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Mechanically, yeah, they're all about the same, but the glow plug relay has to carry a LOT of current.

Last I looked they were a bit over $100. Used stock units are in the $30 range, but you never know how much life is left in it.

So if you already know what you're going to do, what is the question? There are advantages to going through GL- like the fact that the pickups have 14 bolt full floaters with Detroit Lockers. And the fact that the trucks *usually* aren't all rusted out- although sometimes they are. But there...

Swapping 3/4 or 1-ton axles onto half-ton trucks, whether a Blazer or pickup, is a pretty common modification in the offroad community. Try www.coloradok5.com. It may be cheaper to just buy the components in the regular market, rather than going through GL.

You could swap in taller gears, or taller tires, or an overdrive trans. Disadvantages of the gear swap and tires, of course, are that you cut into the gearing, slowing acceleration and cutting down hauling/off road ability. But yeah, what you're describing is normal behavior. It's a truck made...

You are losing the voltage regulator. I'm not sure what's involved with replacing it, but when this happened to me, just driving home (20 minutes or so) was enough to fry one of the batteries pretty good and boil off some electrolyte. I just dropped the unit off for a rebuild, which is $100 or...

Just unplug it after you're done with the glow plugs until you can find a replacement. Lots of guys wind up using a Ford relay, I forget the number, but a search should turn it up.

I voted "Yes," although I don't think it "looks killer." I just like the fact that it's out of the cargo area- there are few things that bug me quite as much as a spare tire taking up cargo space. Personally I think I'd wind up just tossing it on the roof, but the brush guard works, too. The...

What relay are you talking about? Glow plug? Starter? Injection pump? I'm assuming that you're talking about the starter relay, as welding themselves shut is a common failure mode. Replace it with a new one. One of the part numbers for that relay is AC40, any good auto parts store should be...

They're pretty tough trucks so long as you keep up on the maintenance. Dunno- are you talking about pulling a trailer or hauling it in the bed? If in the bed, then I'd recommend a set of helper springs, since the trucks are rated to 1.25 tons. A set of 2500 pound helpers would bump that to 2.5...

Or throw the whole mess in the garbage and run manual glow plugs.

Well, yeah. But if "as is" includes photos that show, say, the alternators, a reasonable person would conclude that the truck in question had alternators. Then you show up and there aren't alternators- IMO that's a problem- the item was misrepresented. Whether or not you went to preview it in...

Most likely because it needs to be running so he can get it inspected and tagged. Is there any way that you can refuse to take possession and/or get your money back if the truck you go to pick up is significantly different from the truck that was advertised? I mean, I realize that the...

That sounds cool! I've never been over there. I forget the name of the place he's from, but it's right at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, if that helps.

Well, that's where I've always had issues with a lot of Wikis on a lot of other forums. Since anyone can edit them, they end up containing info that's no more reliable than can be found by reading the forum, and they often grow to a length that makes them no more concise than a manual or other...

1. Diesel oil, most commonly found in 15W-40. I think it takes 7 quarts, I just buy two gallons and fill until it's full. 2. Whatever ratio you want that doesn't freeze. I think mine is a little more than 30% antifreeze, the rest water, but it doesn't get THAT cold here. Water cools better, so...

More or less, yeah. Lugcentric setups put extra stress on the lugs. This is obviously more and more important with less and less lugs to spread the strain, and I don't know how much it matters on these trucks. Like I said, though, it's easy enough to make up some centering rings and call it a...

www.car-part.com should allow you to search the junkyards pretty well. That said, as long as the bolt pattern is correct, and the center fits, it's not the end of the world if it's too large, at least not for a spare. You wouldn't want to drive too long with a lugcentric setup, especially when...

That's a pretty cool project! It's funny, because I have a good friend from Tanzania who is constantly trying to get me to take my truck over there for some safaris or just seeing whether it can get as far or farther off the beaten path as his old Land Rovers. He did say we'd have to paint it...

I suspect the reason that they're difficult and/or impossible to balance in many cases has more to do with out of round tires than actual balancing. If you can find a good, inexpensive set of 16.5" wheels, then yeah, the HMMWV tires can be a heck of a bargain. Worrying about tire noise and...