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I had mine rebuilt, it was in the $ 600 range as well.
I have a aluminum one from Autozone in my M1008. It has been across the US 1 1/2 times, still working well.
What color are the wires going into that connector?
Brown is the 12 volt feed from the fuse box.
Yellow is the Low fan speed.
Light Blue is the Medium fan speed.
Orange is the High fan speed.
Poor connections, a little bit of corrosion and a moderate current draw will cause failures like that. Resistance in a poor electrical connection will cause things to heat up.
Like all electrical connections, they need to be clean and free of any contaminates that cause a poor connection. In...
We corrected the one that was in the TM. I had a friend of mine print the sign for us.
He had a graphic arts shop and was able to do that for me. I then went over it by hand to enhance the color of the lines.
Here is a color schematic for the GP system.
No wires to truck, it's just simulating the CUCV GP system.
At a MV show it's a little difficult to stuff a full sized CUCV in a cardboard box and set it up on a table top!
I can't even member the last time I had this display set up and working. Had to be at least 6 years ago.
I put 33" BFG T/As on my M1009. Expected better fuel economy but it actually used more fuel. The 3.08 rear prefers a smaller tire when starting out from a stop. No issues with clearance inside the fender wells.
The 33's do provide a little more ground clearance and the top end speed does gain...
I used a dual voltage variable power supply to simulate the DC voltage characteristics of the CUCV. One output simulated the 12V side and the other output simulated the 24V side.
We had to add voltage regulators to the volt meters to reflect the true voltage. Out of the box they would not...
The video is in the CUCV Helpful Threads Sticky, under the Glow Plug System, GP Module Operation. It's been there for many years.
GP System Video
I still have the display board that we constructed for shows etc.
I'm glad to hear that you found the video helpful.
We use them on our larger diesel fueled generators at tower sites. They do work well on keeping the engine coolant in a warm to hot temperature range.
Easier starts and the engine is ready to take the full electrical load when the transfer switch connects the building load to the generator...
Are you going to draw fuel from the top of the tanks?
If you do, one would think that it should draw an equal amount of fuel from each tank. However, I am not an engineer on this subject.
A potential problem comes when refueling, you will need to add fuel to both tanks at each fill up. The...
Good information here on the headlight circuit:
CUCV Headlight Circuit
I had a Hi-Low switch go bad, until the new one arrived I unplugged the connector on the Hi-Low switch and made a temporary jumper so the low beams were on all the time.
Put a jumper between the Yellow wire and the Tan...
Chris,
I get out to that part of PA on occasion. Send me the details on where etc, I may be able to go look at it for you.
Just not sure when I will be out that way again.