Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!
Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.
I ordered a pump
Thanks,
I have not tried the diagnosis of the lift pump yet. However every time I prime the system (crank with the pink cable disconnected from the IP, the cap off the tank, and the vent plug on the fuel filter mount loosened) I get fuel squirting out of the 'vent plug port'...
Awesome!
On my M1010 one of those 8 bolts is obstructed. Only way I see to get to this bolt is take a sort of flange off. Not sure what my actual question was..... just checking if somebody has the same situation so I feel better about buying a 3/4" wrench to stick into the gap to hold the nut...
By the way, I am also interested in taking the tank off anyway. There are 4 bolts to take off the support brackets. One of these bolts is obscured, and it seems like the only way to get it off is to remove a bit of plate held onto the frame by two big 3/4 inch bolts with nuts. Is that familiar...
Hi Recovry4x4
I was interested in using the auxiliary fuel pickup, and because you said a metal pipe with a rubber cap I was pretty sure I knew what you were talking about. However, the line that I was thinking of, which comes right from the top middle of the tank, along with the other two...
This truck was in service as a SWAT vehicle at a rural Minnesota police department before being sold at auction to a dealer who sold it to me. All parts under the hood are labeled as to when the filters were replaced, what type of oil was used, etc. There is a small tag on the dash showing what...
Hi Everybody,
I tried running the engine off an auxiliary fuel tank and that appeared to do nothing.
Today I thought to myself I should make SURE the air is bled out, so I performed the steps as per the CUCV TM to bleed the fuel filter.
The truck starts and idles rough with white smoke. The...
Hi ,
I have a 1985 M1010 with the 6.2L diesel. It has worked fine since I got it in September 2019, although I did not drive it much and it sat for a few months during that time. Made 1400 mi from Minnesota to Texas with no trouble.
Recently I was told by another owner I met that he replaced...