Recent content by tshermankb

hahaha! nice work man! that sensor actually is non essential on these trucks. I had the same problem and pressed a 35mm freeze plug into the housing it has worked beautifully.

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howdy there, like many others my m1009's charging system has been giving me some trouble lately. Thought both my alternators were bad until i went through the wiring and found a bad connection on the gen1 bulb socket which got my drivers side alt working again. Still no luck with the passenger...

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generally anywhere that is leaking air is going to also leak fuel so look for places saturated with diesel heres some photos of my air leak fix

hahaha 3x the same answer. seriously though at least try the freeze plug fix first it is insanely easy and costs a 25cents. unless your housing is cracked there is no need to get a new one. well actually unless you want to build the engine and need more fuel flow. in witch case you really...

I had the exact same problem. it was all my fuel filter housing. both the ICE sensor and the water drain plug were leaking hard. plumbers tape and a freeze plug got her airtight. the 6.2 starts and runs great now well below freezing plus it upped my mileage from sub 15mpg to the mid 20s (25...

huh so if you disconnect the cables to the batteries then check the voltage its below 12? could be the ignition system has a slight short...

Im afraid your locking mechanism clutch has likely bitten the big one. I heard of people squirting some joint filler sealant into the mechanism and getting the bits inside to seize enough to roll down the window. I guess that works if you don't ever lock your rig but it would bug thehell out...

:ditto:on the doghead relay! what are the things that are pissing you off about the truck right now?

Dragging up this old post because I just did this fix. it has changed my m1009 from a pretty hard cold start to an instant runner, and I have pictures. (larger size on my flickr) I did find the fuel pressure sensor wasn't my only leak. The water/fuel drain on the bottom of the base wasn't...

plugs may not be the culprit. If your fuel pressure sensor is leaking (extremely common) you could be loosing your prime. Combine that with thicker than optimal fuel and it could easily take 5minutes to crank the lift pump enough to pass the bubble.

all of the above for sure. Generally it seems Electrical problems seem to be the hardest thing to fix on these trucks. Once you have it started if one or both of the gen lights flicker on at idle, tap the throttle and if things are ok they should go off. Also a few things that you might not...

does it make the noise at all when you are stopped and the engine is at idle?

I am sure some wont like to see any ex-millitary rigs modified but as I see it CUCVs aren't exactly military artifacts. They are however great trucks! I de-millitarized my m1009 pretty majorly, just wanted a good solid diesel 4x4 for running around town with the occasional expedition into the...