21 Apr 07, 10:35 pm
The mil paint is not like powder coating, it is just like a flat spray paint. Congrats on the find, those CUCv's are real workhorses. Heck the flat paint they have is kind if like a primer, just sand it a bit and have an Earl Scheib job done on it... heck your gonna pinstripe it with branches anyway.. just get the cheapest paint job that will keep her happy.
As far as problems, make sure she's cold when you arrive so you can make sure the glow plugs work. With the engine cold, also open the radiator cap to release any pressure. Start the engine for one minute, then check the cap again, if there is a lot of pressure after only one minute of idling, that is an early sign that a head gasket may be going bad. Another test you can do is to check for blowby, take the oil filler cap off with the motor warmed up and idling , a little vapor coming out is normal, but if it puffs like a freight train that means it has one or more cylinders with poor sealing rings. the only other probs with 6.2's are the blocks cracking, but this is more a function of tons of miles combined with a harmonic balancer that went bad along the way. Low mileage military rigs usually shouldn't be a problem, but you may want to install a main girdle in the future and always check your balancer.
As far as problems, make sure she's cold when you arrive so you can make sure the glow plugs work. With the engine cold, also open the radiator cap to release any pressure. Start the engine for one minute, then check the cap again, if there is a lot of pressure after only one minute of idling, that is an early sign that a head gasket may be going bad. Another test you can do is to check for blowby, take the oil filler cap off with the motor warmed up and idling , a little vapor coming out is normal, but if it puffs like a freight train that means it has one or more cylinders with poor sealing rings. the only other probs with 6.2's are the blocks cracking, but this is more a function of tons of miles combined with a harmonic balancer that went bad along the way. Low mileage military rigs usually shouldn't be a problem, but you may want to install a main girdle in the future and always check your balancer.
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