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Honey, there's a letter from Government Liquidation in the mail for you...

Thanks!

Man, I didn't even think it was one of the nicest. As far as the rebuilds go, it looked about average to me. Slim pickin's nowadays, though...

FMJ, I'd appreciate it. Thanks! Bill, Yup, that's the one.

Does anyone have one of the 600 gallon fuel pods that they could take some measurements from? Specifically, I am looking for the measurement between the skids on each end, the width of the skids (or a measerment from outside to outside of the skids), the overall height of the skids when sitting...

Well, once you know the code, I'm not sure why you would choose not to follow it? I think that would be considered "disrespecting" the flag, which is also against the code. If you can't display it properly on your truck, then you shouldn't display it at all, IMHO.

The following is from Supply Line (August/September 2009). The article is appropriately called "Displaying the U.S. Flag" I edited it down to the highlights that are related to the question. I hope it is helpful:

Technically, it a GM hydramatic. The same basic trans was used in some 1950's cars (Caddys and such). That's the part most guys are afraid of. They are a good truck if the trans is good and adjusted right. You need lots of line pressure to keep that trans from slipping and going bye-bye, so it...

Man, What did you do to piss that truck off so bad? She's been kickin' your butt lately! Did you get caught cheatin' with a CUCV or something??? ;-) Seriously, that's good advice and I hope you feel better and heal quick!

I think CUTV came from Commercial UTility Vehicle. Apparently, in most soldier speak, they don't worry about the Cargo...:razz:

Souinds like glow plugs to me. If even 3 or 4 are bad, it won't start in the cold. Replace the plugs and then figure out if the firewall resistors are bad or what else is causing them to fail to easily. The resistors should each Ohm out at .28 Ohms +/- 5%

They were replaced. Factory was a 6 digit (5 plus 1) on everything up until at least 1988. I think the 6 digit was factory in 1989 or 1990?

No harm. If you were towing heavy loads with a pickup, you'd want a higher shift point and firm shifts, but with a M1009, it's not really necessary. Mine shifts as yours did when cold, firm and at about the same speeds.

Very cool video. I'm not sure about the recoil force of that minigun, but I know a guy who was a truck driver in Vietnam and he drove everything with wheels. He told me that when someone started lighting up the jungle with a .50 cal off of one side of his V100, it was all he could do to keep it...

This is true. The TM specifically says to let it warm the cab for several minutes before switching to defrost to keep this from happening.

Why are you looking in MD/DE?????? Is it a specialty truck?

You might want to double check, but the uprights appear to be fiberglass. The texture will give it away. I did a quick check, and the top bow for a dump is 69", while a standard cargo is 74". Can you confirm the bow length?

Then the top bow would also be narrower, would it not? It's a different NSN, if I recall. And, it appears to be metal, not wood. Was that a typo?

Well, the site manager (I guess?) named Joe is about as unresponsive as most of the other employees. I've left two messages a couple days apart on his voice mail and no response. You'd think they'd want to correct discrepancies in listings...:roll:

You'll more than likely need a commercial policy if using it for work. Call your regular agent and ask them to point you in the right direction.