From: Stu Ellis (stuellis@attbi.com)
Date: Mon Dec 02 2002 - 09:55:59 PST
Try Jeff at Frontline Military. Also LMC Truck Parts
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: "Nathan Wilkens" <nathan.wilkens@asu.edu>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: [MV] Does anyone have a source for CUCV vented oil cap, or a
reliable source for CUCV parts?
> Esteemed Colleagues:
>
> Does anyone know of a good source for the CUCV vented oil filler cap?
I've
> tried cleaning mine several times, but I can't seem to get some corrosion
> out of it, so it's not "clicking" like it should and needs to be replaced
> (the army recommended changing it at least annually for heavy use
vehicles -
> and I'm sure mine has at least 100k+ miles since it was last replaced)...
I
> tried NAPA, but the guy looked at my like I had two heads...
> Speaking of NAPA, can anyone recommend a better parts source? It seems
> every time I go to a parts store, it becomes a huge ordeal.. I recently
> replaced motor mounts and the exhause manifold mating rings (where they
> connect to the exhaust pipe). The guys at NAPA had to pull out every
motor
> mount they had until we found a match with a late 70's to 1984 1 ton motor
> mount (I have an 86' M1009). They couldn't find any matches with the
> exhaust rings, so they finally pulled out the caliper and gave me the
> closest size they had (which did work, thankfully). Whenever I go to the
GM
> dealer, I have to go to one dealer (that has no parts inventory, but are
the
> nicest people around) to look up the part numbers then another dealer (who
> carries lots of parts, but is too busy to look stuff up) only to find that
> many of the parts are "not in production.. .you'll have to look somewhere
> else" - when I ask for suggestions as to where "somewhere else" is, they
> just shrug their shoulders...
> Now, I can't imagine what most MV folks who own older vehicles must go
> through for parts, but I'm amazed that a mostly civilian military vehicle
> has so many problems finding parts... Am I the only one having these
> problems? I may have one of the higher mileage M1009s (I'm guessing 300k
or
> more, but I can verify at least 200k), and I'm in the 'time to replace all
> the little things' mileage zone (now that the tranny, transfer case, and
> injector pump have been rebuilt). Has anyone else found a good source of
> parts for CUCV's? - and please, don't suggest LMK - I love the place, the
> parts are cheap, but their selection is quite limited (especially for
diesel
> parts), and mail ordering parts that might fit or might not fit totally
> doesn't work.
> Any advice appreciated..
> Nathan Wilkens
>
>
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