From: Stu Ellis (stuinnh@mvnut.us)
Date: Sun Dec 19 2004 - 17:25:47 PST
Ahh.......................maybe?
"Stu"
Southern New Hampshire, USA
"Live Free Or Die"
MVPA #14790
1967 M151A1 Jeep
1964 M416 Trailer
1986 M1009 Blazer
-----Original Message-----
From: m35products [mailto:m35prod@optonline.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 8:17 PM
To: Stu Ellis; Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] My 1009 repair saga
Importance: High
Hey Stu:
Do you think he should change the fuel pressure switch?
(Just a thought)
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stu Ellis" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 7:54 PM
Subject: [MV] My 1009 repair saga
> I bought my Blazer for a guy that bought it from a police dept. on
Martha's
> Vineyard. ($4000) Needed all tie rods etc. for steering. ($138) Bad trans,
> so bought nos one from Parramore in Florida for $750 & $166 shipping. Was
> very hard to start in summer after sitting day or more. Winter was
> impossible to start without block heater plugged in.
> 1. Put check valve in fuel line to stop any drain back. No difference in
> starting.
> 2. Replaced mechanical fuel pump with electric one , so that it would
start
> priming when key was in on position. $39? (NO CHANGE)
> 3. Wait light stopped working, so replaced solenoid, controller card,
temp
> sensor. No change, so went manual. $170?
> 4. Replaced glow plugs and bought torque wrench to do it from sears and
> followed directions. $140
> 5. Still wouldn't start, so had towed to diesel shop. Then told I
snapped
> off all the glow plugs top parts with torque wrench so all had to be
drilled
> out. $1000
> 6. Drove home and saw puddle of oil under truck. High pressure oil lines.
> $150
> 7.Still have problems starting. Nothing so far has changed that.
> 8. Found out about fuel pressure switch and ordered new one, $10
> 9. 5 years now starts great even at 5 degrees without block heater, so
good
> my wife (a nurse) takes it to drive to work in storms of 1-2 feet of snow
to
> Boston. BTW- Great in snow!
> 10. I won't bother to talk about the PS pump, wiper motor, 2 alt.
rebuilt,
> and heater fan. $120?
>
> I also replaced the heater ($35) in the fuel filter base (no change)
before
> the fuel pressure switch.
>
> REPLACE THE FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH FIRST! $10
>
> "Stu"
> Southern New Hampshire, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
> MVPA #14790
> 1967 M151A1 Jeep
> 1964 M416 Trailer
> 1986 M1009 Blazer
>
>
>
>
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