Recent content by pappydodd

Thank you for the excellent advise. THis is the best $26 I have ever spent. For the first time in three years the truck started this morning and kept running--just tapped the fuel, waited for the glow plugs to cycle, cranked and it started and ran. Temperature was about 25 degrees. This is a...

FYI, I just ordered the fuel sensor switch from Owens Export. The price has gone up to $20 plus $6 for shipping, but they do have them in stock. If it fixes the problem, it will be worth it. Also, when I first got the truck, if I let the fuel get below half a tank it would stall on the...

What size and length of flexible fuel line do I need to get in order to replace all the lines. Also, do you have any recommendation for type of line I should get if I want to run bio-diesel?

Thank you. I will try to locate the other threads. I have a small amount of diesel dripping from the front of the motor but haven't been able to find the source. I will dig into it tomorrow after work. Except for this issue, the truck has been great for the past three years--41,000 miles...

My 1009 starts great in cold weather but then the idle increases and it dies after about five seconds. My starting sequence: Cycle the glow plugs twice. During the second cycle depress the accelerator to activate the cold start sylanoid. When the "wait to start" light goes out, I crank the...