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Remember when I posted on here back in March about th trouble I had coming back from school in my truck? Well, I just got it out of the shop tonight. A few buddies of mine drove down there with their F150 and a rented uhaul auto transport and hauled it back to Raleigh. Trip was uneventful...

I'll see what I can do about getting those pictures then. Hopefully the shop will comply :)

Forgive my ignorance (and thank you for educating). Definitely did not have a steering knuckle break while driving. The hub does sound like a more logical explanation. Is there anyway that a hub going bad could cause damage to the steering knuckle to the point that it would need to be...

do you think that would be the easiest/cheapest solution? What's to say that this won't happen again if I swap in a used axle?

First off, Thank you all for your responses. I've done a small amount of research in the limited time that I have (organic chemistry and physics tests are coming up fast...) and found a few things based on what you all said that seem like they would work. It is my impression that a bearing...

I was driving home from school in my m1009 a week or two ago and had a bit of a problem. the truck made some fun noises, pulled pretty violently to the right and I eventually my brakes went soft. I pulled off to the side of the highway (I was doing about 60 when this occurred) and there was...

I'm actually planning on getting these (duratrac) tires pretty soon as well. Might want to look into this :) Tread Lightly - Goodyear Rebate for Tread Lightly! Members

Oh yeah? Where abouts? I've been cruising around Boone in my oh nine and thought I was the only one around!

I'm up in the mountains here at school and most of the driving I do is up and down hills. I was driving (unintentionally) with the IP retarded a bit and it was killing me. I was struggling to make 30mph up the hills. If the turbo gives me even a little boost in mpg it should pay for itself by...

truthfully you've been a huge help 67. I'll look into contacting the fellow and hopefully snagging that turbo :) Is there anything I need to watch out for with engine damage from 8lbs of boost?

Obviously not new for this price. The guy's 6.2 "blew" so now he's selling it. How does one tell if a turbo is still in good condition? Is there a place that I could get a parts list so I would know whether or not anything was missing?

Banks website claims a MPG increase. Is there any reason would it drop the MPG on an m1009 unless you changed your driving habits? I have an opportunity to pick up a complete banks for kit for 500. Is it worth it or should I just go through the pain of trying to fit a 6.5L turbo? How likely am...

To the Search function! Thanks David :)

No sir. I think I have about half my glow plugs dead. :roll:

my best guess as to why your not getting as good MPG in the winter is that all of your fluids (oil, trans, and anything else that lubs moving parts) is cold and thicker, therefore it's taking more energy to move them. Theoretically the denser air should make you get better mileage, but I don't...

mind giving some tips on how you get that mileage? I'd love to be getting that :) I have a stock m1009.

finally got this done the other day, and I instantly noticed a huge difference. Truck seems to start a lot nicer too, which is great :) It still doesn't sound quite the way I think it should, so soon as it stops snowing I'm going to try advancing it a little bit. A huge thanks to all :) On a...

That, sir, is fantastic news on both accounts. I'll see what I can do about getting that done before the snow hits. Now I just need to change my glow plugs. As far as I know they're the original plugs and it's about to get cooooooold.

I took one with my phone, but I seem to have forgotten the mem. card adaptor so I can't transfer them. If I swing by walmart I'll pick up a new one and throw the picture up. I'm back at school now, and they really frown on disassembling cars in the parking lot, but if I have to take the...

Seems one of those bolts is tricky to get to and they're all excessively tight! A clogged fuel filter was one of the first things recommended to me, so I swapped that out, but it didn't seem to fix anything. I also took the check valve off to see if it was clogged, but it looked clear. I blasted...