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my 1009 is having issues with cooling. a little background. within the past year it has a new heater core, radiator, all new hoses and a good couple flushes. had an issue the other day when I got home the low coolant light and just come on. I shut the truck off it sounded like the coolant was...

Tore the rear end up on my m1009. I'm not looking to swap axles and keep it cheap. It's going up for sale after this fix. In your opinion what is the better option? Rebuilding what I have or finding a good used one. Trying to keep it as cheap as possible. Also if you have one for sale let me know

I have looked through SS and found similar problems and tried to work through it. I havent had the truck long and when I got it home the rear battery was hot and swollen. They guy I bought it from said he had an issue with that style battery before so he got me a new one. Fast forward a couple...

A couple weeks ago I threw my driver side alt belt. I had just bought the truck a month ago or so. Checking everything out the belts where on the wrong sheave. Luckily I had a belt in back of the truck when I bought the truck ( unknown age of belt) and it happened to be the right belt. Drove it...

On my way into work today I got my GEN 1 light. I was only 3 miles out or so. I chugged along. Got to work opened my hood and the belt broke. Brand new belt. I'll get a volt meter out here in a little bit. If the alt is bad is there anything I can do in a pinch to get it back home? Sent from my...

I heard there is a guy somewhere near stokes that has a lot of parts. Hes not online and only deals with cash. Anyone heard of it before?

I found a place on here for hmmwv 37" take offs. They are 12.5 wide. I'm putting aftermarket rims on. Reading online I find some people say 10" wide rims and others say 8" wide. Both arguments I found online say they pop off the rim, some say they pop off on 8" and others say pop off on 10"...

Changing out the radiator today and both transmission and oil cooler lines were basically welded solid to the fitting. Tried brakleen to clean it up, pb blaster, knocker loose, tried grabbing the lines with channel locks while loosening the nut. Not a thing would work so I just twisted until the...

Just bought my first m1009 and drove it an hour and half home in the dark. Got within a mile of the house coming through a town going slow. When I pulled onto the highway I heard a belt squeal. So I limped it home the last mile or so. Got in the driveway and popped the hood. Had coolant all on...

I am buying my first M1009 next week. I've grown up in and around trucks but never diesels. Also never military trucks. I've done some research but what are some things to look for? The M1009 I'm buying is from a guy I work with. he used to be a diesel mechanic and is very meticulous about his...