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If you want colored 194 bulbs without paying the "aftermarket car part" price, go buy colored garden light lightbulbs at the hardware store. (you know, those lights that run on 12 volts and are getting replaced by those new solar powered LED things) They have the same base as a 194 bulb. Just...

It's important to note that diesel has an octane of like 20. Cheap gas has an octane of 87. Octane means "resistance to ignition" or "slow burning". Too much diesel in a gasser would cause it to knock (predetonate). Your low compression ratio is to counter act that (less compression, less heat...

I had that happen once on a friends old POS honda. Turned out it was the moisture in the morning shorting out the distributor. Impossible to detect, but a new distributor solved it.

Don't have it done. I've had nothing but terrible experiences with so called "professional installers". I've thought about a remote start for my M1009. I'm currently back to school to become a mechanical/electrical engineer, and have designed a system that would hook up to an off-the-shelf...

:ditto:I dunked mine in a pail of warm soapy water, sloshed it around and couldn't believe how black the water turned. Then I sprayed alot of WD40 into both it's connections, and into that tiny little hole on the circular side of it. (if you clean it and maybe use a magnifying glass :P, you'll...

1. Unplug block heater 2. Put key in, turn till glowplugs turn on 3. Wait till wait light shuts off 4. fuel pedal half way down, all the way if it's really cold, turn key to crank for a few seconds 5. release pedal as engine starts to prevent revving 6. oil light goes out after 2 seconds. If...

I haven't had starter, starter solenoid, glowplug relay, alternator, brake or serious electrical problems. I have new brake pads/shoes. That was it. I did replace a leaky fuel filter set up with a spin on, re-do almost all power steering related stuff (because SOMEBODY let it run dry), replace...

Actually, my diesel supplier puts 5% biodiesel in all my fuel. I still add 2-stroke oil or clean motor oil. Guess I'm double covered.

LOL I live in Winnipeg, Canada. There's snow on the ground like 8 months a year. M1009's DOMINATE in snow. I go "snowing" all the time. It's awesome, it just melts off - no mud to clean. And you can still get REALLY REALLY stuck. (We're talking snow over the hood, halfway up to the roof stuck).

My M1009 can take all the fuel the pumps put out. I once considered sticking 2 pumps in that big fill hole, just to see how fast it'd fill :P

Huh? there's no pump in the tank. That's just a pickup / fuel gauge sender unit.

Smooth running after 5 minute warm up. Clean tranny fluid, red not brown, no burnt smell. Check for underbody rust. Check that you can shift t-case into 4x4 while coasting (make sure that front hubs are manually locked first). Check for fuel leaks near the filter (passenger side firewall...

Continuous? or passing? Mine will cruise at 65 MPH. (according to my buddy's newer GMC's speedo driving beside me on the highway). It did that this morning for 15 minutes on the highway. It's loud. I don't have a tach, but it's up there for RPMs. It has 33" tires. (bigger tires = better for high...

I threw a 5 Quart jug of vinegar in my rad (M1009) and topped it up with water. Let it run for 5 minutes, revved her a bit, went for a drive around the yard, then drained it. Check out what came out: (my coolant was always clean before I did this, I was putting in block heaters and wanted to...

According to this, soybean biodiesel @ 50:1 mix worked best. Any of you guys think running clean veggie oil in small quantities would be better than 2-stroke or used motor oil? Note that CLEAN motor oil wasn't tested in this study. I imagine clean engine oil would be as good as 2-stroke oil.

I've been thinking about trading my two stroke oil for just cheap fresh engine oil. I think I will now, thanks for the input. I put a spin on filter that filters down to 5 microns on my truck. I imagine anyone with something similar could run old motor oil, so long as they did some filtering to...

:funny:I agree with all of the above

I've been on this forum for a while now, and it's great. I have received tons of help from knowledgeable, friendly people. I try to make a regular habit of going on and answering other members questions as best I can. But I want to take "giving back" to another level. I've started this thread to...

Were you moving when shifting from 4x4 HI to 4x2 HI? you're supposed to be. Also, make sure the front hubs are locked. My friend thought his truck needed a t-case when he bought it, but he just didn't know what to do. He brought it to me, and I shifted it driving 5 mph. Didn't make a sound. He...

Valve stuck open? Sorry friend, I'm pretty much stumped.