From: Stu Ellis (stuinnh@mvnut.us)
Date: Sun Dec 19 2004 - 19:13:24 PST
Owens Export-818-772-0806.
"Stu"
Southern New Hampshire, USA
"Live Free Or Die"
MVPA #14790
1967 M151A1 Jeep
1964 M416 Trailer
1986 M1009 Blazer
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
Of Sonny Heath
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 9:19 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] My 1009 repair saga
Importance: High
If I were him I damm sure would. Maybe I better replace mine so I can save
a bunch of money. Please tell me where it is located and where I can get
it.
Thanks,
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] My 1009 repair saga
> 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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