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  1. edpdx

    odd cold start problem

    I had the same problem when parking nose up hill. Everytime I parked this way for more than a couple of hours, it was a pain to start- like there was no fuel available. It is the fuel running back toward the tank, thanks to gravity... gravity, it used to be fun, now it's a law. :cookoo: Found...
  2. edpdx

    M1009 Tailgate Latch Repair?

    OP, what exactly is the problem that you are trying to fix? Window won't go up/down. Handle crank turns- window goes nowhere? Key can't lock/unlock? If the glass is giving you a problem and won't go up or down anymore. The problem maybe the teeth that drive the regulator gearing. A new...
  3. edpdx

    vehicle security

    Sweet low-cost alarm that calls your cell phone. http://www.anthony-dacko.net/GSM-TRIP-WIRE.htm Just stumbled across this cool idea for a remote alarm. It can be modified to work with any number of switches to close the circuit and begin the 1-touch dial to notify you. This website shows the...
  4. edpdx

    rear window crank

    The lock was confusing to take apart- even moreso to put together. As I recall... there is a roll pin that held the blocky little lock ward in the middle of the cast piece. You have to drive the pin out- note which ends it needs to be returned to. Then pull the little cast section out- took...
  5. edpdx

    ID this paint scheme please

    I was at Ft. Lewis in Washington a couple of days ago picking up some auction lots. I passed some motor pools and vehicle bone yards that made me drool all over my interior's upholstery. Big fun! I noticed that many of the M1009s I saw had a paint job similar to this one, which I did a quick...
  6. edpdx

    Venison recovery vehicle

    I like the lift you have built. It looks like a must when you are trying to hoist that bugger up onto the roof. I have discovered this method from F&S magazine. It can be used to hoist to the roof as well. The downside is that you will need a hefty tree nearby. Yours is pretty sweet as it is...
  7. edpdx

    M1009 Front Windshield Defroster

    :ditto:Mine (from the same place) are gathering dust in the garage- I think I'll convert them into boot dryers :idea:
  8. edpdx

    m1009 won't start need help !!

    New batteries and still occasional start problem you described... Check the starter and confirm that it was changed to a 12volt. Then check the space in the flexplate-to-starting gear. I am convinced that many of us are driving around with starters that have been milled down during refurbishing...
  9. edpdx

    rear window crank

    The window is not a problem if you pull out the sweeps and pull the track screws from the drive's side od the gate. Then wiggle the track bottom to centerline of the gate allowing you to pull the glass free. Now you can really tear the tracks free and reline them. I used strips of felt I had...
  10. edpdx

    rear window crank

    My M1009 had been slipping- taking 20 cranks to get the window up or down. Then it broke altogether. I bought the clutch from the parts guy on the BAY and tore into the tailgate. Turns out it was not the clutch. Here is a post from WHYDTYCUCVT/L: Get...
  11. edpdx

    Stolen M416

    Scott, I read your thread; but when I got to post #10 you say: I have to go back to court to get a lien against him. I just want his *&%&($*&%*)(^&^(_^(_^(&. I know you are angry and frustrated, I could tell by : "*&%&($*&%*)" But that bit at the end: "(^&^(_^(_^(&" (his words, not mine) was a...
  12. edpdx

    What color paint should I go with for this...

    Gottlos, Here is a link for the "right" tires.
  13. edpdx

    What color paint should I go with for this...

    Thanks for the replies, I'd wait for more of them; but I guess I didn't need much of a push toward "matching" the trailer to my M1009. I do love the look of the 20847; but I can see how I would draw looks from folks thinking: hmmm, nice but he didn't get the colors right. My first trailer, and...
  14. edpdx

    What color paint should I go with for this...

    I am in the middle of a restoration of my M416 1/4T trailer. I have to decide if I should paint it in the Original 24087 Vietnam/Korean Semi-Gloss Olive Drab (what I found under the current white paint :cookoo:. OR the CARC 383 to match the solid one-color 383 paint on my Blazer. I like the...
  15. edpdx

    I keep slipping out of 4HI ?!?!

    I took the Blazer back to the mechanic and he went for a test drive with me. We hammered it all to h3|| and could not get it to repeat. I did some googling on the matter last night and got some info on it. Many said that it may well be that the cab/shifter linkage may be banging against each...
  16. edpdx

    Sun Visor Decals

    The decals on my visor are also old and wrinkly. I took the part numbers off of them and plugged them into Google... nada! When I get time I'll try to reproduce them using the same fonts ans colors and borders. Print them on half sheet label adhesive sheets and spray them with fixative so they...
  17. edpdx

    I keep slipping out of 4HI ?!?!

    how is that adjusted? Do I need to go to the shop?
  18. edpdx

    I keep slipping out of 4HI ?!?!

    I just got back from a 7 day hunting trip. The first time I shifted into 4 HI, I would go a few yards under small loads and the Transfer case (TC) would make a loud grinding noise and then sound as if it were free wheeling. I would slow and place it in park and then shut her down. Upon...
  19. edpdx

    I thought I was DEQ (SMOG CHECK) exempt in Oregon?

    Sorry; but all vehicles built since 1975 have to be smogged in the greater Portland area. I was able to get an exemption though. The guy at DMV ok'd it. :driver:
  20. edpdx

    I thought I was DEQ (SMOG CHECK) exempt in Oregon?

    Good call. I ALMOST forgot about that decal. I can see the bureaucrats at DMV shaking their head now... "No!"
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