Search results

PM sent!

Speaking of plow trucks, if anyone is interested ACTIONFIGUREBOB has a nice deuce w/w that he mounted a snow plow on. The truck is really nice!

Another option...if you don't mind getting it up here...is Ollie Davis who is in Mt. Airy, MD. Ollie is a great mechanic. I've had him help me track down electrical gremlins on previous CUCVs. I realize it is not local, but it is an option.

I am glad that Ollie could help you out. He is a really nice guy! Good luck with the truck!

PM NEWFDAD on this list. Keith is a wiz at CUCV electrical problems. Unfortunately, he moved from Maryland to Montana so he is no longer a local resource! Keith might have some ideas for you.

I have been going to the rallies for a long time and I can't remember anyone giving anyone a hard time over their restoration. I say do what makes you happy.

There was an M812 bridge truck, too.

What exactly is wrong?

You might want to check with BLAKE on this list. He lives in your area and he is very knowledgeable. He is not a professional mechanic per se, but he knows his stuff. I am not sure if he has the time or inclination to work on other people's trucks, though. You might try to PM him.

Make: Chevrolet Model: M1008

Van, it should say it on the data plate the shows the maximum permissible speeds. Right next to 5th gear, it should say either overdrive or direct), I believe. It has been a while since I owned my old M543A2.

I would say that 2,600 is high for either motor. 2,300 is probably as high as I'd want to take her. I know there are guys on this list that insist that a deuce will do 60 MPH with stock rubber so they may disagree with me.

I believe max speed with the direct drive was either 46 or 47 MPH. I am going on memories that are now ten years old! With the OD tranny, it should be over 50 MPH.

Jay, again, I'd want to know if the truck had an OD tranny or a direct drive tranny. If it was the latter, 43 MPH would be close to the top speed (I believe the top speed is listed as 47 MPH, if I am not mistaken, but you are doing like 2,650 RPM to get that. If the truck has a direct drive...

There are other differences. What about the driveshafts and rear wiring harness, for a couple of examples. The real point is the trucks are the same except the bed for the most part and I think that is what the guy was getting at. If he really wants more subtle differences, I can go...

Does it have the overdrive or direct drive tranny? The latter is MUCH more desirable to me in a truck as heavy as the wrecker. While the top speed is lower, you can actually run through all of the gears. A truck with a direct drive tranny runs about 46 MPH flat out. A truck with an OD tranny...

I thought, incorrectly apparently, that some were newer motors while others were older runs. I know that the color of the original motor in an M939A2 series, for example, denotes the rough year of the truck. In that case, at some time in 1991, they started using Cummins tan. Before that, they...

Nothing but the obvious assuming we are talking about the same obvious feature. ;)

Contact RANCHHOPPER. I bet Kevin has a CUCV or will find one for you. He is located near Chicago.

Congratulations, Cabell. Will we see the truck at Aberdeen this year?