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Thaaat's a bit
Ummm... thaaaat's a wee bit too high.
I live in rural west Ga... the pricing out here is lower than compared to a shop in Atlanta. Try finding a shop in a rural area to rebuild it.
Your M1009 should have the infamous G80 "gov bomb" locker in the rear. It should NOT make any noise.
The G80 does not operate like a full time Detroit locker. It only locks both axles when more throttle is applied. Otherwise it operates like an open diff.
Water pump issue was internal
Emissions??
Next time you fire up the engine and gets warm, pull the oil dipstick. If there's noticeable smoke blowing out of the dipstick tube, you have a blow by issue.
Did you ever change lift pump?
If the engine is not rattling like a metal trash can with rocks in it on a cold start, it's either a worn out engine, fuel issues or both. It should be a noisy lol.
These n/a 6.2 diesels don't exactly run hot to begin with...
Had these symptoms on my 86 M1008; excessive blow by, 190 coolant temps, down on power, no heat coming out of the vents. Turns out the water pump was the culprit. Changed it out and now the engine never gets warmer than 150 degrees...
85 M1008 factory 24V system.
When I start the truck, the light does not come on and the needle on the gage is in the green, but close to the beige . When I bring up the rpm's to around 1500 the light comes on and the needle goes halfway into the beige. I don't have a voltmeter and all...