So far I have been able to find all my answers using searches. This forum is an amazing place. Thank you to all of you who have made it what it is.
I ran into a problem this week.
Background: M1009 – 1985, owned about 3 months. I bought directly from GL out of Nellis. I had it towed to a local diesel mechanic. I also paid him to replace the starter since I don’t live in Vegas, and it was going to cost less to get the starter replaced and fly 1-way than it was to tow the vehicle to Phx. I told the mechanic he needed to put in a 24 volt starter. He didn’t listen.
I made it to Phoenix and the starter even lasted the first 2 months. Now, the starter is blown and I have all the symptoms consistent with the well-documented Pre-Doghead Relay Disease. I rebuilt the starter, did the Doghead relay fix, and started cleaning/lubing the electrical connections starting with the battery cables and working my way to the wire harness.
That is when I came across this issue in the photos. A wire (not sure which one yet) had shorted so badly that the wire itself had severed. I have seen a few shorts in my day, but never mid-wire, they have always been at a connection or a splice.
So my two questions are:
1. What could be wrong to cause a short mid-wire?
2. Can I cut-n-crimp the wire into a new connection, or do I need to pull the whole wire out of the bundle and replace it?
Other symptoms that I think are consistent with Doghead Relay fix:
1. Battery closest to the grill doesn’t hold a charge even though the battery is less than 3 months old.
2. Glow plug indicators on the dash are not functioning properly
3. No matter how long the glow plugs warm, it takes several tries to start.
I ran into a problem this week.
Background: M1009 – 1985, owned about 3 months. I bought directly from GL out of Nellis. I had it towed to a local diesel mechanic. I also paid him to replace the starter since I don’t live in Vegas, and it was going to cost less to get the starter replaced and fly 1-way than it was to tow the vehicle to Phx. I told the mechanic he needed to put in a 24 volt starter. He didn’t listen.
I made it to Phoenix and the starter even lasted the first 2 months. Now, the starter is blown and I have all the symptoms consistent with the well-documented Pre-Doghead Relay Disease. I rebuilt the starter, did the Doghead relay fix, and started cleaning/lubing the electrical connections starting with the battery cables and working my way to the wire harness.
That is when I came across this issue in the photos. A wire (not sure which one yet) had shorted so badly that the wire itself had severed. I have seen a few shorts in my day, but never mid-wire, they have always been at a connection or a splice.
So my two questions are:
1. What could be wrong to cause a short mid-wire?
2. Can I cut-n-crimp the wire into a new connection, or do I need to pull the whole wire out of the bundle and replace it?
Other symptoms that I think are consistent with Doghead Relay fix:
1. Battery closest to the grill doesn’t hold a charge even though the battery is less than 3 months old.
2. Glow plug indicators on the dash are not functioning properly
3. No matter how long the glow plugs warm, it takes several tries to start.
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