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Well, it may be that the newly installed glow plugs just needed a break-in period. I allowed the truck to sit for two hours, in 20 degrees, without plugging in the block heater; it started though I did not hear the relay cycle. I repeated the exercise again, after a ninety minute cold interval...
I do have a multimeter. I downloaded the TMs. Does the 1009 have a glow plug controller card? On an unrelated note, does it damage the vehicle to drive with the lockout hubs engaged, when not in 4 wheel drive?
I was an 11B until I was an NCO. By the time I was in a unit with vehicles/motor pool, I didn't always make it to motor stables, like I should. Now I'm paying for my lack of vision...
There are 80k miles on my CUCV. Do glow plugs fail, one at a time, until the truck wont start? I have replaced the relay, and ordered the Wellman 070 replacements.
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I want to add a slave cable to my 1009 CUCV but I don't know if this is an item still in use; are there parts like this which the DOD still uses but are legally available as surplus, as well?
The snorkel will be functional. I saw the one on you tube that I like, with a cat pre-cleaner on it. As far as the lights for the interior, I'm gonna go with some mini-spots for maps, &c. , preferably something I can red filter. I re-flagged my truck with bumper numbers that reflect a favorite...
Okay, I'm new to owning one and my wife said "Okay, you can sleep in it if you want." But I'm content to merely drive it. I drove thousands of miles in one in DS; from Khobar to Riyadh to Kuwait City to Basra to KKMC to everywhere in between in my capacity I had courier orders and ran missions...
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