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I think the low voltage output I originally spoke of might have been just a bad reading, as I wasn't able to get it to happen again when I tested it the second time. I'll do some more testing when I put the original relay back in and install the new card today. I tested all my glow plugs as...

I'll be using the manual button for a little while untill my new card turns up, so it's still good to know how long it needs, thanks. I removed all the glow plugs to test and inspect them last weekend and they all seem to be fine, I was concerned they might be swollen and a pain to remove but...

Well it turns out that we assumed wrong, the seemingly identical relay we bought to replace the 'broken' old one is NOT the same. It turns out that the relay we removed was an isolated ground unit, and it has 0 resistance whilst active so it seems to be absolutely fine. The replacement that...

I'd say yours looks way worse, the new setup is a lot tidier. I'm half considering just buying a new bumper if one comes up for sale as it'd take some serious work to get all the junk cut off of mine.

You don't need a fog light for the MOT if it was never fitted with one from the factory, though it seems to be one of those things that's a grey area and depends on if the tester decides to pick you up on it or not. My 08 has no reversing light or rear fog and it wasn't an issue on the MOT...

As mentioned above, I'm getting about 10v out of the new relay with it engaged. The old one was putting out 0v. The resistor block has been bypassed and the relay is being supplied 12v. This is the TEMPORARY switch installation we were using to test and troubleshoot, don't crucify me. The two...

So, bit of backstory. Had a crank/no start issue on my 1008, wasn't even attempting to fire. Little bit of diagnosis later and we realize it's not getting any voltage to the glow plugs, even though the relay was getting 12v in, was clicking on and off as it should and the WAIT light was...

So I did a bit more investigating regarding this, and have come up with some questions. I tried to remove the cover to inspect the flywheel and check clearances on the starter, but I couldn't get it past the transmission cooler lines to remove it completely. They didn't want to move, and I...

I don't like to leave threads open-ended, so I thought I'd share a follow up. Dropped the tank today, turns out the float on the sending unit was stuck past full, it had gotten stuck past the limiting tabs you can see below. Though once we unstuck it, it still didn't work even with the missing...

The M1008 is at my brother's again for now, but I thought I'd dig out the canvas we'd picked up with it to take a proper look at it. The previous owner mentioned he'd modified an M105 trailer cover and hoops to fit, but had gotten rid of that setup. I wasn't sure if this cover was for a truck or...

I already have the truck, and there's unfortunately nothing to ID it besides the Air Force registration number in the driver's door. It's been in civilian ownership since 1997 and has been repainted a number of times, so if any other evidence was left inside it's long since been removed. The...

Yep, that's fair enough. It's still a shot in the dark but I'll see if Mildenhall or Lakenheath have anything. All I was told about my truck is that it came from a base in East Anglia, though that doesn't narrow it down a huge amount, as that's where they all are. I found a video from RAF Upper...

Presumably that means they don't keep any records, or won't tell you if they do? I thought if anyone would, they might. Though that may have been a bit optimistic.

I saw this thread a while ago but forgot to post, I'm in the UK. Bought my M1008 back in September last year. Previous owner did most of the work you see done, I'm just working on keeping it nice & turning it into an Air Force Security Police truck.

As the title suggests, I'm hoping to try and find some information out about a vehicle. My M1008 came from of one of the USAF bases here in England, and would've almost certainly passed through the DRMO/DLA office at Molesworth when it left service, so I'm wondering if they keep any records...

Fair points, it's the first MV I've owned and the first diesel I've driven, so it's all new to me. The starter only seems to grind when you have the key on so I'm still thinking it's user error and not a sticking starter at this point. If it continues or gets any worse, I'll do some testing on...

It feels pretty free moving, not obviously sticking or anything. It's only engaging the starter when you have the key forward so it seems to me like it's just a matter of timing on releasing the key. Is the fast start normal, then? It did surprise me that a 35 year old diesel starts as quickly...

I've owned my M1008 for a couple of months now, it's all good, but I've been wondering about the manner in which it starts. Every time I go to start it, it after waiting for the glow plug light to go out, it fires up pretty much instantly. It fires up so quickly in fact that it can be hard to...

I never actually said a word about the bed bolts or rust, that's all coming from you guys. All I said was I didn't have the space to remove the bed. Don't really have that much of a rust problem (surprisingly, considering the truck's spent most of its life in the UK), so i'm not really that...

I'm working with next to no space, so removing the bed isn't an option. I planned to just drop the tank but I'll look into lifting the bed, the troop seats will have to come out for even just that, though. Still just business as usual over here, but you guys have a good holiday. We don't get...