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My M1009 has ~106,000 miles on it right now. The military swapped out the engine about 11,000 miles ago, so the engine is still pretty new. I don’t have a lift or big tires, just the 31x10.5R15s that are supposed to be there. Military seats are comfortable enough if you can get used to being...

I may be wrong but I think the drama with using any of them is the lack of reinforcement in the corners. How would you attach it, sheet metal screws? Can you get in behind there to put a nut on? I would love to have one and free up the space in the bed, I just don't want it to depart the...

The gauge indicates between 9 and 10 psi at high idle, then when the idle drops it’s between 6 and 7 psi. I thought about running another one on the output side to determine when it was time to change the filter, but that’s another $10 gauge and more fittings. I installed the filter empty...

Because they're already there? Front and rear receivers make the project expensive, and I lose interest.

No no no. I’m talking about the shackle, the swingy thing that clanks around when you go over bumps. Not talking about the square tube to which the shackles are mounted.

Yes. I have no experience with winches so I don't know how heavy they are. I have some tow hooks with keepers already- took them off my jeep.

For coming through the firewall: Look behind the E-brake for where the hood release cable goes through. Just below that there should be a black plastic cap about the size of a half-dollar- pull that out and a hollow plug will remain. Now go around to the engine compartment and look in the same...

That's not at all what I want. I want a winch mounted in a cradle with two hooks- one in front and one behind the winch. Then I can use the hook behind to hang the winch on one of the four shackles. Then when I’m done winching I can remove the winch and put it in the back of the truck, or in...

Would it be possible to fab up a winch mount that can hang off one of the front or rear shackles and plug in to the 24V slave outlet on the grille, or would it be too heavy to lift? I want a winch but I don’t want it mounted on the truck for the 99% of the time that it’s on pavement. I’d like...

Are you running the stock filter or did the PO do the spin-on filter mod?

I also wandered around Home Depot for a while collecting fittings, then over to Napa for a pressure gauge and petcock. The petcock can be helpful for using a vacuum pump to pull fuel through the filter for filling, and it can also bleed off pressure before you change the filter or perform other...

I left the truck out all night nose-high in the driveway. Previously this would have cause the truck to start, then stall, then be very hard to get restarted. I went out this morning and it fired right up and never even hiccuped. I'm glad that's solved. It wasn't a problem if it was parked...

I installed the FM100 today with little drama. I changed the oil and filter after that. The oil filter has a small dent in the bottom (second wal-mart filter I've gotten that was dented :mad: ) I hope the dent doesn't do anything bad.

Project finished. It took about 45 minutes to get the old filter mess off the firewall, get the new one mounted, screw in all the fittings, and connect it all back up. Then it took another hour and a half to fix all the leaks. (I figured one wrap of pipe tape would be enough, and snug would...

I've got most of the parts gathered for my install. I have some spacers to move the filter head off the firewall, but they're two inches long so I may need to find something shorter. I plan to connect the vacuum pump to the petcock on the extra output boss and pull fuel up through (if it can...

If you look at the riser in this picture you can see the twist/bend: http://www.topohiker.com/FS/TFS/TFS11a.png

No, I was pulling out of a parking space at the Sears in the mall. I didn't notice anything until I heard a very loud bang which was the bound lunette ring popping free. I don't know if globbing some grease on the pintle would help or just make a mess. I would at least weld some reinforcement...

I had a set-up like that on my Jeep WK before I bought the M1009. The lunette ring on the M1101 is pretty beefy and it got bound in the pintle which put a permanent twist in the riser.

Is the heater necessary? We rarely get below freezing, but it would suck if I took the truck up to the mountains to snowshoe, then find it doesn't want to start when I get back. EDIT to add: We had fuel heat on the C-141s, to prevent waxy fuel from clogging the filter. But it had to be pretty...

I thought water leaking in was a design feature on these trucks, like maybe so the soldiers wouldn't get thirsty.