From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Feb 10 2006 - 07:17:04 PST
All the traffic on the CUCV problems with the
glowplugs and controller cards make me understand why
the government surplused them.
Sounds like GM made good money on the controller
cards.
Rick
--- Ron <rojoha@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Gee Robert, I don't understand why you need flame
> shields or are worried
> about being contrary!
> You have obviously had considerable real world
> experience with the CUCV
> series family. Up in this end of the woods, RAM and
> George Manari have
> probably gotten 60+ or so into private hands and my
> HMV club has a former
> CW5 who ran the Ft. Devens Motor Pool until his
> retirement 12 years back or
> so and we have another member who used to do 151s
> and changed over to
> producing running vehicles from CUCV hulks (10+).
> These are the guys that
> the NE part of the US CUCV owners go to for
> guidance.
> This is a great thread and the first truly
> ORIGINAL one in a couple of
> years that has, like the trees in the forest,
> been over looked somehow.
>
> Having bought an M1010 that was in very nice
> shape but unable to keep a
> functioning charging system or GP controller in it
> made me keep the
> installed push button in it. I actually prefer
> ether. The M1009 I bought
> last summer had already been converted to the push
> button on the advice of
> CUCV gurus to the previous owner and he had operated
> it successfully for 4
> years or so that way before I purchased it.
> Now that I know Jeff has the GPC cards at non
> ebay prices, I'll probably
> pick up a couple this spring when the weather warms
> up and try beating them
> back to a parallel stock/manual button system,
> seeing that so many of you
> 'southern climate' folks are having so much success
> with maintaining the
> stock system.
>
> Keep the topics and answers coming boys!
> Ronzo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Anderson" <rcakitty@hotmail.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 09 February, 2006 20:45
> Subject: Re: [MV] *SPAM* [MV] CUCV 1009 Card Me...
> I'm under age
>
>
> >I knew the minute I mentioned this, SOMEBODY would
> ask for specifics, so
> >here you go, Bruce, et all! Its subject is: HARD
> STARTING COLD and is
> >Chevrolet bulletin 89 - 329 - 6 for those of you
> can access the GM online
> >bulletin system. The correct term for the valve
> is: Housing Pressure Cold
> >Advance regulator valve assembly GM Part No.
> 10149645. This REPLACES the
> >existing ball check regulator valve. I have found a
> few of these that have
> >been replaced by the Government so IF yours has a
> two piece assembly (black
> >plated valve and brass nipple screwed into it),
> it's already been modified.
> >The original is one piece black plated. The other
> part to be replaced is
> >the lift pump (lower front curb side of engine).
> Its GM Part No. is:
> >25116503 (If you have access to the AC Delco parts
> system, you can buy the
> >identical same pump for less $$ under Part No.
> 43254. Do this one and the
> >glow plug system O/H and IT will start after
> sitting for MONTHS (well,
> >okay, the ambient temperature MIGHT play a bit role
> here)!!! Happy
> >MVing - - weak flame shields up! Robert
>
>
>
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