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Looks Great! How did you do that to the seatsRemoved most every thing from the M1010 cab and painted same. Looks much better now.
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Looks Great! How did you do that to the seatsRemoved most every thing from the M1010 cab and painted same. Looks much better now.
My guess would be that with over half the glow plugs being bad, the resistor wasn't really working hard before. With all new plugs, the resistor probably got warm, and burned off any dust or debris that were on it....
The only thing that took me by surprise was when I started the truck, my resistor blocks started smoking, thought I had a shorted wire or something.
Turned the truck off and double checked everything, nothing was pinched, touching or shorted. Started it up again, resistors started smoking again but went away once I revved up the engine...???
Hasn't done it since. I'm sure that will be my next repair, whatever that it.
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Just wanted to say your are correct sir. The gp's I pulled out were indeed AC Delco 13G's with the small terminal ends. Here is what they looked like, after pulling them out, I cleaned the soot off of them.As for the spade terminal size difference, the stock Wellmans had the smaller terminal. Pretty much all the other glow plugs people use today, other than the Wellmans, have the larger terminal on them.
I just want to clear this up so no one is confused. The stock glow plugs are 13G AC Delco. NOT Wellmans. I never had any luck with Wellmans and was given hundreds of them for free over the years. I tried them several times and had epic fails. I stick with the tried and true AC Delco 13 G and the stock set up. The have not failed me in 20+ years on the same trucks. 30+ from the build date. So GM done something right. I see no point in changing the design now. I also agree that the smoking resistors is a normal situation as long as they are getting hot they are doing the job they were intended to do. Good Luck and it looks like you do real good work NovacaineFix. No hacking and cutting is a good policy. Keep it reliable and keep it stock. No matter what others say. It worked for 30 + years that way. Why change it now? Peace.
I abandoned all 3 of my M1009's on the open field lot. It was 12 degrees this AM. I thought leave sleeping CUCV's lay. No need to cause any issues and disturb the resting dinosaurs. Besides I have other vehicles to drive that don't mind the cold. I remember the days when CUCV's were my only mode of transport. Good memories. But just that memories. Now at work the CUCV M1008 is parked in a heated garage. Never any issues with that one starting. I run that everyday. So today I neglected to drive any of my POV CUCV's. Good Luck if you are in the cold. Stay warm.
Trick an old 2-stroke mechanic taught me, crank for a bit, and if it doesn't go, let it sit. The heat for compression on the cylinders will warm the cylinder's interior, and the next time you crank it's a lot easier - kind of like a super glow plug. This knowledge always made starting my 2-stroke DD 6V92 powered bus a lot easier when staring down freezing or below temperatures.I had to see how mine would fare with 2°F. She fired right up with a total crank time of about five seconds. I used to shut the key off on a failed fire upon cranking an engine and then back on to try again. Found out with this glow plug diesel to just leave it on if it dont fire on the first two to three second attempt. Then the second attempt is always a fired up Chevy!
You're right, anything we do is only a delaying action:Thanks. The plow setup is a Fisher Speedcast from the mid to late 80s, I welded a few spots up and put some paint on it to slow down the rust. I'm only going to use it for the yard and another driveway or two so I'm trying to keep the cost low.
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