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Ok, here's the latest. I went down to the truck this morning, and tried the old starter relay. I could feel the starer relay "switch" in my hand when trying to start the truck, but -no response from the starter-. I then bypassed the relay entirely (thanks mangus!!) at the relay-plug and the...

Ok here's the update. sigh Went to NAPA, bought the new relay (AR135). Came back to the truck, replaced relay (key out of ignition), the relay began to smoke, and the starter began to spin (again, key out of ignition). I quickly got key in ignition, but even though starter was whirring, it...

Tried that already. Got the starter relay off, heading to NAPA now for the replacement.. more to follow. thanks to everyone for all the help

Here's a link from the repair manual which shows pretty much what and where, as well as a picture of the NAPA replacement part that apparently fits/works. http://www.tpub.com/content/trucks1.25ton/TM-9-2320-289-20/css/TM-9-2320-289-20_254.htm and the NAPA replacement #AR135: We'll see if it...

I was just informed there's actually a starter relay under the dash that converts the 12 volt ignition to 24 volt lead to the starter (thanks mangus!!). From researching other people's experiences with this problem, all of the symptoms sound precisely the same. So I'm going to go swap out the...

Thanks Matt. I think I'm just going to have it towed up to Hansen Equipment even though it's probably a 40 mile haul there. Not enough time before the lot owners have it towed (probably the morning). Hopefully it wont be a fortune to replace. Does anyone have a good source/recommendation...

So.. my new CUCV has been running perfect after getting the winter diesel fuel from the pump here. However, this morning, it was a little cold, nothing unusual. Started up on third try after heating glow plugs. Let it sit and warm up, and drove around town. Ran perfect. However, I stopped...