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Hello...Glad to be back on the forum after a break...! I'm hoping someone can give some install tips and suggestions. I'm looking to install a relay that's timed and controlled by a remote (like a car alarm fob) as a anti theft device. I would like to set it up so that in order to crank my...

Hello all, Does the orientation of the vacuum pump matter? I had to rotate it out of the way to finally install (after all these years) the coolant plate with a temp gauge sending unit in the rear area of the passenger side head. I was having a clearance issue so I rotated the pump so the...

M1009 Electrical Bizarro Problem - Need Guidance and help...! Hello all, I haven't posted in a while but I have been lurking a bit...:) I now have a major issue with my M1009. This AM I went out to start her up...waited for the "wait" light to go out...turned the key...got a quick starter...

Hello All, A quick question. What would be the preferred port on the Stanadyne FM100 filter head to put a fuel pressure gauge on? Inlet into the filter head or outlet out of the filter head to the IP? With an electric fuel pump would you see accurate fuel pressure readings after the filter to...

A quick question... If air is getting into the fuel filter assembly somehow would I see air bubbles in the fuel return line on the top of the injector pump?

Help...Started up fine...Surged...no go...:( Hello all, I've been away from the forum for a while but...as usual once something happens that's not good with the M1009 I'm back...LOL. I've been driving my M1009 regular for that last year and a half and it has been flawless. It fires up in the...

M1009 Odd smell on cold start...Can't find source....Solved Hello All, So I'm gonna need some help finding this issue. I have noticed that over the last couple of weeks I get a odd smell in the engine bay right after a cold start. It generally dissipates after a minute or two but it's there...

Hello All, I've been reviewing some posts on here about the proper operation, etc. of the Glow Plug system including the controller card and even though I'll probably sound like a goof for admitting this I finally realized my current system does not work correctly...LOL. A little history...

Hello All, So I have been reading about the steering column removal and it seems pretty straight forward. My questions are the following... I have an 85 M1009 and my donor tilt column is coming from a 87 Blazer...Will the columns directly swap across physically with no problems? The 87 tilt...

Hello all...Does anyone know if the side windows for the rear shell are actually identical for the right and left? In the TM9-2320-289-34P the left side is listed as PN 14076859 and the right side is listed as PN 14076860. I've always been under the impression that a different part numbers...

Hello all, I stumbled on this picture a while back and I hoping the owner of this M1009 is on this forum. I'm really curious as to how many inches the lift kit is...? Thanks...!

Hello all, I was recently given a new TCI Deep Cast Aluminum trans mission pan for the Th400 complete and new as part of a trade. Extended pickup and all is there. I like it because it has a drain plug. I was thinking of installing it during an upcoming trans and X-fer case service. My...

Where is everyone picking up there weatherstripping and seals these days for items like the seals for the rear shell, door seals, windows, etc. for the M1009? Best quality as well...:) Thanks!

Flexplate & Torque Converter problems...need some advise and referrals on this one.. Hello All, I have been noticing a weird rattling sound developing over the last month or so on the M1009 and finally had some time to get under her today to see whats up. I had read all the posts about torque...

Hello all, I went out to start the M1009 this morning and when I got in and turned the key I saw a very very brief glow on one of the warning lights and that was it. I heard nothing and turning the key gives me nothing. No click...no nada. Everything is completely dead.... dash lights, driving...

Hello All, So I've been reading and reading as many posts as I can on swaps to the H1 37's on here and I'm at a crossroads now. Actually my head hurts. I'll be swapping in a D60 and 14 bolt axle set into my M1009 in the near future and I'm trying to decide what gear ratio would be the best. I...

Can someone please refresh my memory...I know the 3/4 ton 14 Bolt rear ends have a wider spacing on the spring perchs as opposed to the 1 ton. 1 Tons being 40 1/2" and the 3/4 tons being 42 1/2". Are they measured center to center? Thanks!

Hello All, Ok...after many hours of reading different posts on swapping a 700R4 into the M1009 I have just a few specific questions relative to my situation. I currently own a 1987 K5 gaser with the factory 700R4/NP208 in it. I was already planning on swapping parts from it onto my M1009. I...

Hello all, I was reading all the old posts on replacing the factory oil cooler lines but I'm wondering if anyone has any pics of their own custom oil line set-up? If anyone has done this can they please tell me what type of fittings I need to get for the block and radiator? How did they route...

Hello all, I just wanted to share something I learned this weekend which solved a lingering question I posted about back in Dec. of 2011. See thread... http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/79104-figuring-out-new-sound-here-we-go-lol.html Lately over the last month I have noticed the glow plug...