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They all should start faster than you can let go of the key after pushing it forward. Since you have consistent slower starting. I would suggest getting the batteries load tested. If they are at 800 CCA minimum each. Then check all the leads between the battery terminals, the firewall mounted...

If all the above suggestions check out. Look at your torque converter to flex plate bolts.

Put a magnet up the slot the push rod lives in. There is no place for it to go but out of the fuel pump mount location.

I don't know about the roof ac. I do know that unless you insulate the entire truck top and bottom it won't do any good while driving in full sun. I have a NAP in dash on my M1009. I get 28° air out of the vents that make my eye brows flap in the breeze. Being bald, that is all I get. Yet...

I went Dakota Digital on my Cowdog project. It was a 12 volt truck from the start and I wanted gauges that were accurate. I also had a passenger side drop NP241 electronic speedo transfer case on that project so that made it easier. Look at LMC and their analog gauge set ups for the square...

I had the same thing on my M715 with a 6.2 last week. Fired it up, it ran for a minute or so and then died. No restart. I changed out the 3 year old filter, bled it and it fired on the 3rd try. Start simple on these engines. Battery grunt to turn a good starter. Air into the engine and a...

GM had a dual alternator set up for service vehicles like ambulances. Single thermostat and dual thermostat versions. I have not yet figured out how to isolate ground the CS130. There is a guy selling GMx turbo down pipes for the square body trucks on eBay that fits inside the frame rails. I...

Looks good. I did a Banks kit on a GEP 6500 a few years ago and am building another GEP 6500 currently in my class with the GM turbo set up. How did you run your cross over pipe and down pipe?

Yes, the mechanical pump can be changed without an oil gusher. Pull the pink pink wire if you are going to check for fuel pump flow. Otherwise air will get sucked in. With proper flow and psi. A dry IP should take about 2 minion cranking to get primed again at most. I crank with half...

I think that yellow paint might give you another 20 hp and 40 foot pounds of grunt Rich. Looking good.

YAHOO! You Always Have Other Options That is what I thought as I read through some of the suggestions I didn't consider before my first reply.

The bolt heads are rounded and you can't turn them to remove the drive shaft? Or, you stripped the threads out of the yoke removing the bolts? Put the transfer case in neutral and you can tow it. Hack saw the yoke straps off and then replace them with the new bolts you already need to buy.

Interesting. Thanks for the link.

What exactly is a “Bubba rope?” Very good point about the M1009 Pintle being weak. Many post and threads already about that.

Don’t forget to pull the speedometer and tachometer cable ends off before you try pulling the cluster. It won’t move far with them still attached no matter how hard you pull.

The starter button gets its power from the on/off switch. As does the buzzer and gauges. Once you confirm the batteries are good. You might want to look at the switch since you said the wires were messed with in the past. I prefer to pull the 3 lever switch out and then work on the on/off...

More Cowdog updates. Life changes have made it so the truck really doesn't get used much at all. I built the thing as a daily driver for our 10 mile round trip commute, trailer puller and camp trip command vehicle. I finished it 2 years ago. It took about a year to sort out all the "I will...

I did urethane engine and transmission on my Cowdog truck. The engine doesn't move and there are no driveline induced vibrations at speed. But, I would not do a diesel with urethane mounts again unless it was for competition use only. Idle vibrations. It just seems harsh at start up, shut...

Stock NA 6.2 air horn went toward the passenger headlight area. The battery gets in the way on a CUCV. Basically, the stock air filter housing is indexed just right for it. Mainly because it is the same as the air filter housing on the civilian trucks.

Yes concerning 12 over 24 volt. ?? Concerning resistor or no resistor. This topic is like a huge Ford/Chevy/Dodge debate. It goes on forever and there is no right answer for everyone. no matter which way you go. The 24 volt starter can stay. 12 volt with firewall resistor removed. Self...