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Was hauling stuff for the Christmas fair in our village. During the day the transmission stopped shifting to 2nd and later all the lights went out.
Spend a whopping $6 for a 30A fuse and some new rubber lines for the vacuum pump, turned out the lines where still original......
Did the doghead relay mod and changed 7 of 8 glow plugs.
Nr 8 is stuck and now its soaking in penetrating oil.
I was afraid more would be stuck or swollen but all 7 came out easy.
Once loose I could remove them by hand.
The old plugs are AC Delco also but with a smaller connecter.
I changed...
Removed the bench to have it fixed and give me some space to actualy work on the electrics. Also removed the dash to figure out why the voltmeter does not work.
Removed to diagnostics port and pulled the metal plate with the starter relay from under the dash.
Suprise, no wires connected to the...
Found a workshop not 500 yards from my home where i can work at it for 4 months. (space rented out after that)
Suspended the truck registration and put it indoors.
todo list:
replace glow plugs
install cup holders
Do doghead mod
Install electrical fuel pump
remove rust on several spots
Install...
Fixed.
Turned out removing the broken piece was the easy part of all.
-disconnect battery's
-remove weels
-remove shocks (wanted to replace them anyway)
-jack up body (you dont need much but just enough to remove the starter)
I bought a new 4 mm drill bit and my 80 year old neighbour happened...
ohh so shiny.
I should have searched.
I found this post http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?57136-Starter-bracket-by-Gm-Discontinued-once-stock-depleted&highlight=6.2+starter+bracket
At the bottom of the page there is a picture of the 2 type of brackets. I have the bracket on the right...
The support bracket is still on there, so is the original heat shield..
How do I tell the difference between a direct drive starter or a gear reduction starter?
Hopefully all are found in the driveway, imagine it had fallen off somewhere on the parking lot of a supermarket. ;)
Would never have noticed it until my really bad day started showing itself :-(
Thanks all for the responses.
I will have to mail order the bolts, most local shops have european stuff but no USA parts.
(in my opinion we need more usa cars over here)
If I get the bolts before the weekend I will fix everything then but tonight I will first check for the bracket, if its not...
Did a quick check on the starter with a flashlight and there is indeed a bolt missing so that mystery is solved.
Any hints on removing the leftover part? (Thanks Scoutdoors1000 for the hint, we posted at the same time)
Patracy, what the relation with a possible broken block?
Hi all,
Tonight I discovered this bolt lying under my M1008, no idea where it came from.
It was in the neighbourhood of the transmission
Its about 4 inch long.
I checked under the car to see is there is a bolt missing but could not find a spot where it could have been?
I will check again...
Hi
Another adres might be in the Netherlands, just over the border
Van Dam
Owner currently active in the Dakar-off road race in South-America. They know their stuff.
regards,
Rene
RE: Re: RE: M1008 in the netherlands
ooh pics, I will start with links. Steam tractor pics will come later.
A guy in Rotterdam rebuild a www.dodgepowerwagonm880.com/Dodge%20M880%20W200%20Technical%20main%20index.htmland kept a log on the internet. He used Owatrol as base-coat with good paint...
RE: Re: RE: M1008 in the netherlands
Het wordt niet in eindhoven verkocht.
Ik verwijder de roest en gebruik dan Owatrol samen met een industrie lak er over heen. Wordt bij schepen en landbouw voertuigen gebruikt en werkt goed.
Een vriend heeft een stoomtractor uit 1880 op die manier opgeknapt...
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