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My trucks normally starts with about 1-2 seconds of cranking when cold. As soon as I hit the key when hot and it has been off less than 1 hour. Then it gets weird. 1-1/2 hour to about 3 hours in warm summer time normally means the heads do not get down below the 125° required to light up the...

I thought you just got your Zenith figured out? Both of my Gassers have the stock Holley on them still. Several members have also swapped in civy versions of the Gold Comet engine parts to get better performance.

What do you want for your old CUCV keyed door and ignition locks then?

The red/yellow/green/red military voltage gauge is really pretty neat. I can't remember which TM has this listed out, but one of them for one of my trucks does. Pretty much, here is what the colors mean. Low red= below 18 volts yellow=18-25 volts green=25.2-30 volts with the little tick...

Do you mean right after the engine fires and for about 10-40 seconds after depending on outside temperatures? Yes, that is normal. The glow plugs are still glowing.

Move your end up and down some. Try twisting a little too. You might think you are pushing it straight in, but normally it will sag down on you some.

The metal lines are bolted to the pump, so instead of turning with the pump, they will resist any turning you do. However, since you only need to turn it a finger nail width. That is not really enough for the lines to stop you from turning the pump.

So Joe, did you chase them down and add that suburban to your collection? As mentioned, it wasn't me. I did however pass at my warp speed of 62 mph for the 400+ mile drive home a big bumper pull camper. It was behind a Ranger pick up and the hitch/bumper was just off the ground. I passed...

There is a gasket between the pump mount flange and the front of the block. It could be holding the pump from turning. Did some kind of adhesive get applied maybe? There also is the 8 metal fuel lines screwed into the front of the pump to consider. It is hard to turn it just a bit.

Funny you should post this today. I drove by BVORR yesterday and started talking to Jennifer about how nothing has been decided for the fall Rally. Thanks for bringing this thread back up because I got busy and forgot about it already this morning.

I would second the 287/I-45 route suggestion. Mainly because that is where the big trucks normally run, truck stops are there with 24 fuel and food. However, if you are getting to Abilene. Sermis is in Temple and I am in Giddings. Kind of a stair step down to Houston.

Yes, you can do it. However, as pointed out in several post above. It would be better to use the front battery. Being someone who used to mess with positive ground British cars. I can tell you having something in the vehicle "floating" seperate from the vehicle is just a short waiting to happen...

To stop it from pumping the water, pull the plastic cover off the motor. It just has that little umbrella shaped pin holding it on. Pull a little and it will pop off. The top part under the cover is the washer. There is a metal piece that rides on a cam like plastic gear. Pull that metal...

There is a tool that takes the window crank off in about 5 seconds. No vice grips needed. If you are going to be working on the doors much, get the $5.00 tool. Is your new lock keyed with the CUCV key?

I agree with the front end service needs. Something else to keep in mind is that the 1008 has a locker in the rear. The lower your rear tire pressure, the more throttle steer you get from the locker. My M715 with low tires will change lanes on me if I have it in the right gear with low rear...

Welcome to the multiple Duece owners group Glen. Between them and the CUCV's, you should now look down your nose at anybody who buys oil in containers smaller than 5 gallon buckets. The Whistler in theory should accelerate faster than the D because of the smaller, not by much, turbo. While...

I was real curious about how those trucks looked too.

Brake fluid on the firewall means master cylinder. Power steering on the firewall means hydroboost. Read the -20 before you bleed the brakes.

All the military trailers used the same plug and wire numbers. There is a Bryan M35 owner, CS M35 owner, Caldwell M35/M715 owner, Waco M715 owner, Temple M35/M725 owner, Kingwood M1009 owner, Huge number of Houston and Austin area MV owners and a bunch in the Eastern woods too.

Try having someone saw back and forth on the steering wheel while you lay under neath and look/feel/listen for slop. Check your tire psi as well. Steering box bolts too.