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You've addressed part of the issue, but there's another factor that may be in play here. The lug nuts press the wheel against the hub. In painting both the wheel and the hub, I added layers of paint that have some initial thickness. The forces at play between the wheel and the hub could...

My truck has mild Missouri surface rust, not the nasty road salt New England rust, so there's nothing deep. I treat the rust where I find it, by wire brushing all I can, and rust reforming the rest. The wheel and hub each had this treatment, plus the wheel was painted, so there are new...

M1010 rivet replacement for side panel sign channels. Remounted the red cross panels in preparation for the Veteran's Day parade. Several rivets holding the aluminum channel had sheared off, others were loose, so I drilled them out and replaced them. They're 3/16 rivets, and I found a 3/16...

Fresh wheel paint and loosening lug nuts. When I went over the truck looking for rust, I wire brushed the rust off the wheels, treated them with Rust Reformer, and painted them. I always worry a little about fresh paint and lug nuts. I figure the paint can act as a lubricant, allowing...

I'm pretty sure. The radiator connection is 1 3/4", and the water pump is 2", so the hose diameter is different on each end. If I had it backwards, one end would be too big and the other too small. I'm no mechanical genius, but I'm pretty confident I got this right. I've also tried rotating...

That is clearly different from the stock K30 hose, left, which other CUCVs and the K30 use. A part number would be *really* helpful!

A picture would be very helpful. Thanks!

The lower hose makes a bunch of turns that the upper does not. The upper shield would not help protect the lower hose. If you look at post 306, the first photo shows the view from the water pump end of the hose, You can see how the hose makes turns before the rubbed spot. The third photo...

Whatever you do, hang onto the hose you have! Don't repeat my mistake. We replaced all the rubber, and trashed the old hose before we realized the K30 replacement rubs the belt. I wish I still had that old hose, to use as a model for finding a new one.

The M1010 has a unique alternator configuration, requiring a different lower radiator hose. I've not been able to find a part # for that hose. There are threads on SS that talk about this. Some folks modify the K30 hose, which I tried to do. The TM mentions a lower hose shield, which is not...

LN says it's a re-man using non-LN parts. It was sold to me as a new LN. I am pusuing this.

I finally traced down my current drain. It's the upper alternator, the 12V Leece Neville installed as part of the Plan B Mod. When I disconnect the cable from the forward battery negative post, I measure 13V and 8.5 milliamps between the cable and the post. I tried pulling fuses, and found...

Prior to my 1000-mile road trip, my belts were tensioned properly. Now, they're so stretched out that I don't have enough range of adjustment to bring them to proper tension. I just ordered some NAPA power rated belts. They use kevlar cords internally. Maybe they won't stretch out so quickly.

Just completed a 1,000 mile road trip to see Penn State play Illinois. I have a nephew who is a senior at Penn State, and it was a bit of a family reunion. I did my usual pre-road-trip inspection, and found coolant on the driveway. The lower alternator belt ate a hole in the lower radiator...

M1010 Cab cable opening grommet The M1010 has a cable opening at the back passenger side of the cab. I run 110VAC through that opening, to feed battery chargers etc. when parked long term. I found a grommet that fits the hole well, to protect the cable from the metal edges of the hole...

In boats and RVs, the "house bank" is the set of batteries that power non-engine things like lights and appliances and climate control. You have a separate "engine bank", sometimes called the "starter bank", so you can always start the engine even if you accidentally deplete the house bank...

The front battery sits between ground and the 12V distribution bar. The rear battery sits between the front battery and the 24V distribution bar. The rear battery went without an alternator for a few days, living off a maintenance charger instead. When it got its belt back, the rear battery...

Interesting data point: I had to run without my lower (24V) alternator belt for a while, because it was eating my lower radiator hose. I put the rear battery on a little maintenance charger whenever the truck was in the driveway, as a stop-gap measure while I got the belt/hose issue figured...

I got my belts figured out and tensioned properly. Details here. Oops. Really figured out here. I got my radiator hose out of the way of the lower alternator belt. Details here. I added antifreeze to bring the concentration up to snuff for New England winter. In the process, I discovered a...

The shortest belt I can mount on the lower alternator is 51". It still rubs the lower radiator hose badly. So tomorrow I go to work on moving/torturing/trimming/replacing that hose, to get it out of the way. The truck came with a 1/2" belt on the lower alternator, but the TM says it should be...