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Would appreciate some help if anyone knows a mechanic in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach greater area of VA. I have a guy but he just can't seem to finish the job. Most of the shops around here don't want to mess with vintage diesels. I appreciate any help.

I think I have a blown head gasket but my carbon testing fluid is telling me otherwise. The top chamber is supposed to turn from blue to green but I tested it twice and same results. I am loosing coolant and seeing bubbles in the radiator. I am not "making oil" and the color is a nice brown...

Issue: My starter continued to run after the truck was turned off and think I lost a bit of magic smoke. The truck: 1985 M1009 with 27MT starter Doghead relay mod ST85 GP relay My truck had been turning over very slowly and the batteries were fine so decided that the starter needed to be...

And so the saga begins..... This is a first for many things for me - first military vehicle, first diesel, first time working on automatic transmissions. I picked up the vehicle from a fellow SS member and it test drove okay but the trip home through the mountains brought on the below...