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  1. trooper632

    alts not charging

    found the ground for gen 1 but dont see a ground for gen 2.
  2. trooper632

    transmission fluid

    It was a broken vacume hose that went to the side of the ip. cut off the break and slid it back on, shifts like a new one. thanks for the replys guys saved me alot of time.
  3. trooper632

    transmission fluid

    I have put dextron III fluid in an 86 cucv. the dipstick calls for dextron II, have I screwed anything up and if not do I need to drain it all and fill it up with dextron II. Right now the cucv dosent shift into 2nd until around 25-27 mph, which seems to be to high of an rpm, and then into 3rd...
  4. trooper632

    alts not charging

    yes they are hooked up right, made sure with looking at another one, its a new startere relay. I have noticed that when the batteries get low it will crank justr for about 2 seconds before the batteries run down enough that they will not turn over the starter.
  5. trooper632

    alts not charging

    both batterys are new, had one alt rebuilt $111.00, and the ohter one checked out fine, but neither one is magnatized on the back of the bearing, and I started the truck yesterday and ran the a/c on high and left the lights on while idling and driving it. put a tester on the batteries while it...
  6. trooper632

    alts not charging

    Hey guys, m1009 had the gen 1 light on but dull, I was driving and got into it from about 10mph untill third gear and all of a sudden the gen 1 light went out and has stayed out. problem is that, the alts are not charging. I drive the truck about 40-50 miles during the daytime and it drains the...
  7. trooper632

    starter problems

    after tearing into the steering colum and cussing for another 2 hours, looked at where the starter relay should be and it was missing. took one off other m1009 and the SOB started right up. thanks for all replys guys.
  8. trooper632

    starter problems

    Well after reading over several topics for a couple of hours, I will check the starter relay under the dash. Did not know one was there. I know the starter works because I just took it off another one that started. The starter relay from what I was reading is under the dash where the good times...
  9. trooper632

    starter problems

    Just got 2 m1009's in yesterday, very good shape. also very surprised, both of them have air conditioning, will post pics tommorrow. but problems with one. it had no starter, so I pulled a working starter off another one and nothing. getting power to (checked with test light, all the lights come...
  10. trooper632

    turbo 400 trans trouble

    Hey all, Bought an old 86 m1009 from the gsa, it belonged to a vol. fire dept. Vehicle starts but nothing from the tranny. The fluid smells a little burnt and is a darker color than it should be. I go though the gear selector and it doesnt do anything. took the pan off and draind the fluid and...
  11. trooper632

    glow plug controller card

    where do you get the card for the controller, and does the civi blazer have them, local napa dealer does not show them.
  12. trooper632

    HELP with glow plug issues

    ok thanks, now local napa dealer has no idea what i'm talking about, where do i get them
  13. trooper632

    HELP with glow plug issues

    no click when the key is turned on, the blue wire nor the small orange wire have power when the key off. when the key is turned on both the blue wire and the orange wire are hot. no wait to start light ever comes on. the controller under the dash is there but there is nothing plugged into it, I...
  14. trooper632

    Manual Glow Plug Install

    where is the glow plug controler card and how do you know if it needs to be replaced
  15. trooper632

    HELP with glow plug issues

    Hello all, new to the forum. After reading some of the posts, this is the issue. checked each glow plug with test light, and each one lights up. Now I just put a new ford gpr109 on the m1009 and after the key is turned on, the small blue and orange wires are showing they are getting power but...
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