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Well, I'm not proud of this. I dont necessarily know if it was the "correct" fix, but I took the glass and felt seals out again tonight and used a prybar to increase the size of the opening at the top of the gate by ~1/8". Its an not noticeable to the eye, and the only way to tell is to...

The replacement track felt is manufactured by Precision. Part number GRP 1130 76. It is a good fit and easy to install, very similar to the original factory material, and costs $30 for both sides since you reuse the original metal tracks. https://www.prp.com/product/detail/352267 I removed the...

Thanks for your reply. What is a "lower sash guide"? Is it just the tab on the end of the sash, or is there a separate component that goes there? The side tracks are the original parts, with the flocked lining replaced with new material from Precision. The glass still binds with the sash...

I have an '86 K5 with a manual tailgate window. Back in April the window bound up due to a rusted through sash and the pot metal "clutch" that couples the handle to the regulator broke. I used that as an excuse to go through it, and cleaned and greased the regulator, replaced the rollers...

The PEEK washers from McMaster arrived, and fit nicely. I prefer to use original parts where possible, but these will be as good of an insulator as the original parts and should last for many decades. As a follow up question, neither of my original alternators had a resistor across the...

I am trying to rebuild a failed alternator on my M1009, and an having a hard time fining the parts. I bought 2 "rebuild kits" which were allegedly for isolated ground 27SI alternators and specifically listed the M1008/M1009 as compatible applications, but they are missing a lot of critical...

Hi, Has anyone installed the Nostalgic Air A/C compressor brackets along with a 6.5 turbo swap? I have parts from a 6.5 TD in storage to install in the future, but they are out of state so I can't measure anything. I am in the middle of an A/C swap and am trying to decide between the...

I'm getting ready to add AC to my m1009, and figuring out where to mount the compressor. I will be keeping the 24v charging system and adding a 6.5 turbo in the future, so the plan is to build a bracket to hang the compressor under the driver side alternator. I had been planning to use the four...

I dont think so, but I will double check anyway. Also these checks were performed after driving ~15 min, so would you expect the battery to be recharged by then?

Hey all, M1009 with the factory dual alternator setup. Truck starts and runs fine. Batteries were replaced a couple months ago, as the old ones were wearing out. They were in it when I bought it and served me well for ~3 years. Now the front battery voltage is a bit lower than the rear and...

I connected the batteries back up on my M1009 this morning, after the truck had been sitting for several weeks for axle rebuilds. When I connected the rear battery I got a small spark, which I assumed was due to a light I had left on or something. When starting the engine the GEN2 light stayed...

The leak went from fairly small to very large when I put it back together, so I'm thinking it's gotta be something I messed up. I also use permatex Right Stuff. Best sealer out there. Wheich 4 corners did you use it on?

So I finally changed the rear main, and I messed something up. Before it was leaking a drop or two after a long drive, but now I have a major dripping leak from the back of the bellhousing after only running the engine for a couple minutes. I followed the directions per the -34 TM, but clearly...

Sounds good to me. Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll hook up a mechanical oil pressure gauge and see how it looks, and do the rear main and pan gasket this weekend. If the oil pressure seems low I'll do the oil pump while I'm in there, otherwise I'll leave it alone. I'll change the...

So you would do the rear main (which is leaking now), and pull the timing cover to do the front main even though it does not currently leak (might be getting to the end of its life)? Or leave it alone because it isn't currently broke? And you recommend reusing the water pump and timing set if...

At the point I have the oil pan and balancer off, is it worth pulling the front cover and checking the timing chain for wear? Or is that a bunch of unnecessary work on an engine that seems to run ok?

My M1009 leaks slowly from the rear main seal, and I want to fix it. I had a 350 SBC with a 2 piece rear main do the same thing, and I ignored it for 10k miles until it suddenly spat all the oil out on the road. So I'm trying to not make the same mistake with the 6.2 in my CUCV. I want to do...

I am looking at a Nordic Air 9k environmental control unit for sale locally. Does anybody have experience with these, or know where to find the repair TMs? I have tried searching for awhile with no success. Here is the data plate from the unit, an info brochure from the manufacturer, and a...

My M1009 had a manual glow plug switch installed when I got it. I want to bypass the firewall resistor bank, but I recently replaced the starter with a good 24V unit and I have no intention of replacing it again anytime soon. At least one of my glow plugs is bad, and I want to replace them all...

I got the new governor in last week, and the generator works great. If anyone has MEP-531 questions in the future, I'd be happy to help out. Once you take a look inside they are pretty simple machines.