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Electricity was never my favorite thing..... I have a question on my charging system. My GEN lights are both nice and bright with key on, engine off. When the truck is running at idle, the GEN 2 light is on fairly bright. As I rev the engine, the GEN 2 light gets dimmer, but not completely...

I am wondering if there is anyone that would be able to haul a M1009 from Ft. Meade MD to Canton, CT zip 06019. If so, what would the cost be? The trip is about 340 miles one-way. Thanks.

I may need to move a M1008 about 300 miles. I have a 1999 Suburban K2500 6.5 Diesel, heavy duty 8 lug axles, receiver hitch. It is not wired for trailer brakes. Options? Should I flat tow the M1008 with a tow bar? This would require tags on the M1008. Should I locate a trailer with surge...

You will love these pics of military bikes at Normandy. What an assortment! Hal Normandy 2009

Getting ready to paint. Trying to select a tan color that looks 1990's appropriate. I think this link to a color chart is making the job tougher to pick a color! What's your favorite of the four choices? H. FED-STD-595 Federal Standard 595 Colors FS 33446, 33596, 33727, 33722

I bought a cargo cover for my M1008, but am not having any luck finding the bows to mount it on. Does anyone in CT have a set I could measure? Then I could bend up something that would work. Thanks, Hal

Recently when starting my M1008, it starts fine, but about 20 or 30 seconds after it starts, and has been idling, I hear a momentary chattering noise in the dash. It seems to be near the steering column maybe? It lasts just for a second or so, and then stops. Any thoughts as to what it might be...

The SF-97 I got with my truck is from DRMS to Government Liquidators. The selling price is $78.15. What's up with that? I also have the registration and bill of sale from the former owner to me, so the SF-97 is just a memento now. The price makes me wonder though! The truck runs and drives and...

Check this M1008 doing some real off-road work. Pretty impressive, even if it is slightly modified. H.

The only real rust work I need to do on my new M1008 is the inner fender wells behind the front tires (What makes them go bad there?) Should I patch in some sheet metal, or is it better to replace the whole inner fender? Where is a good source for inner fenders.....preferably NOT made offshore...

Took the new M1008 for a ride this evening, and when going over bumps, there is a strange clicking in the dash near my left leg. It is semi-regular, almost sounds like a toy clicker. I thought it was some kind of a breaker or a relay, but it was too clear and sharp. As I went to lock the...

Now that my new M1008 is home, I was happily checking fluids, checking tire pressure...taking short hops around the neighborhood.....and there it was, coolant dripping off the back of the engine onto the driveway! Ahhhhh! I turns out to be leaking from the base-plate that the coolant temp...

Well, it is finally here. It probably looks better in the pictures, but it is pretty solid, and everything seems to work. Two out of three family members love it. Guess which one doesn't?

The paint on my soon-to-arrive M1008 is pretty nasty. It looks like it was painted with a cat on a stick. After a lot of searching previous posts on paint, I am still needing some tips. I like the look of the tan paint that the Desert Shield/Desert Storm trucks wore. As a shop teacher, I think...

The truck I am buying has this for paper: an SF97 that assigns ownership to an auction company, along with a printed document from the auction company signing ownership to the guy I bought it from. He will give me a bill of sale assigning ownership to me, and the above mentioned papers. Will the...

I went back and looked at an M1008 that I saw a few days ago. It wouldn't start, so I put the batteries from my civie diesel in it. I waited for the wait to start light to go out just once, and it started up. It took a little cranking, and I could tell that not all cylinders hit right away, but...

After my first look at an M1008 for sale, on the way home I realized I didn't have a really good evaluation of the truck. I need to know what to look for mechanically, and how to assess it. I am good with the bodywork etc needed. So, I am going to put a set of batteries in it. What should I be...

I looked at a M1008, and it was somewhat warmed up before I got there. Seller says it needs a jump to start when cold (Old batteries). So, I don't know what it starts like when cold. When I started it, the wait to start light didn't light up, and the truck started ok. It had a very high idle...

I test drove a M1008 today. It had been warmed up when I got there (Cold New England day). There was no glow plug light, and it started right up. Owner says when cold it needs a jump to start. The idle seemed high. I drove it up and down the road. At 45 it seemed like it was really winding (I...

Is there a special tool required to remove the spark plugs from an M715 engine? I have to help a guy get one running to move it, and he says he doesn't have a socket that will fit it. My WC56 looks a bit easier to get the plugs out of! Thanks for any tips. Hal