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Is the bendix on a 24v starter different than on a 12v starter? My 24v starter has been completely rebuilt and within 6mos it needs bendix #3..... what the🤷♂️🤷♂️
The starter on my 85 M1008 has been completely rebuilt. Within less than 3mos it needed another bendix. Guess what now? It needs another bendix. Grrr...
That's what I have to do with mine; roll forward, put in neutral, roll back a bit, hold steering wheel straight and pop it out of 4wd. And if I don't have the steering held just right, it will not come out of 4wd lol
I now see that the 241 has a 2.72:1 vs a 2.62:1 low range. Not much difference..
I have no plans to replace the 208 units in my trucks.... they're working just fine. Besides, I'm not running a tire bigger than a 35 anyway. And getting a 205 out of 4wd can be a major pain. I already deal with...
I have found that mounting the base of the air cleaner to where it draws air from the driver's side reduces the drone. At least it does on my 86 M1008..
Anyone ever swap an NP241 in place of the NP208? I've read that the case itself is stronger than the NP208 case, but internally the same. Just curious....
These trucks have a 10k lb braking system. Those rear drums work very well and provide a lot of stopping power. I tow my Kubota 3301 on a tandem axle trailer with my M1008 on short 2.3 mile trip and it stops it very well.
**my speed is never over 40. A trailer brake controller is a must for...
Stopped by the shop today and the cucv brushguard is almost done with the modifications for the OLD Warn 8274. Once the new control pack gets here next week, it'll be ready to go.
**I'm thankful to have a good mech that can also do fabrication work
Dumped 2 shots of HotShots fuel cleaner in it this AM and fired it up. No issues starting and no cylinders were missing. Let it run through the cold idle circiut, revved up the engine and no rattling noise. Drove it 25 miles this morning and still no rattling.. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I did notice that the...
What did I do to my cucv today?? On my way back home from breakfast in the 86 m1008 going about 50mph and all of the sudden I hear a rattling noise from the engine. And it lost some power. It does not sound like a rod or crank bearing. Sounds like something in the valvetrain let go. At idle I...