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Try fuel additives to clean carbon gunk that rubs power. My engine had no power and blow-by so I had to rebuild it. I just replaced the cylinder rings and cleaned it up. Now I have enough power to make me happy. But breaking the engine down I saw how dirty it is inside. I like Lucas fuel...

My horn did not work either. So I took the path of deep thought and internal reflection... I just got a can of contact cleaner and cleaned all the connections. Now it works. I did the same thing to make my windshield wipers work too.

If you never use four wheel drive and stay on pavement then it will only help when the roads flood. But when you play in the mud the lift making room is a big help. Also more rubber to sling the mud out of the way. Also the 35 inch tires are wider. Wider tires are better for mud and sand. If you...

If you have a M1009 some have the strips on the pasenger side by the back seat for the military radio. This is 24V and prime for RV things like a refridgerator. It is also very easy to get access to, but it is 24V. My glow plug relay was changed out and a 12V wire run to it from the front...

Which battery? The only battery for 12V is the front battery. If you tap into the rear battery you will have a fire to deal with. You may see if you can get 24V inverter. Many large RV's are 24V as well as the big rigs. So they are out there. Then you could use the power stip for the military...

I like Westech's changing the batteries from series to parallel. That is smart! I would never have thought of it.

Been there done that. Leaving them connected would not charge bothe batteries for me. I can only say once again AAA. They can do 24V jumps. They hook a jump tp one battery and a jump box to the other. Many of the large RV's are 24V so AAA can do it. You can also use two cars. When jump starting...

Thanks, That would have been my guess. It might short the other way around.

I found a bunch of threads about where to tap a cigarette lighter. I am wiring to the front battery. But my lighter does not tell me which is positive and which is negative. I can see one goes to the middle to touch the front part of the plug and one wire goes to the outside to touch the sides...

Yeah, a friend did not even put his sandwich down to get it out. I pulled the drive shaft out of the transfer case and took it over. Put it in the vise for him. He talked some smack then grabbed a butane torch. Stuff oozed out the holes then came shooting out. Then just hit the u joint to that...

OK I know this is here somewhere. My U Joint just broke in the middle of the rode. AAA got me home but I am having to fix it in the rain. I can take the caps off the rear axle but I am trying to figure out how to get it off the drive shaft. If someone knows which TM has how to remove the U Joint...

Jumper cables go to the negative on the front batterry and the positive of the rear battery. If you forget the terminals that connct to the truck not the other battery. If you have a NATO slave cable you rock.

PLUG: AAA offers 24V jumps. Some RV's are 24V. You have to ask for a 24V jump when you call for a jump so they send the right truck. You can just call someone with a 24V truck to jump too. It is good to find Steel Soldiers members in your area. When you are working on your truck and you need a...

Disconect the fuel lines and unplug the wires. Pull the filter base off with the filter on it. Fill the filter with fuel. See where it is leaking. If it does not leak plug one line and blow in the other line. An air compressor does not leave a taste in your mouth but the preasure may just blow...

What? Your lady ran off with your truck! Get the dogs and round up a posse! It may be stressful but try to laugh a little but make sure she does not hear you. Mechanic's are no help with the 12/24 system unless they were military mechanic's. That is why I have AAA to get me to a place I can...

The hardest part is the NAPA employee finding the part number in the system:roll:

Facts thread I would rate this as the third most common problem, but probably the most expensive one if you don't know what to do when it happens. CUCVs have an extra starter relay under the dash. It is known to either rust and not work making the truck not start or to stick in the on position...

I know my truck does not have a drain plug on the tank. I also could not get a hose in because it hit something like a baffle. But my local WalMart has stuff called "Diesel 911" and it is on clearance. I heard it works really good. It is for bad diesel, water in the fuel, and other junk I...

It is worse than acid in the engine. The stuff is put in and run for long enough for it to mix completely on the oil and fill every oil passage. So when the engine siezes the rest of the of oil gets hard and fueses with the metal making a perminant bond. A siezed engine can be rebuilt but the...

O rings are easy. Just do not get a plain O ring. I have a friend that has an O ring shop. Now people can't just wak in for one O ring. They make them for extreme conditions. But get the size and get one that can handle diesel or bio diesel. I say also Bio diesel because it harder on O rings...