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Can anyone tell me what is the correct Front Left U-joint (at the steering knuckle) for a 85 M1009? The ones at the parts stores all seem about 3/16" or 1/8" too long. The ears do not appear bent...? I tried the FAQ's, but didn't see it there. The Search feature seems to be having...

Be sure to check the fluid level. Th350's & Th400's are notorious for not going anywhere when they're just a bit low on fluid. & of course, crawl underneath & check your linkage. If it were me, I'd pull the pan & check the filter. It its really worn out, the filter & pan should be filled...

I was also thinking it sounds like a bad starter. They'll sometimes start to get "heat soak" when they're about dead.

Mine also like to cruise about 68mph, though I've gone 72-75 for extended periods w/o problems to date. I should change my balancer though!

A 24v winch is gonna be a lot more expensive & harder to find. I ran my 17.5k winch off the front battery for a while (before converting 24v to 12v for other reason) w/o problems.

#1 thing of WVO, in my opinion, let it settle for a spell! The overwhelming majority of all crap & unwanted gunk will settle to the bottom in due time. Personally, I find cubies much easier to work with than barrels.

How much to rebuild a speedo, on average?

I took my dash apart to clean it up & I think its time to replace the speedometer. It rattles & bounces all over the place, even when you turn it by hand. LMC wants $160 for a speedometer, which is outta my reasonable budget. Any suggestions where to pick one up besides buying a whole new...

They are definitely a bit frustrating! I had to pull out the Lincoln to get mine out (I was removing mine to make a custom bumper).

They sound to me like independent problems, but who knows. These things are electrical nightmares. Cleaning the thru-firewall main wiring harness connection is a good idea on all these trucks & is never a bad place to start (though probably not the problem here). #1 & #2 could be related...

If you can get it for that local where there is someone you can see with your own eyes, I'd do that. Otherwise, dieselplace.net seems to make a good pump & they're pretty cheap. Find their yahoo store & save another $30. Their business does seem to have an emphasis on the DB2 pumps.

I'm currently running 25-33% diesel w/ my WVO in my M1009. Its not that cold in Alabama & I start it up & run the first few miles on 100% diesel.

I think the best way to go is to let it all settle for a good while. The antifreeze will stay mixed w/ the water & should settle to the bottom. I either pump or pour the oil into my heating barrel (55g drum w/ a 1" NPT fitting housing an old hot water element). From there, all the water is...

2 simple things you can do: Wait patiently & let gravity do its thing.

Dudadiesel.com has great filters. I use them to filter aaout 40gal of WVO at a time.

I was interested in Woodgas for a good while. I went as far as to make a proof of concept gasifier that would blow nice 4' flames when you lit the output gas. It's a neat concept & its true that a supposed 1 Million vehicles ran on it in WWII, but I dropped it for WVO. The WVO is way more...

Great to know!!! Nice temp fix!

Great Truck! Welcome to the club!

I also run the Airtex E8153 for my SVO pump. It seems to work great & haven't had any problems yet. Its also about the cheapest pump out there, yet seems to be very good quality. A properly functioning IP really shouldn't be affected by slight variations in pressure.

I'm currently maintaining about 165F at the solenoid. I'm going to add another electric heater between the solenoid & the IP. The idea behind it is to heat up the diesel before the IP, so that cold diesel doesn't cool off the heated oil @ switch over. The IP itself holds a good 4-9oz...