From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu Feb 23 2006 - 18:02:22 PST
Hi Jim,
Well you and Bruce are 100% correct! The fuel filler line in the military
Blazer is HUGE compared to a civilian Diesel Blazer! I never knew that or
even thought of it. Man, I am certainly glad that I took the time to go out
and find my friend with a civi Diesel Suburban and check his filler cap and
line, WOW, it is ever small compared to mine!!
I did however come up with a fix that will help deter would be thieves. I
am getting one of the lock assemblies that will lock the filler door. It's
hard to explain but I have seen them before somewhere. It's a keyed lock,
the key moves a lever or bar that holds the fueling door shut from the
inside. I know that it can be pried open but it won't be that easy and I
think it will move the thief on to an easier target! When I get it done
I'll be glad to send pictures to anyone that wants one.
Best Regards,
Ed
"Sirs, you have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead; see
to it they have no reason to be ashamed of you"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Zehr" <jimm1009@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 19:19
Subject: [MV] 6.2 M1009 CUCV fuel cap.
> I don't know of one that is available.
>
> Remember all, this is a wider than normal (non-civy)
> fuel filler neck so that you can insert a jet fuel
> nozzle for refuling with jet fuel, kerosene, diesel,
> etc. what ever is available during the heat of the
> battle.
> The civy fuel cap for diesels will not fit so it
> stands to reason that the aftermarket ones will not
> either.
> Before ordering you would do well to explain to the
> vendor that this is a military truck and give them the
> approximate width of the cap/fuel (filler pipe ID)
> diameter.
> My 1.5 cents worth.
> Jim
> PS M1009 and all other CUCV caps are the same.
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