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That would work, but it could be hard on the second alternators voltage regulator (and potentially the 24 volt battery) because the second alternator wouldn't have a battery to itself. Alternators are designed to have at least one battery connected to their outputs to help handle surges and...

My 1986 M1009 cost me $4000 with 67,000 Miles on her. Where I live, you'd be hard pressed to find an operational, American 4X4 that isn't rusted out for much less. They are reliable as long as you take very good care of them. Also, don't beat on it when it's cold. I let mine run for 5+ minutes...

Good to hear.

Agreed. Unless "He" used a timing device on it, put it back to stock timing before starting it - and go from there by how it sounds.

When I bought my M1009, it was supposed to be "ready to roll". It had recently been revived from sitting for many years (as is common with decommissioned military equipment). For the first 6 months it broke down all the time. It gets more reliable all the time, with every part replaced and every...

Some things I would recommend you avoid with a M1009, at least until you get very comfortable with it: Water/wet mud. These trucks have something like a 20" fording depth, but you have to check every fluid afterward, and change any that are contaminated. If you take your truck through water, be...

I take my M1009 out in gravel pits and use it to recover stuff in 2 feet of snow all the time. They take a beating. You're right. All I meant was don't do CRAZY stuff with it if you want it to last, unless you upgrade it a lot or have the means to fix it when it breaks.

Coming from a guy who drives a mostly stock M1009, and Loves the thing to pieces (ie once got rid of some looney-toon girl because she didn't get along with his truck :P) I can tell you that it will cost a bajillion dollars and just as many man hours before you can take that thing off road...

I've got nylon Locknuts on top of the wingnuts for the same reason. Good Idea! (also, so the air cleaner doesn't undo itself.. My threads are worn and my wingnuts would loosen and the air cleaner would flap around, causing dirty air to get in at the bottom. I also thoroughly grease the air...

Heads up to those looking for Infrared lights - check around online and at security places for "ir security illuminators". They're LED IR lights for security cameras that need to see where they don't want to give way the position of the cameras. Some of them are SUPER bright (as in, you can...

Fire is right - You need HID housings. Also, half the HID set-ups I've seen have only one "bulb" and therefore only one setting (they are a low beam or high beam, not both) which is rather dumb if you drive on the highway but don't want to blind the whole town & get a ticket..

Here's a link: OSRAM SYLVANIA - SilverStar

Have you ever looked into the higher-end sealed beams? I have mid-grade Silvania's. They are halogen and cost me $17/each. They are WAYY brighter than my old halogen sealed beams (which cost me $12/each). I've been told the higher end ones - "silverstars" (or something like that) by silvania are...

Smart thinking. I'll file that one away in my head for future use..

I've heard bad things about the fluidampr. Apparently they are temperature sensitive(since they're liquid filled, they get hard in the cold and don't "dampen" as much). And they cost LOTS. No personal experience with them. I live where it is very cold, so they're a no-go for me. I depend on my...

In Canada - premium grade fuel does not have any ethanol in it. Mid and Reg grade fuel can have at least 10% ethanol added. Ethanol is bad for a variety of reasons. It corrodes stuff, it eats rubber and some plastics. And it has a fairly high octane rating.. so when they put Ethanol in fuel...

Let it warm up a bit before you haul things around with it. Yes, excessive running without load can lead to rings that don't seat properly - but beating on a cold engine is never a good idea.

My M1009 is the same as usmc81301 describes. Close to 40 PSI when idling cold. 5-10 idling after warming up. While driving, varies with RPM from about 10 - 40 PSI.

I removed the factory relay because it died (thankfully in the "off" position) after riding through some pretty rough terrain to go rescue some bonehead in a toyota who got himself hung-up on a ridge (since the Jeep he was with didn't have the girth). M1009 dragged it off the ridge no problem. I...

Sorry to revive an old thread - I just needed to know this myself and found an article that others might want to see: http://photos.imageevent.com/wharris19/manuals/dot3or5/586-02-03.pdf Good Luck!