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For sure on the 60G's. The reason is the 60G plug is self regulating. If it gets too hot, it will turn off and then back on again. The theory being it won't burn itself up and it won't swell so much it can't be removed from the head. Wellman plugs don't do that. They just heat up until they...

Glad you didn't take offense about the BT comments. I have run into the same thing when looking for parts. Here is the tip off for me. The owner of the local race engine machine shop has a bone stock 6.2 in his daily driver truck. He heard me pull in with my 6.2 powered Suburban and came out...

Thanks for linking the diesel page books in Joe. I thought I did, logged off and haven't been back since. Back to the books. They are a wealth of 6.2/6.5 knowledge. Want bigger exhaust and don't want to spend $800 to Stan's Headers? They have a template in the book to run 2.5 out of each...

This has been debated before. It boils down to this. The stock M1009 pintle hitch is pretty weak when it comes to how it is attached to the frame when compared to just about any other MV. 3.08 gears do not lend themselves to towing all that well. Soldier B is always lurking to screw up your...

Buy "6.2 diesel volume I" and most of what you are asking has already been answered. Volumes II and III really round out anything missed.

There is one in Red Rock, another in Dale and I am over in Giddings. I was pulled over in front of the Wendy's a week or so ago in my M1009 because the officer didn't recognize bumper numbers. I asked if she had seen the other military vehicles in the area with bumper numbers? "You mean the...

Make sure you get the different rear brace if you are switching over to redux.

My students and I are slogging through my M715 re-power effort at work while Colton and I keep getting his RED M1009 project moving along at home. We were cleaning up interior plastic parts to paint yesterday. Since the seat belt reels that mount to the B pillar have burgandy colored plastic...

Have you done the resistor bypass so the glow plugs are pulling off just the front battery? If so, with the cold temps you are having it could just be the after glow going on as the engine warms up and the alternator is already having to work pretty hard to charge up the battery after the pre...

I remember a thread from years ago about the plate in the B pillar with a threaded hole. This plate is what the post screws into. The plate is also made to move so the post can be adjusted. The thread from years ago which I could not find today talked about how the plate could fall down into...

Your local NAPA store either has a 27MT nose cone in stock or can get one in a few days. They list for about $15. At least that is what I paid for one a few weeks ago at a NAPA. The -20 takes you through a rebuild step by step. 27MT rebuild parts are around $30 on the internet. The hardest...

Tie rod ends, tie rod, drag link, leaf springs, leaf spring mounts, pitman arm, rag joint and rear leaf spring mounts all could be causing this. Take it to an alignment shop to see what is out and then go from there. However, a helper, a ruler and measuring front to back on each side, front...

Loosen injector lines one at a time while the engine is running. Fuel should shoot out and the idle should drop. Just like pulling spark plug wires on a gasser. If you get a drop with every injector like I did. Then I would suggest pulling the IP return line check valve and making sure it...

We got Colton's track meet schedule yesterday. He has a meet the Friday night of the Rally. Looks like we will be showing up late instead of during the evening daylight.

I topped the truck off this morning and it actually still works. With the LMC sender, totally topped off and no room for any more fuel in the tank the gauge exactly covers up the hash at F. I have never had a square body Chevy where F actually meant full. They always go past full and need 100...

If you can't find the yellow gear, pull your reduction box and very carefully cut a strip of aluminum foil that can make 1 or 2 wraps around the male part that goes into the yellow gear. I used a dab of super glue on mine. Mine was doing the same thing as yours and I greased or replaced...

I have owned one of my M1009's almost 3 years now. I think the fuel gauge has worked correctly about 2 weeks of that time. When I first got it, the needle pointed waaay past F and never moved. The previous owner said it had worked sometimes. I followed what the manual said: 29. FUEL GAGE...

I had a swollen one a few months ago on an engine still in the can. I ran the engine for 30 seconds or so, unscrewed the swollen plug until I could turn and wiggle it. Fired the engine up and let it run for 30 seconds or so revving it up and it didn't come out. I used vice grips with a slide...

A 7/8" open end between the return barbs on the injector is a lot easier with the back ones to tighten it down. Loosen the lines and turn the engine over. Any air will come out. If you are trying to track down a single cylinder not working right, start the engine and loosen them one at a...

A 3/4" or 19MM will get the line loose from the injector.