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The M1009 has 3.08:1 axles in it. Any start stop driving you do will kill the mpg's because there just isn't much mechanical advantage to get a 5,000 pound truck rolling. If you include a hill or mountain climb in there, 14-15 mpg is good. Take it for a long highway run at 55-60 mph and you...

The answer depends on your thermostat. If you have the 195°, then 195-205° is where it will probably stay as long as everything is working right. My 6.2 in the M715 lives at 196° once it warms up unless I am pulling a heavy load up hill. This it will creep up to 201-203°. Your results will...

Wheel bearings! Those poor wheel bearings. Have you pulled the lock out hubs off to see if you have grease or bearing dust inside there? Read the section in the -10 manual about what to do on the truck after you have driven it in unusual conditions. Pretty much anytime you get any liquid...

Start with the basics. Make sure both batteries are fully charged and load tested. Just because they are new doesn't mean they are good. Remove all 4 cables and clean them. Along with the battery terminals. Then see what you get. It reads like your front battery is low or dead and your...

You most likely do have a bad fuse. Or, a fuse not making contacts with the fuse holder. Have you removed and cleaned all the fuse contacts? The best starting point is the Techical manual. Have you looked through the CUCV TM's under the resource tab at the top of the page? The TM ending...

I think if you remove the starter motor and postition the one you want to work on over there. You should be able to get better access. I just looked at an engine here in my class and you will have about 1-2 inches of room away from the pan and as far forward as the motor mount to get a drill...

There is a direct mechanical link between the pedal and the master cylinder. If the pedal is stuck to the floor, the master is also stuck down. When you said "bleed the system" I assume you were talking about the power steering system and that your brake fluid wasn't messed with and is still...

It seems you have multiple issues. Fix the steering box mount first. Then, with the engine off and the truck on a concrete surface. Have your wife turn the wheel 45˚ each direction over and over again while you lay down there and put your hand on every single connection in the steering...

The TM says the M1009 should not be pulling an empty M101 trailer. Much less with a S-250 loaded on it. If you haven't taken your pintle hitch mount apart and inspected/replaced all the fasteners in there. I would strongly tell you don't even try. Even after making sure it will hold. You...

I hope everyone got home safe. I know Pistolnut and I made it. Thanks again to all for a great time and super fellowship. Here are a few of the pictures I got yesterday.

Mark, if you want a real one. I will have someone to introduce you to tomorrow at the show. He has one to sell. I will be there in the M715.

Sounds like a plan. We are all loaded up and ready to go.

Yep, time for a transmission rebuild by what you described.

I drove the repowered M715 home from work today and all seems set for this weekend. Colton also has RED just about ready to go. The track meet should be done around 2100 Friday. That will get us on the road around 2230 and at BVORR around mid night. I am going to ask Clint to save us some...

Read the manuals, but that bottom fuse is what controls the 24V side of things and will probably be your best starting point. I had one in there that was broken, not blown inside the plastic leg. Drove me nuts trying to find what was causing power loss at odd times.

Two months have gone by and an another update is past due. Colton spent a good bit of his spring break sanding RED down and making all the interior panels the proper color. I took off a few days to help him paint it Friday. Then, we spent most of today putting it all back together. Our goal...

I am not sure exactly what sound you are looking for. I just put a Cherry Bomb welded muffler on my 6.2 powered M715 last week. Here is a video of how it sounds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPL5pTNCGhs I think it is more tug boat than any thing else. You wanted suggestions, so here is an...

You might be able to come in between the inner fender and the frame or, from the bottom instead of pulling a bunch of parts.

You need two special tools. A steering wheel puller to pull the wheel and a spring compressor to push down the lock plate so the C clip can be removed. The manuals don't really show this procedure. However, there have been several threads about it in the past. Look at the bottom of this page...

I used a set of wire cutters. What everybody used to call dikes.