Recent content by KWA

Thank you for the responses. Mahalo for adding my location. Warthog, yes I got those mods done. Glow plug relay, g60 plugs, and a resistor bypass. This site has been awesome for help and ideas. I will get a voltmeter and check the fusible links. Truck usually just sits waiting for money to...

Sorry newbie question for a newbie mistake aua. I put the rear (closes to the firewall) battery on my m1008 on backwards and obviously fried something. Replaced what I thought to be the bad battery but the truck still won't start and has no voltage. Tried to look for a fuse but can't fine one...

Trying to put the ignition back to stock. PO I'm guessing had a push button start to bypass the relay. The push button has one wire going to the starter and one going to the top of the GPR (for 24volts :?:) The ignition switch works but I only get a click. I do need to read up a little in...

Okay, I understand it better now. I misunderstood my #1 :roll: and you just made it clearer. You basically did what it was suggested in #1 I'll go that route. Mahalo

Aloha everyone, I recently bought a 1986 m1008. It was an impulse buy, 1st diesel I have owned. Well after doing some research here I can see there are a lot of problems that need to be fixed. It starts with starting fluid, nothing else. I know now thats a NO NO, but again my first diesel...