From: James Shanks (n1vbn@arrl.net)
Date: Wed Sep 01 2004 - 02:32:26 PDT
Ya gotta love this list off topic messages and all it's still tops in my
book. Ask a question and 99% of the time there is the answer. I never in a
million years thought I'd say this but Thank You Mr. Wolf. I will pick one
up today and install it and hopefully my no joy turns into joy.
Thanks again
Jim
At 01:47 AM 9/1/2004, chance wolf wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "James Shanks" <n1vbn@arrl.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 9:54 PM
>Subject: [MV] Need CUCV Parts
>
>
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> >
> > I am in need of the transmission control valve that mounts on the
> > DB-2 Fuel injection pump to control (tell) the tranny when to shift. Just
> > spent the evening replacing the rubber vacuum lines on my M1009 and no joy
> > on proper tranny works. Checked the vacuum at the control valve (not the
> > modulator) and guess what? No Vacuum going to the tranny about 95 % of the
> > time. Is this an item Chevy still carries? Control valve has 25.5 inches
>of
> > mercury going in.
>
>It's called a "VRV" or "Vacuum Regulator Valve" and is available through you
>local Chev dealership for about USD $45-50.00. I have a GM part number
>right out of their book (also used on civvy models) too -- "14057219"
>VALVE, Trans Vac Reg. (Might've been superseded since my parts book came
>out, but they're usually pretty good about keeping track of crossovers in
>the GM computer system.)
>
>I've had a few fail, but have yet to see a replacement one go. Just for
>interest's sake, the valve's been robbed out of just about every CUCV I've
>ever seen come out of Can Points all over, as though it's one of the first
>items they regularly stripped out as a matter of course.
>
>
>
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James Shanks
n1vbn@arrl.net
1985 M1009
1998 IMZ 8.103
1984 H-D FLHT-C
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