Recent content by southpolie

I started to replace my 1009 water pump and realized on disassemble that my leak is not from the pump but from a hole due to corrosion on the timing cover. I have a hole about the size of a pencil eraser in the timing cover right up against the block on the passenger side next to the coolant...

Noticed some coolant under the M1009 the other day. Checked radiator and see it is quite empty. Add some water and it just pours out the water pump. Looks like catastrophic seal failure. Question: is it fairly straightforward replacing these? Anything to look out for? How much will I need to...

glow plug drama- update Thanks all for the tips and discussion. I am a lot more confident getting down and dirty with this thing having had some feedback from the experts. I was able to start with just the four working glow plugs but it was a bit of a struggle. The comment about burning up...

Thanks for the thoughts! I've read about that voltage concern before. I think I will do the 12v conversion (bypass the resistor on the firewall and hook 12v directly to the GP relay) to avoid this problem. If I can get it started with 4 good GP then I will investigate the 'explosive' route next...

Hey group, I'm back with more questions for the diesel experts. I just bought my CUCV and drove it home a few weeks ago. The next day it would turn over and over but not start. This group wisely pointed me towards the glow plugs, which are mostly all dead. I think this may have been due to a...

Thanks for all the quick replies and great advice. This project sure kept me busy over the weekend..... I checked all 4 glowplugs on the driver's side and none have continuity to ground, so it was a good call on the glowplugs. The frontmost plug is stuck/presumed swollen. Is there a special...

can the swollen plugs be simply "pulled" with some kind of extractor? Where to purchase? and anything to look out for in advance? I need to extract at least one of mine....

Hi All, New member here and new owner of M1009. Bought the truck two days ago and drove home about 40 miles with no difficulties. Stopped twice and restarted without trouble. Tried to start yesterday morning. Turns over but won't start. Tried about 10 times, 10-15 seconds of cranking followed...