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You might be better off buying the dvd with all those years in it. Very large amount of information contained on that little disc.

Yes, my M1009 brakes are awesome. The best of any vehicle I own.

I don't understand the question. As stated above, the passenger side alternator is the ALT 2 and charges the rear battery. Which matches the other side up as ALT 1 and the front battery charger. Since you have it being worked on, have them do a complete rebuild and make sure they keep it...

I agree about keeping the 24V. However, it is your truck to do with as you want. A Delco SI type alternator is very easy to hook up. Battery hot to the stud with the nut on the back. Go to your local auto parts store and buy a new plug for the other two wires. Maybe $5.00 cost. Put a...

The pedal should never go to the floor. Engine off, booster not charged and your pedal should not hit the floor. You have a brake problem that is more than likely master cylinder related as posted above. Get a new, not rebuilt one, bench bleed it, (I like to install it on the truck and...

Yep, rebuild both while you are doing the air pack that needs it done. You have the long or short airpack? Long style has rebuild kits on ebay and at vendors for less than $100. The -20 walks you through the rebuild step by step. Very easy to follow. Master rebuild is super simple and the...

Yes, I am able to stick a small screwdriver through the entire fitting. Thanks for the info about the idle not changing any with the ball removed. I will prepare my wallet for pump. Actually, I think I will find a used one and try to pull it apart to rebuild myself. Might as well learn how...

PM Ken over in Houston. He does great work.

This weekend makes 4 months of M1009 owner ship. I have put almost 5000 miles on it in that time. The engine starts and runs good. The idle always seems a bit off, but being my first 6.2 I don't know any better. Last weekend I was able to hook a tachometer up to it. 900 rpm hot engine...

No fuses. The 3 lever has a circuit breaker inside that will blow when it gets hot. Then, once it cools down, current is flowing again. The current flow for the brake lights is from the 3 lever to the brake switch on the air pack back to the 3 lever and then out to the blinker arm on the...

Besides the shock. Have you tried adjusting your brakes, bleeding them and checking them according to the TM's. They are really pretty easy to work on. I need to get the pin myself. I pulled mine 530 some odd miles last weekend behind the M1009. I was actually camping in the trailer and...

It will work as posted above. You just need to remember that he didn't own the truck he was doing it on, didn't have to pay for replacement parts and didn't have to do the replacement work. That changes a lot of what does and does not get done.

Reading the technical manuals is a must for an owner of these vehicles. You will notice that the last numbers of the manuals are all the same. -10. -20, -30 and -34. The manuals ending with -10 are the basic operators manual. Kind of like your owners manual in a civilian vehicle. They tell...

No, if aimed correctly. The low beams are not blinding to traffic. I have yet to have anybody do the hi/low flip at me. Even when pulling a loaded M101 behind the M1009. The high beams are what really rock in my opinion. They reach way far out there.

Do voltage checks at the alternator. This check will tell you if the truck or the alternator is the problem. Here is a thread about it: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/54292-cucv-alternator-symptoms-diagnosis-fix.html

I used to think they were rare until I bought my set. Now I see them a lot of places for a lot less money. Good to have though.

Blinkers always work with the key off. Check your bottom middle fuse. That is the fuse for the volt meter. However, the Gen 2 light normally won't come on either if that fuse is blown. Pretty much, go through the -20 steps for each of the problems and check all the simple stuff like fuses...

I fixed my drivers from moving in toward the door by cleaning it and clamping it. I need to do the passenger now. Funny, but it moves away from the door as the door is used. Same fix though.

Yes, just cut up a civilian spark plug wire, strip about 1 inch of insulation off at both ends. Fold the core back to the side. Then unscrew the #1 wire from the cap. You can now stick your civilian wire in there and it will work for the timing light. I have the above pictured adaptor and...

One of my headlights burned up last month and I went to the auto parts store. My thinking was to find the cheapest halogen I could, put that in and then spend money on a set of the new super ultra whatever Bosch things that have the removable bulb and make the sun look dim once I could afford...