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  1. CARC686

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Man, I haven't seen a rear window gun rack since my grandfather was alive. All your truck's missing is one of those "REDNECK" windshield banners they sold at AutoZone in the '90s. Anyway, my truck pushes the ATF out through the transfer case while it's running and the propeller shaft slings it...
  2. CARC686

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    You might check your ATF level again. My transmission has the undercarriage corrosion prevention feature, so I have to top it up periodically. It starts behaving like what you described when it's low.
  3. CARC686

    Seems like this is turning into a build thread.

    Turns out I am way too impatient to wait for a response from Energy Suspension. I tried two garages and two gunsmiths this morning and none of them wanted my money. That being the case, I went home and hogged them out with vice grips and my wrist snapper: Ran the 7/16" bit through them first...
  4. CARC686

    Seems like this is turning into a build thread.

    Referred to extant online information and found that the M1009 front shackle bolt shanks are 7/16", which according to this chart, is five thou smaller than 11mm. I reckon I got my calipers buried in the threads with my 10.9mm measurement, and it's a good thing I looked it up. Saves me having to...
  5. CARC686

    Seems like this is turning into a build thread.

    OE front spring bushing: Learn from my mistake and do not use "thin metal" blades. I am the proud new owner of four butter knives after not managing to cut all the way through one bushing sleeve: Contemplated my lack of 10 ton presses, ball joint presses, compressors, air hammers, and...
  6. CARC686

    Seems like this is turning into a build thread.

    Reference image for ride height before spring replacement: Fender to tire clearance in inches: Bump stop clearance spec is 2". This truck has 3/4" of sag: Reverse arch on 40 year old, three leaf OEM springs: 22402HD [Husky via RockAuto] replacement springs, four leaves, 1900LBS...
  7. CARC686

    Dark Seas M1008 Project

    Godspeed.
  8. CARC686

    CUCVRUS Repair Projects

    So it's a flywheel noise. I've been hearing it less and less often, which made me stop worrying about it, but maybe my starter is getting ready to fall out. Thanks for the tip, @WWRD99 Now let's unhijack CUCVRUS's thread. :censored:
  9. CARC686

    CUCVRUS Repair Projects

    If you have a south-facing gable on your barn, that'd be a great place to rack up some solar panels. They've never been cheaper. Believe it or not, I did look into the GM crate EV swap for the K5, but details were too thin and I felt like I'd get in over my head right quick.
  10. CARC686

    CUCVRUS Repair Projects

    Bell housing? I could swear the sound was coming from above the fuel tank, but I kept thinking it was the exhaust rattling against something.
  11. CARC686

    New Member With A Broken M1008

    Since nobody addressed the fuel dribble, if it's coming from beneath the passenger side generator, it's probably your lift pump. If you're going to dig in, you might as well replace the hoses while you're in there. I didn't and lived to regret it.
  12. CARC686

    Is CUCV Cliff from YouTube here?

    Here's the channel I'm asking about: https://www.youtube.com/@CUCVCliff-do6gx I had questions about the resolution to the leaf spring bushing situation, but there was never a follow-up.
  13. CARC686

    CUCVRUS Repair Projects

    If that noise you describe sounds like a bell ringing on an old telephone, let me know if you find it. I've been hunting that noise for six months. It started up after some heavy off-roading.
  14. CARC686

    M1009 Little Red Riding Hood.

    Here I thought people were crazy for installing full side roller glass in squarebodies, but I guess I see now why they do it. What type of critter is that, @cucvrus ?
  15. CARC686

    A couple of questions about power.

    My experience with an open element filter on the 6.2: Blowby flows right through the tuna can, out the intake, gets sucked in the windows or the HVAC, and blows directly in my face. My dog doesn't like to get in the truck anymore because he knows it's a gas chamber. The airbox strangling the...
  16. CARC686

    M1009 Brake Disk R&R

    Alright, folks. Talk to me like I'm a fool because I am. I got into my wheel wells for the first time, and the only 4x4 I ever owned before was a Suzuki Samurai. I did put some new brake pads and slide pins on my M1009 yesterday and it made all the difference, but it looks like the rotors are...
  17. CARC686

    Why Did M1008s Come with NP208 vs NP205s

    Palloid gears are sort of like twin perpendicular, helical-cut sprockets instead of a ring and worm? I never heard the word before now and Google image searches weren't particularly instructive.
  18. CARC686

    Ever looked at RockAuto's K5 closeout page?

    This sounds like a sponsored post or a promotion, but it isn't. I was all business for years and for all the times I've been on RockAuto's website, I never clicked the "Show Closeouts Only" button at the bottom of the Year/Make/Model/Engine menu, because it was extraneous to whatever task I was...
  19. CARC686

    Why Did M1008s Come with NP208 vs NP205s

    Doesn't the NP205 run gear oil? I know the NP208 runs ATF, which is the only reason I haven't been in a rush to replace the rear seal on my TH400, but if a transmission can leak ATF into a transfer case that's supposed to run gear oil, that sounds like it could be a rapidly developing problem.
  20. CARC686

    Why Did M1008s Come with NP208 vs NP205s

    You know, I actually had a 1980 C10 with the factory Olds block, but the guts and top end had been swapped for gas stuff from a Delta 88 or something back when it was a utility service vehicle. I guess they figured cutting the compression more than half would stop the heads blowing off. Real...
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