From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Tue May 09 2006 - 22:40:25 PDT
Ok guys,
If it were me, I would swap out the starter with the new replacement
I don't think this is the exact answer to the question, but I think
That being said, get rid of the under dash relay and replace with a
Note to self. Follow your own advice stupid!!!
Bruce MVPA 23824
Chance Wolf wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
I'm going to stick my neck out here....
This is a gut response and not based on any real logic.
that the Military came up with.
It is a gear reduction 24 volt starter. I had some starter problems a
while back and ended up getting one of these.
They run like a swiss watch and by the sound, you wouldn't think you
were driving anything bigger that an
electric shaver. Bear in mind this is for the M1008. I don't know if the
M1009 uses the same starter, but I suspect it does.
that there is a lot less current flying around with
the geared starter and I am guessing that will make things a little more
dependable.
heavy duty one!
>From: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 8:54 PM
>Subject: [MV] Starter Saga V & ??
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>>Tried to start the truck and it went
>>ballistic at the starter again!!!! This time I was ready and pulled the
>>starter relay BEFORE it burned anything. Tore up my bad back but saved
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>the
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>>truck!!
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>I've had lots of those relays weld themselves closed, and a few that went
>open. Doesn't even raise an eyebrow now. I just cut the relay socket off
>and wire in a really heavy-current, heavy-duty starter relay and have done
>with it.
>
>I've had the solenoids themselves weld up too after a decent arc. It just
>happened to me on the way to Montana in the company M1008 we use for trailer
>towing. First thing I did was pull the relay (automatic reaction nowadays!)
>but the starter kept winding, so...battery disconnect time. I carry a spare
>starter and a couple of starter bolts with me on long trips, so about half
>an hour later I was ready to go again.
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>(We should have that as a competitive event at the next MVPA
>convention..."CUCV Starter Change Olympics". You're given a truck with the
>engine spinning over on the starter with the key turned off, and you have to
>pull the relay, disconnect the batteries and change the starter - and do it
>all quickly enough that you have enough battery left to start the beast from
>cold after the starter's been swapped. Those who don't finish in the Top
>Three get to come back while the rest of us are in the beer garden and spend
>an hour or two swapping out the gnawed flex-plate. ;)
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