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  1. shortydooo222

    Resisitor bypass Questions

    Can anyone please give me a step by step on how to do this. i fried my glow plugs about a week ago and have decided to do the bypass. i Literally just came in from installing a St85 relay and all 8 ac60g glow plugs. i have it wired all stock. can anyone please provide pictures of how to do this...
  2. shortydooo222

    cold start problems its that time of year

    I'm sure there's already a thread on the resupply process if you know where that is. Could you provide me with the link
  3. shortydooo222

    cold start problems its that time of year

    I know im really regretting not bringing it with me. Im still on the stock 24v system it has never been converted and I just installed all 8 brand new ac delco 60g glow plugs a week ago and this is the second time I've done this so all the connectors I already switched. Also if I do ground out...
  4. shortydooo222

    cold start problems its that time of year

    Well here's my problem guys. I'm a college student and I live on campus so I only have access to a full garage of tools the couple of times a year I go home. So until thanksgiving or christmas any thing that requires a multi meter i cant do.ive been seeing a lot about the gp card failing the...
  5. shortydooo222

    cold start problems its that time of year

    I do hold down the accelerator and that does seem to help but it still dogs and just dumps smoke until it turns over. And yea I fill it up with the "winterizied" diesel from kwik trip but who knows how many additives are actually in that
  6. shortydooo222

    cold start problems its that time of year

    Currently in wisconsin temps are getting well below freezing and I've been having real issues starting my truck for work. I've read the other threads on this topic but here's where mine differs. I have replaced all glow plugs with the ac60g a week ago and my starter is less than a year old and...
  7. shortydooo222

    Roof Rack

    How did you actually attach the rack to the roof? Just bolts with washers or did you have brackets for both the inside as well as the outside. Also I really like the stance of your truck magnum, what size tires do you have and is it lifted?
  8. shortydooo222

    Tire Rack?

    All of the ones for K5's are after market. I can find ones for broncos and s10 blazers at just about any junk yard i go to
  9. shortydooo222

    Tire Rack?

    I've looked through some of the other threads and i haven't found a distinct answer. But is there a possibility of using either a bronco or S10 blazer spare tire rear swing arm on an m1009 for the spare. And if anyone has done this a couple pictures would be great. Also is there already is a...
  10. shortydooo222

    Just a tire question- Civi vs. Mil tiires

    I have an M1009, I have been wanting to put the 16.5-12.5-36 Humvee tires on my truck. My question is what rims would I need, and how much lift do I need to handle these tires? Also from what I've read on here already the stock diff. isn't going to like tires that big. I feel that in may be more...
  11. shortydooo222

    interesting starter problem

    I already posted a thread with more of the details of what happened but basically I went to to start my 09 upon doing so my negative battery terminal melted along with the the battery cable connector, this was on the second battery. My whole 12 system still works. So I did the doghead relay mod...
  12. shortydooo222

    Weird problem-need some advice fast

    Thanks I have been doing some reading and i definetly will be doing the the relay modification. And youre also right as much reading as i do on these forums i always find that there is something new to learn.
  13. shortydooo222

    Weird problem-need some advice fast

    I have not done the relay mod, how would I know if it was stuck
  14. shortydooo222

    Weird problem-need some advice fast

    In short negative terminal of second battery melted, starter now only clicks, all lights work, don't know what the problem is I need advice For detailed account read on So I went out to run some errands in my 09, it is my daily drive. After coming out of the store I went to start my truck and...
  15. shortydooo222

    Is anyone running 33" tires

    That looks really nice not too much not little have you had any problems with the u joints I heard that even a two in lift can affect the geometry and you'll go through them fast
  16. shortydooo222

    Is anyone running 33" tires

    Alright a lot of good info, I'm looking at the rough country 2", that's new leafs in the front new shocks all around and blocks in the back has anyone used this lift kit, and if not is it a bad idea to pelace the front leafs and not the rears
  17. shortydooo222

    Is anyone running 33" tires

    Right now I'm running 31x10.5 I was wondering if anyone is running 33" tires and if so what lift kit they used if any. And maybe some pics so I could see how it looks. I was thinking a 2" lift with wrangler silent armor 33" tires
  18. shortydooo222

    My M1009 Build

    more pictures A few pics, one of the light bar I'm running 4. 100w lights, then the other of the military id plate I made a stencil of a Bio hazard symbol I.don't think it looks half bad
  19. shortydooo222

    My M1009 Build

    Yea I know that radio is a bit sloppy what would you reccomend I no longer have any of the mounting hardware that came with the radio so I'm kind of stuck with those mounting brackets maybe a wood/metal shroud to.cover them
  20. shortydooo222

    My M1009 Build

    I'm running 31x10.5x15 Goodyear silent armors they work great on road and off-road and for the other question I picked up these handles from a junk yard they came off of an a Dodge Dakota that was an all off-road set up, I just measured were I wanteblasd to put them pre drilled holes, then I...
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