From: Stu Ellis (stuellis@attbi.com)
Date: Fri Nov 15 2002 - 05:10:29 PST
Hey Ron, all manuals for the CUCV's say top end is 55mph. Mine does 70 with
no problem. Is the rear different for the 1010 then the pickup or my
Blazer? Try adding 3oz Lube Guard (NAPA has it) to quiet it down. Is it
the same TH400 trans? A friend of mind who has a trans shop and did my
trans told me the trans with overdrive is not as durable as the one that
came stock.
Stu
Southern New Hampshire, USA
"Live Free Or Die"
MVPA #14790 MVMVC
1967 M151A1 Army Jeep
1964 M416 1/4 Ton Trailer
1986 M1009 CUCV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronzo" <rojoha@attbi.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:52 AM
Subject: [MV] CUCVs and M1010s and the Bonneville Land Speed Record
> ...not in danger of falling to my M1010.
>
>
> I recently purchased a VERY, VERY nice M1010 from the RAMster in
> Vermont. It runs like a top, albeit a very low geared top.
> Some questions for this esteemed list:
>
> 1)Is there a separate CUCV list/group on the web like the G503 site?
>
> 2) I will be joining the 6.2 l engine group (sorry to those already on
> it). Any others of merit out there?
>
> 3) Is there a military ambulance/hospital group out there?
>
> 4) Has anyone on the list (or that you know of) gone the re-gearing
> route of the front and rear differential for higher top end/highway speed?
> How expensive? Pit falls?
>
> 5)How about the auxiliary overdrive route?
>
> 6) The manual says 55 as max speed, and the way the engine howls at
that
> speed, I believe it. I have been told if I wish to go faster than that, I
> should bring a shovel,a broom and several boxes to put the pieces in.
> Anecdotal comments? Real life experience? 'There I was...' service
stories?
>
> The truck is such a cream puff that I would like it to become a daily
> driver. However I find it a bit disconcerting to have to spend more time
> watching the mirrors to avoid being run down by over taking traffic than
> watching the rapidly receding traffic in front of me. Hell, I was passed
by
> a Murry lawn tractor yesterday, and it WASN'T on a trailer.... The local
> school crossing guard doesn't even bother to hold up the STOP sign when
the
> kids are in the crosswalk and he sees me coming up the road.
>
> Ronzo
>
>
>
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