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I have been reading for years on here about how weak the M1009 pintle hitch really is. I have put thousands of miles pulling supposedly too heavy for the truck M101 trailers with no issues and no bending of anything. Granted, I haven't tried pulling any 105's or yanking trees out of the ground...

There are several glow plug removal tools on the market. Searching through thread about this subject also brings up some home made solutions. One thing all methods have in common is that they don't always work. Sometimes the plugs do break off and the injector has to be removed so the pieces...

The volt meter on my M1009 has never pointed at the little tick with both alternators putting out 14.4 volts each. It was always in the green though. Lately, it really doesn't even go into the green with everything working. I have been collecting parts for Colton's RED M1009 for about 2...

A few of us have been joking around in another thread about parts I picked up and people I spent time with last week. I wanted to talk about the vehicle iteslf and figured a new thread was best. I have known for a few months I had to go to a teacher conference. I didn't know where it was or...

I used the M1009 to flat tow the M715 to my class today. We are going to throw a 6.2 in where the thrown rod big block is. While I had it in my class, I put it on the alignment machine to see how things looked. The front was great. So was the rear. However, while looking at the numbers I...

I didn't count, but there are probably a dozen CUCV projects being documented on this site. Just this week. So, there isn't any need to add another. This falls more into the "what where they thinking" catagory. I got this truck from Mark in San Antonio after he got it from GSA in LA. Turns...

I got my Gasser M35's in 2006. Spent most of 2007 and 2008 building one solid good truck out of 2-1/2 trucks. The frame and all body work except the hood and bed were all done by May 2008. I found a straight rust free hood in February 2009. Thanks Warthog. I had to sand and paint it. By...

Some back ground first. Direct Drive 27MT 24 volt starter. Rebuilt by a very good rebuilder a year ago next week after it wouldn't turn the engine anymore. Basically all internal parts new. New solenoid with "24V" stamped in the side of it. I have never let the starter turn more than 5...

There are a lot of threads where people mention putting a K&N in their CUCV. Most also claim a mpg increase. My question is this. Do you leave the foam "pre filter" with the K&N or just go only K&N? It seems to defeat the purpose of a better flowing element to just put the restrictive...

Warthog has a USAF Suburban that my class has been messing with for a while to bring up to running condition. Besides all the normal mechanical stuff. There has always been a problem with the front running lights. They didn't work, ever. The side blinkers would work, which is the same bulb...

I know, the beloved 6.2 is such a nice smooth running and quiet engine that we never hear any noises unless our ear is next to a valve cover and we make sure it is actually on since we can't always tell by just standing at the front of the truck. Be that as it may. I replaced an IP in a...

Last summer, I was getting 19-20 mpg in town with the M1009 on stock tires. 20-23 mpg all highway with the stock tires. The 23 mpg run was 430 miles and the outside temps were 107°. Speed never exceeded 64 mph and normally 62 mph gps was my cruising speed. Winter, such as it is in Texas...

My M1009 had a speedometer that would be rock steady up to about 45 mph. Then it would jump about 20 mph faster than actual speed and just kind of float around until I slowed below 45 again. I pulled the cable insert, cleaned it, oiled and no change. I found another speedometer and installed...

I know this topic has been brought up in the past, but I can't find the thread or remember any of the answers. 6.2 that starts, idles and goes down the road great. Anytime the rpm is stabilized above about 1,000 and throttle is closed all the way, it takes the engine several seconds to start...

Colton and I took the M1009 camping with 4 other fellow members over the weekend. The truck did great with over 500 miles driven. We didn't want to mess with setting up a tent or dragging the 101 around. Instead, we just left the tail gate down and slept in the back with the rear seat folded...

I borrowed a STE/ICE from another member and tried it out today. Only 1 of the 4 display windows works. It isn't mine, so if it is broken, it is broken. However, has anybody taken one apart and done something to make the display work again? Thanks. I like to return stuff in better shape...

I had to haul 17 Scouts and 3 leaders 60 miles away last Saturday. The other leaders in their normal vehicles and my 2000 Suburban were the only vehicles that would work for that trip. That meant my wife would have to drive a MV if she went to town. She called me up and said she was in the...

I like the factory inside the bed mount for the spare tire on the M101A1. They are expensive to find these days, take up bed space and put more weight I can't pick up at the front of the trailer though. However, since I only have a 6 lug odd pattern M715, 6 lug Suburban or a 6 lug M1009 to...

I used the Whistler to trailer my M715 55 miles to the Texas Rally the first weekend of November and back. No problems with the truck, just my civillian trailer throwing a tire. A week later I took the Whistler to a Boy Scout camp out. While going to gather my Scouts I noticed the left blinker...

I have been reading about people who think a M1009 is noisy inside for years. Not understanding the problem. Could be that I think it is the less noisy Mv I have ever been in because I started out with a stock NP200 equiped M715 and moved up to a Whistler M35a2 and have the boiler room...