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I’m not trying to push the Dakota Digital dash. But, it is what I have and know so that is what I will write about. Yes, the CUCV gauge cluster is 12 volt. Dakota Digital has their own oil psi and coolant temp sensors and wires. Voltage is taken from the supplied power. The tach which they...

Sorry, “Check your grounds” is kind of implied in every military truck and especially CUCV conversation. Pay real good attention to the ground cluster above the parking brake mount.

That generator to alternator kit works great. I have used it on several trucks. You also will find since your front harness is for a generator truck that it probably doesn’t have the front axle engaged light plug either. At least that has been my experience. Everything else will be close or just...

It reads like your voltage regulators are going If your belts are tight and everything else is good. Buy a pair of alternator rebuild kits is my suggestion.

I have a very good review of the Dakota Digital gauge cluster in my 12 volt Cowdog Suburban. I have Autometer gauges in my 12/24 volt 6.2 powered M715. I have a 12 volt gauge and a CUCV 24 volt gauge in the M715. So you can run all 12 volt gauges with the 12/24 system. Some custom wiring will...

You are now it seems down to what the Technical Manuals calls “Trace wiring.” I know you wrote that the wiring between the firewall and the rear sockets looked ok. But, somewhere some wires are touching.

Above the oil cooler lines is a little square headed set screw. It is blocking a pressurized oil gallery. That is probably the best place to put another gauge sender. I use it for an oil temperature sender on one of my trucks. You will look at the set screw and think a 1/4” socket extension...

Unplug the ground from the front battery before you pull the pictured plugs apart. You will find it is actually 3 different plugs going into the back of the fuse panel. Engine, front lights and rear lights. The 3 plugs kind of snap apart and back together. There will be a black goo inside the...

Here is a video I did about the ground tab on the fron blinker socket and replacement:

Basically, there are only 4 wires going to the back of the truck for service lights. There are the black out lights and the fuel sender wire as well. Have you considered the former military vehicle registration or antique registration? No inspection required. If you wait until January...

I agree. It isn’t so much the miles as the years on the soft parts.

That chili was GOOD! Don’t make fun of him.

Here are a few more convoy videos:

I’m still going through videos to see if I want to post them of the convoy. But here is everyone leaving the ranch and the flame thrower:

I’m loaded up and ready to go. I wanted to do all of this not in the mud the forecasted rain is supposed to create tonight and tomorrow.

I have a Nostalgia unit in mine but think a Vintage has got to be better. Here is a video I did about it:

The trouble with just bending a regular neoprene hose is the radius of the curves are to tight and it will kink. Braided stainless steel hose can do the curves without kinking. However, with hose clamp nipples on each end AN fittings that work aren’t cheap. Something like this can be cut down...

Don’t forget we are camping in a different location everyone!

Tire pressure will really affect the “lane change” feel of the locker with a manual transmission. My M715 with a 6.2 diesel with the tires way up in pressure drives like any other vehicle. Lower the tire pressure to around 20 psi and it is a different animal. Especially on the power in 3rd gear...

I have never read that the M1010 had more power than the rest of the CUCV vehicles before. Nothing is mentioned in the manuals about that either. GM had 2 versions of the 6.2 back then. The EGR equipped low power version and the non EGR J code version in the CUCV trucks. The intake manifold was...