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I would not have thought of that. :D

You've obviously never been PV2 in the US Army. :wink:

Two thumbs up for overkill.

Stock glow plugs are 12V. AC60G are 12V too so it shouldn't matter with regard to voltage. Note that the 24V is run through a big resistor behind the air filter housing to bring it down to 12V before it gets to the glow plugs. This, instead of running 12V directly off of one battery, is so...

Is anybody in the metro area interested in a convoy? Preferably smokey-and-the-bandit style, with CB radios. :driver:

I read somewhere that running modern ATF is a bad idea because it's got something in it that will crystallize at the high combustion temperatures inside the cylinder and gunk things up. Who knows.

Nice! I like that it's pump+motor in one unit so I don't have to burn up a drill running a sbc oil pump or find some other motor. It's probably complete overkill for my needs, but I've always liked overkill. Can't wait to slap down that 20% off coupon... HF isn't going to know what hit them!

If you can get it to crank by bypassing the relay (jumping red and purple wires) but you cannot get it to crank when putting the key all the way forward, then logic would say your relay is not engaging. Possible reasons for this could be (1) bad relay or (2) relay is not getting activated...

You may be past this point already... but if it were me, I would pull the starter relay and bench test it. You can apply voltage with a battery charger set to its trickle setting (2A on mine) and check continuity between the other posts with an ohm meter. Just for kicks, I would repeat the...

I like the idea behind that pneumatic pump, but MAN is it expensive! That's the main thing I haven't figured out for my future setup yet -- the pumping mechanism.

I'm not sure if this is the "poor man's solution" or the "clever man's solution" but you can shim it with about $0.50. Maybe $0.75 if it's really loose. :grin:

rofl Too funny... I thought I was the only one who did this. In the summer time, I start it up, put it in drive and idle down the street until the advance kicks off. It usually takes three blocks or so. The kids down the street like to stand there and give me funny looks as I creep by.

Hah... I was about to say "Make sure to PMCS the crap out of anything you get from U-Haul." Probably the above is better advice. 8)

As for recovery, the trip was only about 160 miles so I pulled the drive shafts and flat towed it back behind my F150. I brought an air compressor and a couple spare ties, which I fortunately did not need. I kept off the main roads and took it slow and, fortunately everything worked out fine...

I would imagine the fluid drains are more a product of region than of anything else. CA is full of environmentalists who can't stand oil spots on the ground. The M1009 I picked up last October from Ft. McCoy, WI had no such blasphemy.

I'm interested in what this sizzling noise is. I get it sometimes on one of my M1009s if I wait a long time after the WAIT light goes out before I hit the starter. Do you know where it comes from?

Where do I get mine? I don't need one right now, but I'm the kind of guy who loves to hoard spare parts.

Pillage complete. Now I need to do some research on fuel spouts for these bad boys... just in case they become more useful for storing DF2 than H2O.

Did you use a proper gasket or just make your own with RTV? Any preferences? RTV is just so darned handy...

$2170 for the turbo kit? That's more than I paid for the vehicle. :wink: