Wanted: M1010 Ignition Control Box

[blackdog]

I need an ignition control box for an M1010... anybody got one?

 

[acetomatoco]

What is it? As it has a Diesel, there is no ignition, other than compression ignition.

 

[blackdog]

It's another one of those things that I'm not completely sure about (I was just told that I need to find one). It's M1010 specific, and when looking into the engine compartment from the front of the vehicle it is located on the right hand side in the front next to the right headlight.

 

[CCATLETT1984]

can you take a picture of it?

 

[Recovry4x4]

Sounds like the regulator for the rechargng system. Didn't the 200A have a seperate regualtor?

 

[TacticalTruck]

Yes Kenny, there's two blue boxes up there. I can't remember right now which does what job but they never work right. They were made by Sure-Power. I have a diagnostic manual from them. CUCVfan needs to jump in here. He's had his head much deeper into it. He has had some sucess getting the system to work but every one I've seen cooks one battery while the other goes dead. Some shelter carrier M1028s also had the 200amp system.
Jeff

 

[Michael]

If you are talking about the blue box on the drivers side, it is the voltage regulator. There is a lot of info on this site about this. Basically the M1010 has two 28v alternators, one charges both batteries and one is regulated down by the blue box to charge the front battery or if the 28v load is high enough to provide power for that. It is very hard to get it to work right and unless you are restoring a show truck, I would do something else. If you can find a NOS one, you will have to pay hundreds of dollars for it. A more modern replacement is available. Several solution were discussed here in the past.

After much adjustments and going through both -20 and -34 TMs I got mine to not overcharge the back battery and to keep the front battery form going dead but it is never really fully charged either. I occasionally put a battery charger on it.

 

[M1028A1ShelterCarrier]

Here is a band aid for it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sure...002QQitemZ120150957752QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

If you want to fix it, this is what I did:

http://www.dan-marcrvparts.com/100ampsupodc.html

I found mine on ebay for about$200

2.5 amps vs. 100

 

[Michael]

Here is the factory link

http://www.surepower.com/pdf/equalizerflyer.pdf

 

[Michael]

M1028A1ShelterCarrier, how did you hook yous up? Did you keep both alternators and just replace the original voltage regulator or did you eliminate one of the alternators?

 

[acetomatoco]

Simple way is to use one of the leece neville alternators with the internal regulator and eliminate the third regulator..under normal conditions your batteries will remain semi balanced unless you are using the heated filtered air set up in the back and other stuff all the time.. Or you can just use one alternatorfrom the M1009 and convert your starter to 12V and hook up the glow plugs manually as 12V. t00. as all the rest of the truck is 12V anyway...Lots of M1010s burned up because of that ratty blue box...I had one where the inside of the fender was charred and the box was a lump of charcoal..not pretty.

 

[blackdog]

This is what I am looking for. It's not blue though...

But I think it's what you're talking about.

So this thing will solve my problems?

This

 

[M1028A1ShelterCarrier]

I left everything (DUVAC,both Leeces) in place and hooked up in case the new Sure power equalizer failed. It has worked perfect for almost two years now.

 

[Michael]

I missed the "this" link the first time I read your post. I don't think 2.5 amp will help much, you need the 100 amp version. Yours isn;t hooked up. You might go through this and see if it still works.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&type=file&func=get&tid=1&fid=file&pid=84

the above link mentions a trouble shooting table. Was it in the full version of the TB and does anybody have it?