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    Steering box input seal leak

    I've seen cold weather operation show the real difference between PS fluid and ATF. Just get the real stuff. It's not going to hurt anything, just give you noise and hard assist when it gets butt cold out. I've had both boxes now on both trucks get leaky or dead spots. Red Head is selling boxes...
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    Trailworthyfab beadlock rims review

    When I started to get serious into wheeling I built a Toyota crawler. It came with 35 x 14.5 TSL Swampers on a steel wagon wheel. Same thing, I could barely lift it. That truck rode like absolute trash. After I got done with it, I put in some 37" Goodyear MTRs. It was night and day. Sure it had...
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    Roscommon 12v conversion pdf link

    I kept my truck 24v for a decade. It worked fine but I converted for a few reasons. - going with an M1010 accessory drive when I added AC, didnt want to deal with a second 555JH0 alternator, one is big enough - it's the only truck in my fleet that's an odd ball system voltage - found someone to...
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    Stanadyne Fuel Filter Heater Circuit/Fuse

    You don't realize it when the truck is new to you. Fast forward ten years later and the truck has a radio, in cab inverter, tablet mounted on the dash, trans controller for the 4l80, AC add on, and an aux trans cooler mounted under the truck with three e-fans. All needing one trigger wire to...
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    Cucv 12v bus normal amp draw

    Probably less then an amp. It only needs the current for the fuel solenoid to stay on once running.
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    No reading on main battery

    Pics or none of this happened 🤣 Listen I lose my ____ everytime i read a Land Rover diagram. Dip? Oh you mean low beams 😑 Earth? Yes everything is on Earth except for the Mars rover. It doesn't help that I got my start on 90's era Toyotas which are known for having meticulously accurate...
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    Stanadyne Fuel Filter Heater Circuit/Fuse

    Use a relay with a built in fuse. I think I hung mine on a stud that's already on the firewall in the bellhousing indentation. I think I looped the relay ground right to the stud point of attachment. I forget what I used to trigger it but the IP wire would work. The heater has a built in...
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    Contact Truck to M1008

    Thanks for making mine even more valuable... Sent from my SM-T380 using Tapatalk
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    No reading on main battery

    Positive grounds are for the British and we know how that ended for them... Is your truck 12 or 24 volts? I don't understand, both batts should read 12 volts and in series makes them 24 volts.
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    Stanadyne Fuel Filter Heater Circuit/Fuse

    Really don't need a kit. Just get a relay with a pigtail. Go right off the battery with an inline fuse. Then use a wire that is hot when running to trigger it. The IP solenoid is right there.
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    Tachometer unit Chevy k30

    Most digital systems will either be programmable for empty and full values or they are set up for common sender sweeps.
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    M1009 Wipers

    Caps do nothing Park is a function internal to the motor. If low is not working you'll have to see if it's the switch or motor. I had a washer motor that would pump washer fluid anytime it was moving. I think the cam stuck on so once you hit the washer it would jam and ci tongue to clean the...
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    Roscommon 12v conversion pdf link

    Probably herbal supplement or Rogaine...
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    Intermittent Brake Warning Light

    I think the only things that will illuminate that bulb is the proportioning valve and the parking brake. I think there is a micro switch on the parking brake assembly which you can test with a meter to see if it's closing when the pedal is pushed down. The prop valve has a switch in it as...
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    Aftermarket gauge cluster for the squarebody vehicles??

    Yeah like double the redline! I do feel awesome almost burying the tach on mine. Then I realize it's 4k and I'm just making noise.
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    Aftermarket gauge cluster for the squarebody vehicles??

    I never liked using the 8k rpm tachs on the diesel. Being that the 6.2 explodes past 3200 rpm.
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    M1009 Transmission Questions

    They all eventually crack. I wouldn't sweat it, have someone weld them up. Old inspection covers are becoming hard to find. I have two spares if you want to buy one. Of course I also need one for a 4L80 so spread the word... Sliding it back is easiest and can be done cheap with a floor jack...
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    Glow Plug Grounding Issue

    I'm guessing if your engine starts when manually activating the solenoid the issue is the car, wiring, or temp sender. If you replaced the sender then the card is the onlu thing left. I'd go through and replace all the glow plugs with the newer ACG60s, modify the wiring, and replace the card...
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    Shift Indicator... and OEM (NOT dorman) headlight adjusters

    Yeah that or the plastic pivot point snaps off. They are pretty frail pieces. Knock on wood the aftermarket ones have held up on both trucks. Some of the bulbs on the fullsize can come out if you slide your meat hook up under the dash. I just pulled the cluster out of an S10 beater project. You...
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    Shift Indicator... and OEM (NOT dorman) headlight adjusters

    Welcome to nearly 40 year old GM electronics. Word of wisdom, double check that your LED lights up before putting it back together. They are polarity sensitive. I always forget to 😑
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