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is the starter you installed the large OE or a permanent magnet starter , stay away from the cheap Chinese stuff , you get what you pay for, if your starter is stock it will be 24 v

are you getting any click from the starter solenoid , and what shape are your batteries in , with the temps we've had here the past week things tend to fail, do you have a block heater, is your 1010 ex CF or US ? My 1008 did the same things a few years back when both batteries failed at the same...

well now that you have told us your knowledge level we can better help you, print off the books , get a ohm meter and read the trouble shooting section on the glow system , I would guess that one of 3 things do not function , glow plugs , glow plug card, or solenoid , please post some photos of...

to start I suggest you print off the TM's from this site , what is your knowledge on diesel engines? if it is not good get yourself some help , should be easy in the UK with the number of diesel vehicles on the road there, if you do have some mechanical knowledge the books will help you greatly...

I have a policy to NEVER run my diesels below 1/4 tank as most of us know the end result of running them dry and sucking up air, it is also important to keep your fuel levels up during the winter months to keep the moisture buildup to a minimum, fill your tank , use additive for the low sulfur...

that panel is out of a M-113 APC, the socket is the IR power socket,

the mil-spec heater kits for the CUCV are massive and if I remember come in 2 wooden crates , new oil pans , battery boxes , heaters , vents , cargo tarps , etc, I believe they were specific for each vehicle , 1008, 1009 , the only place I have seen these installed was in Alaska, all the...

as Skinny said start going through your fuel system step by step, did you dump out the fuel filter to see if you had water in the system? that also means take the filter some where warm in case of ice, lots of noise, but hard to tell from the video, also try playing doctor and get your ears on...

easy solution is to get it into a warm building and leave it overnight, then you'll know what's up

If you have them checked you will know for sure, the color and odor of the smoke will also tell a story , if you drive the truck as it is for the next while you will also be able to get a good idea of what is happening by your fluid levels, coolant , oil ,

at this point I would pull the injectors on that side , take them into a shop and put them on the tester and see if the spray is good and not dripping or leaking and that the Bar pressure is correct (should be on the side of the injector nozzle), if they test out good double check the pump...

were your new injectors packed with the nozzle end protected? if not you may have a damaged tip,

sounds like a crap regulator , the 27si has a internal regulator and there is a lot of Chinese crap out there, I would take the one you installed out and get it bench test by a electric reman shop, and make sure you have what you should have,

sounds like someone should invest in a block heater also,

these kits were produced post war , the roof only was also used on the M-37 , Canadian M-37's came with a hardtop from the factory, the two roofs are not the same ,

drive it at 55mph and do your maintenance and it will run for years,

everything is in the TM's , read them!

keep using the starting fluid if you want to replace your engine , sounds like your glow plug system is a mess , get the TM's and start reading , since someone else has made a mess of the truck you will need to figure out what they played with,

it would be interesting to know if the IDF also fixed the electrical system to pure 24 volt , they have a great history for making vehicles more user friendly ,I like the aircon system , can anyone get a dash shot of a IDF CUCV

Gents you also need to remember that the US military was NOT the only user of the CUCV , these truck were also operated by Canada , 1008 and 1010, also supplied to countries all over the planet, also supplied to Lebanon along with M-113's, so parts are all over the planet,