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I'm trying to figure out how my wheel bearings got rusty. It looks like maybe condensation. Anyone else experience this? Both bearings have light rust all the way around. The rubber part of the seal looks ok, but the metal is pitted/rusty. I think I'll have to leave the old seal in since I can't...

All it takes is a spark and the battery itself can supply that if there is a short inside. Batterys can blow up while charging very easily and no fault of the battery either, just a spark connecting or disconnecting the charger. Batterys produce hydrogen gas while charging. Glad your OK. The...

1st thing I would do is put a meter on a glow plug and see if there is power.

5 ton has that. I got it off but had to hit my hand when the hammer came off the handle, then it came off. Had alot of condensation rust in there. Thanks

Any pointers? I have hit it hard with a big hammer and wood between. Bigger hammer I guess. To put on a lockout on the rear, do you also need an axle made? If you unbolt the axle does it pull out? and what about seals? I've got to go on a long trip(at least for a deuce). Thanks

I took the bolts out of the front drive flange but it won't come off. I didn't think it was necessary for the wheel to come off, am I wrong? I read that you can put the front drive flange on one rear axle for economy, among other reasons. Is that a de-splined front or is it that the rear axle...

What size vice came with these trucks? and where did they put it?

I'ii take a look at those schematics to try to figure this out. One thing I did was measure the resistance of the temp sensor when cold and there was none. So I thought if I disconnect the sensor I shouldn't get a wait light, that the card would think the engine was hot. Did that, but the wait...

I was doing a search on the temp sensor and ran across all this good info from warthog. My Question is what tells the GP relay to cycle and then turn off? If its the card, what tells...

I don't think that the glow plugs will use any more amps from 2 batterys than from one if the batterys are good and your truck starts as it should. If you have another problem that is using alot of amps and running down the batterys 2 will keep the supply going longer. If the resistor is letting...

Double yolks are high in cholesterol.

I took 12 volts from the terminal next to the glow plug relay. I disconnected the line at the bus bar that goes to the resistor and the feed from the resistor to the glow plug relay. Didn't cut any wires in case I wanted to reattach them. Then made up a short wire to connect the 12 volt terminal...

I just recently bypassed my resistor. I think it takes 1 or 2 seconds longer to crank the engine before it starts when the engine is cold and this is summer weather. The benefit is glow plugs don't fail from getting too many volts through the resistor. With the resistor working your voltage goes...

Big business isn't supportive of his idea. If fact I think they try to hinder, last I heard he had a tire manufacturer in china ready to produce them. He is a minister and not in it for the money, at least for himself. He has had a roadblock around every corner.

With snow you don't want flotation, you want to get down to the traction. I was speaking of ice. That being said if you want to break through a drift you might want some flotation so you don't get high centered. I just made a comment about ice and tire footprint, what you really need are studs...

What you don't want on ice is a higher surface pressure. I don't think a small increase or decrease will make any difference, but the more contact you have the better. You will notice that if the ice is very cold, traction is improved, the water that is created by the pressure doesn't form so...

I believe you have it backwards about the ice. The more surface area you have on ice the better you will stick the more pressure you get on the ice creates the thin film of water that makes for sliding. Thats why ice skates work. As for tires, I like a narrower taller tire so you can fit a...

Are your batterys in series? If your starter is 12 volt and you have 24 volts going to it you will turn the key to start and get no joy in a rather short lived time. If you have 24 volts at the starter thats what you need, a 24 volt starter. You probably have a dead spot on the commutator. I...

The wheels look better without being recentered IMHO. Get dually hubs for the front and possibly dually studs for the rear for the spacers.

Yesterday I bypassed the glow plug resistor and did the Doghead starter relay mod. Then took the M1009 on a 400+ mile trip. One thing I also did was buy some 255/85/16 wheels and tires. I got them used and cheap so I gave them a try. There is some difference in acceleration from a stop but I...