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If you're not mechanically inclined, you could easy go broke taking it to a shop. If you've got another vehicle for backup and you don't mind doing vehicle tinkering, then they can be great trucks. My .02.

Could've been me. I'm in the south suburbs with a M1009.

I had a similar sound to what I think you're describing. One way to confirm it is the glow plug relay would be to leave the hood open and just have someone put a finger on the GPR (obviously not on the electrical contacts, but maybe on the circular end or something). If the sound is...

That bed liner looks incredible--what type is it?

That depends on what kind of batteries they have installed. Mine came with red-top optimas, so that's going to be a totally different story than some 6TL's.

How many PSI are you running?

It looks like you have an M1009 and he has a M1028. It should be expected that they get significantly different miles per gallon. M1009 should get way, way better.

Replaced the injectors with rebuilds. Looks like my power is back!

FWIW, I just took a trip just over 400 miles in my M1009. Average MPG was 20.6. Pumped the tires up to 40psi. Brand new injectors.

I've got a similar situation. My new (rebuilt) injectors should be in today or tomorrow. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/73769-looking-second-opinion-low-power.html

I'm a single guy, but I have lots of friends who aren't. So I think I'm semi-qualified here... If you've got little kids they are time consuming. If you've got a M1009, and you don't want to pay a fortune to a mechanic, it will be time consuming. There's only so much time in the day... I'm...

I've been rolling my 33x12.5R15 BFG A/T's at 36psi and, until now, hadn't thought twice about it. Looks like I'll be pumping those babies up a bit :beer:

If you're running larger than stock tires, your milage might be even better than computed (assuming you used odometer readings).

We would need a lot more information to help with a "won't start" issue. You could probably find the solution by using the search feature on this site. Most likely, someone else has had a similar issue and solved it already.

Good point... for whatever reason I was thinking M1009. I should read more carefully :)

When jacked up, if you spin one rear wheel the other should be turning in the opposite direction.

If you eliminate fusible links and the like, I would next run through the TM troubleshooting procedures for the glow plug controller card. Lastly, check the resistor bank behind the air filter housing.

When troubleshooting a blown fusible link, note that sometimes checking for resistance (ohms) may yield false negatives. What I mean is, the fusible link may cook through but still have some degree of contact between endpoints. If you check both ends with an ohmmeter, it could look like...

That is a grounding point. It needs to be electrically connected to the negative post of the 12V battery -- the front battery in a stock install. I think the "factory" way of doing this is by connecting it to a grounding point near the right headlight.

I just pulled my injectors. They say 0 430 211 058.