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The truck: M1009, purchased from Gov Liquidation ~4.5 yrs ago. REC 12v mod, Glow plug resister removed, 12V fed to GP relay from Civi 12V buss near GP relay. AC 60G glow plugs. Glow plug controller card removed. By pass button placed on Blue wire. Electric fuel pump, with 3/8...

My 1986 m1009s heater blower stopped. I pulled the lead from the capacitor where it plugged into the motor and got 14.4V. I also jumped the old motor... it wouldn't turn, So I just bought a new blower motor and put it in. Still got 14.4v when I probe the lead from the capacitor but even...

I took Warthog's advice and just bought the LMC 36-3580 head light wiring mod that powers the headlights from the battery and reduces the amps that are pulled through the crazy headlight circuits that Warthog explains here...

I'd like to dedicate this thread to the discussion of the mysterious little glass ball in the check valve on the top of the IP cover. I did some searches and didn't find one good thread about it. But lots of miss information and various opinions through out many threads. To start this off I'd...

I've had a few diesels.... and as always as they age they've gotten 'bugs' in the tanks now and then. I've always added bio shock to a nearly empty tank, refueled and repeated as necessary to kill the infection. Typically a few tanks of bio shock and a few filters and all is well. But the...

I took my fuse block apart today to trouble shoot some frustrating electrical issues... Here are my pics I hope it helps... it helped me to understand how the blocks were wired and what the electrical diagrams were telling me. First find the two bolts and remove them, then place a flat head in...

I just completed a 12v bypass on my M1009. The military system was running fine since I started driving it in June, but I felt it would be insurance to run AC60G's and I'm planning an Air Conditioning Install this winter as I live in the deep south. So eventually the entire 24v system will...

Well Shade_tree and I finally finished servicing the front wheel bearings and when we did the second one I took pics... please review the TM... this is only meant to serve as a pictoral illustration of the information found there. We found the retaining washer for the spindle nuts broken on...

So shade_tree and I have been picking away at the frankenblazers front left wheel as it was getting hot on short trips... I drove it to Shade_tree's house as his driveway is level and mine isn't.. He Pretty well diagnosed it as a brake issue, but we wanted to pull and repack the bearings, so...

Howdy, I've been reading and posting here for a few weeks now... tons of info to sort through... thanks to all who contribute to this site! I just won my first auction. The EUC is in and I'm making plans concerning the retrieval of my new M1009 from Huntsville (Redstone) i won in the...

Howdy, A newbie here interested in getting an M1009. I can't thank you all enough for the great site/forum that I've found here! Any suggestions in regards to how to best bid on one are welcome! Thanks in advance! Tom ETA: I BOUGHT ONE.... see below!