We wrapped the fuel line on rm38a1 with heat tape and then also put some heat shielding around the exhaust manifold.... When they designed them that heat from the manifold keeps them running great in cold weather, but in the hot temperatures like you pointed out we've had the same issue. Once we wrapped it with some heat insulation and put some header wrap around the manifold the problems on hot idle or hot running were minimized. Brand new fuel pump so there was More than enough pressure.
Can you please send me the correct belt size/number for the driver side alternator?, and not a cogged belt just a v- belt!. And if possible a Gates belt?. And also the correct battery group and number?. Thanks
Cannon safes are JUNK!!! Support is non existent!!! Don't waste your money. I've been jacked around for 2 months waiting on parts. I've called and emailed every week and they dodge me. You can call cannon for extras but don't expect any setvice. I had a malfunction becauss of a flaw in the design and they won't send me the update.
Besides the lights, locks, and the rust, are you going to give it a fresh paint job if I was you I would paint inside and outside OD green and then I would paint the outside official army camouflage Just sayin. 😇👍🏼
I remember these back in the Army during the mid-80s. Only the brigade commander and brigade CSM to include brigade staff were the only ones who got to ride in these in the field. In an infantry battalion the battalion commander had his own M577 command track and an M151A2 Jeep before they were replaced with HUMVVs. The M1009s were still around in National Guard units until 1995.
They also made the CUCV as a CUCV ll after 1991,they had the OBS body instead of a square body and had a 6.5L V8 instead of the 6.2L V8.That same year with the HMMWV,they went with a 6.5L for the M1025-M1046 after the M998 had a 6.2L.They still kept the 6.5L when those M1113-M1167 "ECV" came out. They retired the CUCV by 2000 in production,and then Chevrolet came out with the LSSV that has the Duramax.I don't know if the Army still uses the LSSV,but I know that they still have them in the Seabees with just a different body style.
Safe made in china you get what you pay for. A cheap composite safe may come with problems good luck with customer service from what I have heard they to are a problem to deal with also. Feel sorry for people that think there getting a good safe from the local store. A good safe will cost you this size at least twice what you paid for and you cant get it at the local store.
Check your fan clutch, sounds like that thing is screaming...which means the clutch is stuck in the engaged position. Replace the fan clutch and you'll gain some power, less noise, and better fuel economy. These M1009's were awesome vehicles. Really miss the one my national guard unit had.
Very nice job. I liked the ride along at the end to get a feel for your trucks personality. I hope to have a m1008 in the next few days so I have been researching other owners experiences. Thanks for your walk around!
Dave Roberts I drove a 1984 CUCV Blazer (M1009) for several years. Very little issues...most were caused of course by the military's general neglect of vehicle services...plus people driving it that didn't give a crap because it didn't belong to them so they beat the crap out of it. Unfortunately the military got rid of them...and at least where I live they didn't bother telling us where and when the auction was so we could go over and bid on them. To get one now the few that were able to get into the auction want $8k or more for one. Anyhow, I really liked the M1009, even in 2WD it would go through quite a bit. The biggest mess was they hacked 12/24V mess that the military thought they should do...this of course caused issues for the civilians that started getting their hands on them and trying to get parts as the 24V parts weren't exactly available off the shelf at auto parts stores...many have actually converted the starting system back over to 12V. Those batteries are NOT overkill LOL. The 6.2L as well as the 6.5L engines were extremely hard cranking and pulled a lot of amps at start-up. You'll find though that batteries are expensive. Parts can be hard to get as well. I really wouldn't mind owning one of the M1009's. My national guard unit had one and I used it for doing range maintenance all the time on M1A1 Abrams Tank and M2A3 Bradley Ranges during our gunnery cycles every year. During every day driving it was easy to maintain 25mpg...these blazers being a diesel engine were pretty descent for fuel economy, the axle ratios in the M1009's were from what I recall 3.08's. You could easily maintain highway speeds 65mph was pretty standard...anything more than that and you were really sucking fuel at that point. However, they would easily do 80 if you had one that wasn't beat up to the point of having serious engine issues.
thinking bout buying one of these on govliquidation and kinda skeptical. How easy was it and how long did it take for you to get it? thanks. oh and for how much?
Thanks for posting this. I've been considering an M1009 as well. Between the GL purchase price and your updates do you have a rough estimate of how much you have in the truck?
My dad loved that body style and the 6.2 diesel. He has owned several of them and nickle dimed them until they were no good all were civilian and pick ups. My Great Uncle convinced him to buy a 97 extended cam Chevy pick up. It is one of the better trucks he has owned. He wants an 8 foot bed not 6 and a crew cab. My mom can't start my dads old trucks, lol.
