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That depends on how much money he earns doing odd jobs and such. 2 years to go. I thought you would like the color coded shrink wrap.

Axle vents? You mean those little things on top that are supposed to pop up to let air out and close down to keep water out? How many people on here have actually checked them the way the manual says to more than once since they bought their truck? Even if they work correctly think of the...

We had some time to mess with the alternators today. The ALT 1 light comes on and goes off when the engine fires up. However, no charging happens at BAT 1. ALT 2 has voltage at the light on the dash, the bulb is good, but the light never comes on. BAT 2 gets charged though. We pulled the...

Besides the mentioned air intakes. Anytime you get brakes, wheel bearings, axles and such under water. They will need to be taken apart, cleaned, lubed and put back together. If you have to go through say 20 inches of water, you will get water in your axles. So, if you plan to go through...

I drove by there last month and they were gone. That area is a boom town now. Shale oil production. I am sure any that are left have doubled in price.

Listen at your exhaust too. My M1009 had an idle that felt and sounded like a gas engine with timing advanced waaay to much. The exhaust note was never constant from either side. I did the injector line check, all good. I did the temp check and all were within a few degrees of each other. I...

The clean and easy way is to use a infrared non contact thermometer. You will find most of the cylinders are pretty darn close to the same temp. Of course, the ones closest to the cooling fan will be a bit cooler than the ones near the firewall. The messy way that will leave no doubt in your...

Glad you had a good recovery Scott. You are going to make a special trip and bring some of that sausage to Temple next May, right?

I agree. Wiccantoy, please spell actual words and take the advice given above. You have a huge draw on your electrical system and need to figure out what it is. The electrical troubleshooting section of the -20 manual walks you through how to do that if you don't want to follow the advice in...

Blue smoke out the exhaust pipes while cranking means fuel but no heat. Are you getting any smoke at while during your extended cranks? If you are getting smoke, glow plugs are your problem still. By the way, if you are cranking more than 10 seconds at a time and not letting the starter cool...

They are just a 28 year old Chevy truck with a little different wiring added. Oh, if you get below 0° in the winter, a block heater would be a good idea. Lots of threads about that subject. I have had mine down to 17° and it fired up like normal.

Welcome to the fun of green iron. It sounds like your truck is working like it should. The 6.2 needs glow plugs to start anytime the engine is below around 130°. So, year around operation of the plugs is normal. There are some great manuals the military made to go along with the trucks. If...

I am trying to write this sound it doesn't sound like a threat or mean. Please read it that way. The people on this site for the most part learn to use the stock system, the military manuals were made a huge expense to help you fix the stock system and most of the comments on this site will be...

It seems to me that you have 1 too many clicks of the key before you get to power on. What is your "run" position is actually, the start position as far as the column is concerned. You need to adjust your ignition switch. Yes, the one on top of the column that you can feel, but not see. Use...

Stuck calipers and brake hoses acting as check valves are both very common on 25-30 year old vehicles. $50 will get you new calipers and hoses. A few minutes reading the -20, a special socket and an afternoon spent pulling both hubs off to re pack the bearings and inspect everything is a cheap...

Actually, my idiot neighbor I share a fence line with has a pair of really stupid donkeys. They will keep her comany. I hope.

Thanks for the offer John. I have been collecting parts for more than a year now. Little things like the rod that holds the rear seat folded up, the big bolt for the spare tire rack, a spare fuel cap, all black out lights, a slave plug cover, a heater fan switch chrome tip and I am not sure...

A stock steering wheel has a single wide spline that matches up with a wide tooth on the stock steering shaft. There is also a little mark on the steering wheel that matches up with a mark on the end of the steering shaft. Pull your horn cover and you can see the one on the shaft. Pull the...

He couldn't leave it alone now that it starts with key. He went back out while I was on here to drag a downed tree to the burn pile. That allowed me to get a picture. It also gave me an idea since he was "testing" the 4x4 system in a mud hole. I got behind the wheel with it in 4 low and...

I know everybody is waiting for an update on yet another M1009 build. So here it is. Colton finished cleaning up the new(used) fuse panel and all the connectors. We got the rest of the old harness all the way out. The starter relay was swapped out for one that will work (doghead relay) and the...