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Poll - Who has done the Doghead Relay Conversion

Start Relay Conversion/Upgrade

  • Yes - I have done the conversion

    Votes: 329 60.5%
  • No - I don't plan on doing the conversion

    Votes: 52 9.6%
  • No - I haven't done it but plan on doing it soon.

    Votes: 163 30.0%

  • Total voters
    544

Nathanater

Member
33
0
6
Location
Lubbock
So I bought a relay to do it and put it off for two days. I had a friend over and we were going to go for a ride. I moved the truck, checked the tires and hopped back in ready to go and the gm relay stuck on. So I shoved my hand through the radio hole and pulled it apart as fast as I could. Lost some skin but ship happens. Then we sat there for two minutes changing out the shipy gm relay. Long story short. Just do it!!
 

roveroverme

Banned
350
0
0
Location
port saint lucie/ florida
My M1028 has a new starter and OEM starter relay. I did the job today, took maybe 20 mins. Works great ( engine starts) I do notice a clicking about 2 secs after the truck runs and a voltage drop, that soon goes away. Wonder what that is...
 

doghead

4 Star General /Moderator
Staff member
Super Moderator
Steel Soldiers Supporter
26,246
1,177
113
Location
NY
Probably your glow plug relay(on the fire wall).
 

TVOLLMER

New member
31
0
0
Location
Sandy, OR
I did it after the starter kicked on while driving down the highway. It burnt up a couple fusable links, bent the starter fork in my new starter, and burnt up my alts. Well worth it.
M1008
 

M1009 NEWBEE 2013

New member
164
0
0
Location
Colorado
I just did the DH relay, not that there was anything wrong but wanted piece of mind. I have an 86 for which they claimed to have corrected the issue for the 86 model year. I still did it. took me a little less than an hour and it works fine.
 

doghead

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1,177
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NY
Fixed the thread title.
 

35Z-SGM

Member
39
3
8
Location
East Central, Iowa
I did it to my two M1008's and will do the M1028 next year when it warms up. I did it because the conversion is pretty easy to do and relatively cheap. Why risk a breakdown when you can prevent it?
 

goldneagle

Well-known member
4,490
977
113
Location
Slidell, LA
Did mine this week. Thank you Doghead! Mine had the relay hanging over the accelerator peddle. Replaced it. Found the original relay still attached to the mounting plate under the dash. I made a rubber boot to cover it instead of the tape suggestion.
 

maddawg308

Well-known member
Steel Soldiers Supporter
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750
113
Location
Appomattox, VA
Don't have a CUCV, but plan on it - when it finally arrives, the doghead relay conversion will be one of the first mods I do.
 

rampaging-sloth

New member
2
0
1
Location
Wanamingo MN
I did this at the same time as replacing the glow plug relay and glow plug card (new from antennaclimber). Truck was not starting. The truck now starts right up. I should have done this change when i first got the truck.
 
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