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This truck is my daily driver and has always been reliable, (except for the fuel guage). I've noticed that when the fuel is low and I apply the brakes hard it causes the truck to catch air. My fuel tank is 1/2 full with diesel I just bought from a store with high fuel turnover at the pumps...

Yep, I've a good solid stream with no air from the filter to the passenger fender. The truck has run out of fuel before and that stream of fuel will sputter be full of air. My remedy for that problem has been to disconnect the glow plugs and turn the engine over until I get a good stream of...

I tried the pink wire and I heard the click. Beetle, when you say take the lines off at the injectors, do you mean the metal line or the two black rubber lines? Also, I had the glow plugs disconnected in preparation to try and crank with ether and when I turned the key to check the pink wire...

thanks guys. I'll go try both now.

no white smoke from the pipes. how do I check for power at the pink wire? I just put some injector cleaner through the tank on the last tank of diesel; could that be the problem? the fuel guage on this truck is off, consequently, I have run out of diesel before and the RPM runs high when that...

Hey guys, I'm sure this has already been addressed, but I can't figure how to word the search. My m1008 cranked fine just now, but the RPM dropped a couple of times and then the engine quit. I'm getting plenty of fuel flow at the bleeder valve, the truck turns over fine, new glow plugs, air...

I had to unhook my p/s pump for repairs and now can't remember which hose goes onto which pipe. Does anybody have pics or does the TM say anything about which is inlet and which is outlet? PS: There about 3 nuts and two bolts holding the thing onto the engine--be careful to loosen all of them...

Had almost the same problem. Turned out to be a grounding issue inside the alternator from when the guy who rebuilt it reassembled it. Also had a member post that I should check the Bosch relays next to the STEICE...STIECE or whatever that acronym is. My GEN 1 light still shines faintly when...

After checking everything on the truck, I called the guy who rebuilt my alternator and he told me to bring it back to him. He had it fixed the next day and said something about the three ground wires coming off of the stator had been bent when he reassembled the alternator and they were...

Bobert: I'm having basically the same trouble with my m1008. I'm looking for a short or exploded wire in my electrical system; if I find anything that might help you, I'll post it here.

About two weeks ago I installed new glow plugs in my 1985 m1008 because the truck didn't start as quickly as when I bought it. After the new plugs from Indusa, the front battery went down--I could not crank the truck. The next day I bought two new batteries and the truck cranked like nobody's...

Thanks, that makes sense.

Does anybody know what the coils in the brake lines that fit into the master cylinder are for? The 1/4" line is leaking and needs to be replaced and if I don't have to worry about reproducing the coils, so-much-the-better :) Oh, and does anyone know what that junction box underneath the...

Thanks for the info it helps a lot. At any rate I've completely flushed the system and it is now DOT 3. Thanks to both of you for your posts.

Would it damage the system if I opened all of the bleeder screws and pumped the pedal, (without going to the floor), until DOT 3 came from all screws? I'm in a hurry and can't wait for a gravity bleed.

The fluid that was already in the brake master cylinder and what came from the bleeder screws was neither of those colors; it was rusty-in-color like old brake fluid. This truck supposedly came from Eglin AFB just before I got it. Is it possible that the Air Force didn't use DOT 5?

Thanks. What does silicone fluid look like so that I will know? I have partially bled the system with DOT 3 (rain interrupted me) and the fluid that came from the bleed screws looked/smelled like standard brake fluid.

So you're telling me that the CUCV's used the silicone brake fluid and if I bleed out all of that then the hoses, seals, etc. should be able to work with DOT 3?

I've decided that the brake master cylinder on my m1008 needs to be replaced. However, the cover on the master cylinder states to use DOT 5 only. I didn't find any DOT 5 at the local parts store; is it acceptable to use DOT 3 since the CUCV is basically a Chevrolet truck? :?

RE: fuel filter change Thanks for the help.