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Man,
If I only had grandkids...... oh wait, kids are 21, 17 and 16...... I'll wait a couple more years... LOL
but seriously, everytime I take my little M1009 out for a cruise I get the little kid in the parking lot pointing to mom or dad and most of the time I can hear, look its an Army...
your best bet IMHO for powering gear that is always hot and will have an inline fuse is the terminal block under the hood. just coneect a voltmeter and find the 12 volt side.....You can add a ring terminl to one of the terminals and either run a wire into the cab to power everything or just...
blazer parts manual
watkins.....
I LUV YA MAN!!!!!!
now i can sit up all night dreaming about the cool stuff to add to the blazer......
and I have part numbers.......:razz:
cb and accessory hookup
I have added several accessories ( lights, power outlet, stereo) to my M1009 using the radio power cable location from the power block in the engine compartment, into a separate fuse block mounted under passenger side. This allows me to add what ever I want (need) to the...
more advice from a driver\operator\mechanic...
To all civilians........
When passing the MV, make sure you smile AND wave...... 99.9% of us will definitely WAVE back!!!! :-P
If you see another MV while traveling, break out the "Convoy Follows" for the lead vehicle and Convoy ahead for the...
Top will "widen" if stored off too long
There are obviously several ways to remove the top. I have never taken the top off my CUCv, but my son has a 1974 K5 with the full top. I rigged somethign up in the garage that allows him to drive under hook up to bottom rails, using 2"x2" steel tubing...
what paint are you using?
I'm considering doing a repaint as well, but am still considering the cost of the correct CARC paint versus regular auto paint, applied a little thicker.
Also, am I'm sure this exists elsewhere on the site, just haven't found it..... what are the correct paint colors...
My 1009 has developed an intermittent starting problem.... The "wait light" fails to come on every once in a while....... It also flickers on and off while driving down the raod, over bumps mainly.
I have confirmed that when the light is not on the glowplugs are not getting power....
When...
Don't want to hijack this thread, but I am experiencing the same situation, but I get an intermittent "wait light" on occasion.... have to crank a couple of time and then she lights up and fires right up..... I have also noticed while driving along that the wait light will flicker on and off...
Added a 4" lift to mine couple of weeks ago
Put the 4" lift on mine and then added 33x12.50x15 Toyo MT's on some black rock crusher rims.... It looks like it should of started life that way!!
I drive it on a regular basis, when my teenage sons aren't driving it!! LOL
I haven;t checked the...
Can anyone see the importance to have a TM still claasified on an antiquated piece of test equipment? I bet if you search far and wide you will find somewhere in Cyber space that the manual is no longer classified..... I'll give a call to one of my LOG buddies at TXARNG and see if he will spill...
CUCV power vs. reliability
I bought my CUCv for the reliability of the 6.2. I don't plan to get into the knee deep thick stuff, but if I do, I have a 10K winch at the ready..... no use blowin motor getting unstuck.. My other reason is the "keep plugging fuel and air and it'll run forever"...
forgot to add... anything more than 65 is pushing the truck..... High center of gravity, big wind signature, designed for "utility" purposes and certainly not a speedy way to the front line.....
Have to agree with others, the M1009 was definitely not designed as a tow vehicle.... I've pulled a 1/4 ton trailer loaded with a heap of gear and it was not a "FUN" trip. I would suggest the GL site or the GSA auctions site and find a 3/4 or 1 ton truck. The older the better...... prices are...
thanks nightmare...... I will use the info you provided if ever stopped. I looked out on olivedrab and didn't find any detail about this.......
One of my MV's is in Annona....... maybe this summer we can give Paris a little treat and provide some MV's for the 4th parade.... I also am trying to...
Can someone fill me in on the "no plate in TX" thing? I keep hearing this, but haven't found the referenced statute, can someone forward me the link to the statute?
Thanks, he said it be very "thin" so not a lot of material used, and I am doing most of the prep work, so his time "expense" is just the material and what he spend doing the job..... I think I'm gonna give a try...... Now I have to inform the Colonel she'll be having a "new" interior in the...
paperback TM's
Have you asked the local kinko's or printing joint what they would charge to take the downloadable ones and print them for you? It's not original but it's a hard copy you could carry with... I would think maybe the -10 and -20 - 20P in the vehicle, with the others back at the...
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