number9er
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I got my first MV a few weeks ago and have been lurking here ever since trying to get all of the little issues cleared up. It's an '84 M1009, and I think it's going to be a good vehicle one day. So far:
The Bad:
- I've had to have the transmission rebuilt due to a previous owner's mod. This was the biggest issue and crippled my wallet after I got what I thought was an ok deal on the blazer.
- Passenger side alternator was replaced on the first day. A week later, positive terninal broke off and shorted the leads to the alt body. Melted a big spot on the back of the alt, but amazingly didn't cause a larger fire or even damage the alternator further. Had it checked out and terminal replaced for about $50. Seems to work (mostly), although now I have a dim pulsating Gen 2 light when running.
- Slightly leaky valve cover which hasn't been addressed yet.
The Good:
- The engine sounds great. It's got a somewhere around 115k miles and runs very smooth.
- It came with 4 new Mickey Thompson Bear Claw tires and a new soft top. (The previous owner still has the hard top, and I'll go to his place and put it on before the snow gets here.)
- After some research here at SS, I was able to find and install a class III hitch and trailer wiring harness. The right-turn signal on the trailer is still not working but I can most likely brute force a fix for that when I get back to it.
So that's it. There's still a lot to do, but this site helps my confidence level a lot. I should probably do the Doghead starter relay mod next, and then find a spare tire rim somewhere. Here's a pic...
The Bad:
- I've had to have the transmission rebuilt due to a previous owner's mod. This was the biggest issue and crippled my wallet after I got what I thought was an ok deal on the blazer.
- Passenger side alternator was replaced on the first day. A week later, positive terninal broke off and shorted the leads to the alt body. Melted a big spot on the back of the alt, but amazingly didn't cause a larger fire or even damage the alternator further. Had it checked out and terminal replaced for about $50. Seems to work (mostly), although now I have a dim pulsating Gen 2 light when running.
- Slightly leaky valve cover which hasn't been addressed yet.
The Good:
- The engine sounds great. It's got a somewhere around 115k miles and runs very smooth.
- It came with 4 new Mickey Thompson Bear Claw tires and a new soft top. (The previous owner still has the hard top, and I'll go to his place and put it on before the snow gets here.)
- After some research here at SS, I was able to find and install a class III hitch and trailer wiring harness. The right-turn signal on the trailer is still not working but I can most likely brute force a fix for that when I get back to it.
So that's it. There's still a lot to do, but this site helps my confidence level a lot. I should probably do the Doghead starter relay mod next, and then find a spare tire rim somewhere. Here's a pic...