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    CUCV Starter nightmare.....

    Ok well that's what I'm going to do. Ordered these two items: https://www.aspwholesale.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=6367 https://www.aspwholesale.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=6798 We shall see how this goes.
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    CUCV Starter nightmare.....

    All the battery cables were thrashed on this truck - it has the big ground from the battery to the alternator bracket, and from the battery to the ground bussbar (both new) and the original ground from the bussbar to the intake manifold which I cleaned. I was wondering if I should add another...
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    CUCV Starter nightmare.....

    Interesting - the starter I pulled out was a 28MT but some idiot stripped the solenoid IGN stud so I pulled it out of the truck and wasn't able to disassemble the solenoid...... Did your guy mention that the 28MT is a 12v unit.... did he put a 24v solenoid on it? Admittedly the 28MT was...
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    CUCV Starter nightmare.....

    Both of the bolts were knurled but two different bolts - one with a flanged head and one with a loose split lock washer. Both 15mm though and the same length with knurling so I haven't sourced new ones. You should have seen the state of the transmission/install. Besides the torque converter...
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    CUCV Starter nightmare.....

    Someone had chopped off the starter relay connector and then butt spliced it back on but got the purple (+24v to starter solenoid) and purple/white (+12v from ignition switch) swapped. When they couldn't get the relay to work due to the miswiring they just pulled it and stuck a jumper wire into...
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    CUCV Starter nightmare.....

    M1009. Was in a sorry state when I got it (and still pretty rough). Hadn't run in a while. Showing 8,400 miles on the odometer. Replaced all the battery cables, rebuilt both alternators (one had a shorted regulator, the other had one brush lead that turned green and fell off) - they came apart...
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