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1985 Chevy M1009 (CK5 build thread part 2)

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cheavyk10 said:
Nice!! I haven't been on Steel Soldiers in a bit.
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Mine isn't the only way - there are a ton of options, so I'd read through the thread before you start ordering parts - just in case there's another option that works better for you. Keep in mind you lose the water in fuel sensor and the heater. Obviously, not gonna be worrying about gelled fuel in your AO but if you travel you may want to use a different model that has a heater.

I wanted a one way purge valve because have a zero resistance inline priming pump (freeflow when off, pumps when on) so I can prime the filter with 'no hands'. The way the box filters are primed is by having 2 people... one person cranking and the other person opening the purge valve then closing it when fuel comes out and signalling to stop cranking.

This way, one person, literally open the microvalve - push a button - then close the valve. No more air bubbles with the one-way check valve.

This came in handy when experimenting with WMO and the oil flushed out all the gunk in my tank and I replaced 3 filters within 1000 miles.

I'm also probably about an hour from you.. :D
 
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Finally able to work on the M1009 a bit this weekend.
Washed the Moab off first....:cry:
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The interior is still super dirty with that fine red dust, but I'll get to that later.
Fuel Filter:
I decided to go with the Stanadyne FM100 style filter base, to replace my last minute leaky box filter fix, which worked fine but was too ghetto for my standards.
I went with a FM100 clone off of Amazon that @Barrman suggested in one of his YouTube videos. I like the FM100 because you can mix and match options on it. For now I swapped on a Wix 33546 5-micron filter (it came with a 30-micron filter), and kept the glass bowl water separator at the bottom (because tractor). In the future if I want I can get a bowl with a water sensor and wire it up to the factory pigtail, and add a fuel heater to the top of the FM100 as well.
Mounting was super easy, I used the existing box filter bracket holes and two random spacers I had laying around to push it out from the firewall to clear some wiring. The spacers are from another Chevrolet I've had so that's neat.
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One thing kind of annoying is the air bleed screw, as it sprayed diesel all over during the bleeding process. I'm sure there is something I can replace it with, and it would be cool if there was a nipple I could attach a hose to.
Up next is to sort the brakes out, in Moab I had a lot of left rear brake action and not much from the right rear. Hitting the brakes at higher speed it wanted to pull left, and even chirped the left rear tire a few times. I have another wheel cylinder on hand (ACDelco 18E112) to match the one I replaced on the left rear awhile ago. I hoping that equalizes the braking power.
 
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That style filter head is what John Deere runs on everything. That screw just has a notch in it and they do make a mess. I bet you could put some kind of radiator drain style petcock in there with a nipple for a hose. Problem is it's an o-ring fitting but I bet someone make something to fit it. I like it.
 
cheavyk10 said:
Finally able to work on the M1009 a bit this weekend.
Washed the Moab off first....:cry:
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The interior is still super dirty with that fine red dust, but I'll get to that later.
Fuel Filter:
I decided to go with the Stanadyne FM100 style filter base, to replace my last minute leaky box filter fix, which worked fine but was too ghetto for my standards.
I went with a FM100 clone off of Amazon that @Barrman suggested in one of his YouTube videos. I like the FM100 because you can mix and match options on it. For now I swapped on a Wix 33546 5-micron filter (it came with a 30-micron filter), and kept the glass bowl water separator at the bottom (because tractor). In the future if I want I can get a bowl with a water sensor and wire it up to the factory pigtail, and add a fuel heater to the top of the FM100 as well.
Mounting was super easy, I used the existing box filter bracket holes and two random spacers I had laying around to push it out from the firewall to clear some wiring. The spacers are from another Chevrolet I've had so that's neat.
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One thing kind of annoying is the air bleed screw, as it sprayed diesel all over during the bleeding process. I'm sure there is something I can replace it with, and it would be cool if there was a nipple I could attach a hose to.
Up next is to sort the brakes out, in Moab I had a lot of left rear brake action and not much from the right rear. Hitting the brakes at higher speed it wanted to pull left, and even chirped the left rear tire a few times. I have another wheel cylinder on hand (ACDelco 18E112) to match the one I replaced on the left rear awhile ago. I hoping that equalizes the braking power.
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The air bleed is the emergency eye flush station.
 
Shop Space:
I have owned my house for about 20 years, and am damn near close to paying it off. The biggest drawback is that it doesn't have a garage, as it was converted to a spare room forever ago and is now my home office. That being said, I have done all my wrenching out in the driveway. Living is Washington makes that wrenching very weather dependent. With those drawbacks I can still say I have gotten quite a bit done.
Well, I upgraded this week, and finally rented some shop space (really a glorified storage unit). It is only a half mile from my house, and actually the same location I store my Dodge and car trailer.
I wanted some space to work because this winter I plan to get after the rocker replacement on the M1009. I want to take my time, not be rushed, and not have the Blazer blown apart in the rain out in my driveway, waiting for said rain to stop so I can get back to work.
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cheavyk10 said:
Shop Space:
I have owned my house for about 20 years, and am damn near close to paying it off. The biggest drawback is that it doesn't have a garage, as it was converted to a spare room forever ago and is now my home office. That being said, I have done all my wrenching out in the driveway. Living is Washington makes that wrenching very weather dependent. With those drawbacks I can still say I have gotten quite a bit done.
Well, I upgraded this week, and finally rented some shop space (really a glorified storage unit). It is only a half mile from my house, and actually the same location I store my Dodge and car trailer.
I wanted some space to work because this winter I plan to get after the rocker replacement on the M1009. I want to take my time, not be rushed, and not have the Blazer blown apart in the rain out in my driveway, waiting for said rain to stop so I can get back to work.
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Room for activities!
 
cheavyk10 said:
Thank You!
I am certainly happy with it, and it works pretty good as it is now, although I am really resisting the urge to keep building it for larger tires, which will get me into MAW territory.
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When the 6.2 dies we can ls swap it.
 
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