M38 Cowl Battery Box Questions

ocwd · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:27 am Post subject: M38 Cowl Battery Box Questions

I have a couple of cowl battery box questions.

1. Which way is front? I think the side with the welded seam and two large holes faces towards the front of the Jeep, is that correct?

2. Where does the circuit breaker bracket mount? I know it mounts on the driver side but, is it centered on the box? How many inches from the bottom or top of the box?

The battery box pictured is from Midwest Military.

skyjeep50 · Member Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 606 Location: Illinois

Two holes go towards the front of the Jeep for the battery cables. The one hole that goes towards the rear is for the radio power lead.
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ocwd · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:12 am Post subject: Cowl Battery Box Questions

Thank you! Now I just need to know the position of the circuit breaker bracket.

wesk · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:27 am Post subject:

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ocwd · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:55 am Post subject: Cowl Battery Box Questions

From the pictures, looks like the bracket is about 1.5" from the top of the box and centered on the driver side.

Thanks Wes.

wesk · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:41 am Post subject:

I assume you have the circuit breakers. Measure their mounting hole spread to give you a base distance measurement then use a pair of dividers to accurately discern the actual measurements.
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ocwd · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:56 pm Post subject: Cowl Battery Box Questions

Thanks Wes.

mdainsd · Member Joined: Oct 20, 2017 Posts: 446

The circuit breaker bracket bottom edge is right at 6 inches from the bottom of the box, centered on the box.
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ocwd · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:40 am Post subject: Cowl Battery Box Questions

Perfect, thanks for the measurement!


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