Recent content by dhedden

I have a good passenger seat for a M-1009. The price is right....FREE....I hate to toss it. Even has the side release cable. No base...just the seat. I'm in Braselton, Ga. Local pick up only. 706-764-7542

Looks like a small crack on one side. Ill try to pull it back and weld or bolt a triangulated brace to hold it true. This is inside near the base on the right side floor by the tailgate. Hard rock hit on the bottom of the bumper on that side.

I'll check em all. Thanks!!

Doors are closing fine. I slid under it and did a quick frame check and didn't see anything obvious. It's not rusted being a southern vehicle other than the typical floor pan spots from the rubber matting before it came out. I'm finishing up the 16 ga. metal repairs on that. When i get back...

Hey guys and gals. I've had my 1009 for 3 years now and every once in a while if i parked on uneven terrain my tailgate wouldn't close right. The right side latch would bang into the striker. I shimmed it out a bit and I was good to go. Now, after a camping wheeling weekend. (just forest service...

Don't sweat the Hyundai. Montgomery , Alabama should be the manufacture point. Those and the KIAs are some of the best looking new vehicles on the road I think. Pretty surprising how far they have come.8-)

It is possible that you guys are getting radiators for later model 6.5L civilian applications. The dimensions are similiar but the engine and transmission coolers are transposed compared to the 6.2L radiators. This would appear as improper cooler fittings when in fact the coolers are on...

If it is hard starting after sitting all night but starts the rest of the day, even a cold day, you may be losing your fuel prime. Do you park facing uphill by any chance? If so, park it downhill and see if it starts easier. It may be a leaking injector pump or weak diaphram on your lift pump...

I'm amazed at the mileage you are getting. The best I have ever done on my M-1009 is 18.6 at sea level keeping it around 62-65 mph according to GPS with 33" AT's.

Glow plug issue. Most likely the card controller since they are so prone to failure. Ohm the glow plugs, the info is on here in a search or in your TM. If they check good, add a push button to manually energize them. usually 10-12 seconds in mild weather. 20-25 seconds below freezing and it'll...

Gotcha. Yeah, they all need to be primed. With the spin on it's easier than the box type. So far I haven't had any leaks so I'll leave it be. Gotta love these old rigs. They had their issues when they were still pretty new. Ha ha. My first tour of Korea was in 91 and they were pretty worn by...

LED's don't vary that much in intensity from their min and max voltage requirements. there should be a drastic difference in brightness. I know my dash lights work better or worse from one day to the next. i believe i'll give the LED bulbs a shot as well. Darn fine idea!!

Just curious. Any advantage to the spin on fuel filter other than maybe pre-filling with fuel? I've thought the square one was a breeze but I also run an electric lift pump feeding the manual one. Drop the old filter, slap a new one on, hit the electric lift pump and air bleed. I can do the...

Just a thought for you guys. I don't know what you have been paying but I got one last year from pensacola diesel for around $300. Service was great.

Atomizing diesel near or in the intake wouldn't be any different than the diesel already being atomized during the injection process and wouldn't help if it is merely a glow plug system problem. Now if it is a lack of fuel issue, rather than a glow plug issue, it may assist in starting. Just my...