know the tire size and suspension setup

 

[LT67]

good looking truck… Interested to know the tire size and suspension setup

Toyo 315 75r16... a true 35in tall, 13in wide

Roughly a 3in lift

 

[79Vette]

1986 1009, 6.2 diesel with a 6.5 turbo. Been my daily driver for almost a decade.

I was about 800 miles into a road trip to Utah when I heard a loud bang, lost power brakes and steering, and both alternator lights came on. I assumed a V belt broke and maybe knocked some other belts off when it whipped around so I carefully pulled off, grabbed my tool bag and popped the hood. All 4 V belts were hanging loose around the fan/water pump pulley and the crank pulley was totally missing.

2 of the pulley bolts were completely missing and the other 2 were sheared off sub flush in the harmonic balancer. It was evening on a Saturday in rural Utah and every shop is closed on Sunday. So I spent 2 hours wandering through the cactus on the side of the highway in flip flops and shorts and eventually found the pulley on the far side of the median. It took an hour or so using the knurled handle of one of those tiny right angle screwdrivers to deburr the pulley, I stole an M12 bolt from the power steering bracket and an M12 stud and nut from the intake manifold and bolted the pulley back on using the 2 good holes in the balancer, decided to continue my trip and now I'm 35 miles from the nearest paved road in the backcountry of Canyonlands nations park posting this from my Starlink.

The pulley is slightly bent (ordered a replacement to my house that'll be waiting for me when I arrive) and those 2 bolts are still holding on for dear life. I've got another 200 miles of off road and 900 miles of highway before I get home so wish me the best

In over a decade of daily driving and occasionally living out of square body Chevys I've never heard of a crank pulley just falling off lol. And I guess I'm going to put my air drill and bolt extractor set back into my tool kit, because I'd sure love to get those broken bolts out of the balancer and put in good bolts before I drive 10 hours home on the highway but there's just no way with the tools I have out here

 

[CARC686]

I hope you're carrying plenty of water. Don't dry up and blow away out there.