Recent content by TNMOUNTAINMAN

Put a good hot battery on the truck today and fully charged the rear battery. Took 2 tries about 5 sec each and the truck fired up. It hasnt been cranked in about a year. The push button relay that was added was bad. I replaced it and the button inside. I found a fusible link that was...

I was finally able to get back out and put a meter on the relay and its showing a bad relay. I'm picking one up today and will let you know.

One thing i forgot to mention. I got frustrated enough by knowing next to nothing about diesel engines. I kept chasing the problem as a fuel problem. I couldn't figure it out so i took it to a diesel shop in Ewing VA. Mistake!!! They got it running but not fixed. When i got it home the...

This is similar to what frustrated me for quite some time. I would check voltage at the glow plugs. Yep getting power. Unlucky i guess. I had a friend over helping and he suggested checking for volts at glow plugs. Nah I've checked a dozen times. They have power. Well low a behold. He's...

Im not opposed to the pushbutton if the stock setup is plagued with problems but i know 2 guys with the pick up trucks and they always seem to work fine. I just thought it would be easier to troubleshoot and i could get all the lights back working instead of guessing at the glow plugs.

Thanks guys. I'll get some pictures up today if i get home before its too dark. I believe the solenoid or the button has failed and stuck in the on position. Had it running a while back. Noticed some diesel dripping near a glow plug wire. Reached down to see where it was dripping from. Touched...

I've lurked around looking for the answers but this site has so much information. My 85 m1009 has had a pushbutton installed for glow plugs. Before i bought it. Plagued with starting problems since i owned it. I think they all stem from the hack job on the pushbutton and what looks like maybe...

Up in East TN. Near Kentucky Virginia Tennessee intersection

I am troubleshooting a hard start for my m1009. After reading many threads I did indeed find a broken oring behind the fuel filter. It has the manual conversion. Had it when purchased. After looking at your diagram even with the pushbutton there is still a relay for the glow plugs. Correct? My...

My m1009. GA truck no rust. Solid rocker panels, cab mounts. Gotta get the seats recovered. Runs like a champ. I put about 400 mi a week on it.