Lesson Learned

[blzrgb]

I put off doing the Doghead Starter relay mod on my cucv and this is what happened.
My starter went out, no big deal, so I called up DB Electrical and ordered up a new gear reduction starter. Been wanting to upgrade anyway. Installed the new starter and on the "3rd" start the dam starter solenoid under the dash decided it was time to weld itself. Completely melted the new solenoid before I could get the cables off................................The new solenoid is on it's way.

Take it from me, do the upgrade.

 

[blackhueys]

Ya that or you fry half your under dash wires like me because I put it off to long. I think everyone who buys one of these trucks should do the mod as soon as they can would have save me a lot of work!

 

[Cleptomaniac]

bought my truck made it 10mi down the road stopped for fuel and fried the battery and selinoide!!!

 

[Recovry4x4]

I had the same experience not long ago. I even had the parts in the glove box. Another case of Irony. Now to make things worse, the starter solenoid just welded itslef again over the weekend. More fusible links fired. New starter this time.

 

[EODTECH90]

definetly gonna do it before dropping my new 6.5 in the 08

 

[notsosanestan]

i was waiting to do this also with the parts in the glove box luckily for me the solenoid fried in the off positon so i just used a wire to jump it to get home

 

[WARWAG]

Man after reading this thread Im glad I actually did the Mod soon after she arrived home. Well at least before I started using her.

 

[jvrotter]

First thing I did to my M1009

 

[M1008driver]

The doghead mod was the first thing I did. I even bought a new controller card and put my old one under the seat as it stills works, plus installed an overide button just in case.

 

[rnd-motorsports]

Don't know how many times I'v seen it on here! if you keep the 24 volt make the swap on the top of list! its not if but when it will fail! why wait?

 

[boondock]

I couldn't agree more- plan ahead & make the modification on your schedule & avoid an inconvenient break-down. It's just a matter of time.