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ChuckW Member
Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 210 Location: Alabama
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:39 am Post subject: NATO connector |
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After all these years, I have finally decided that I need to add the NATO connector to my M38. Seeing Wes's photo of factory M38's with the plug was the straw that broke the possum's back. Has anybody purchased a bracket & plug lately? Who and how much? Thanks. _________________ Chuck W.
Dixie Division MVC #002
1952 M38/M100
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1964 CJ3B |
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Ryan_Miller Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 03, 2005 Posts: 1649 Location: Kansas
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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Chuck,
Are you talking about the plug on the passenger side fender that has the cutout in the hood. _________________ Ryan Miller
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16355 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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The receptacle is common to all the M series back then. The bracket can be had at Midwest Military and several other vendors. The wires are almost equal length which is why you see so many incorrect installations. The Plus wire goes to the terminal on the starter's switch and the negative terminal goes to the starter's front support bracket bolt. They were early production factory installed and later left Willys without them. If they were needed in the filed the field unit procured and installed them. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
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davem201m38 Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 430 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:55 am Post subject: |
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Hello Wes,
These things crop up on vendors stalls a lot this side of the pond but I doubt they are for the correct application.
1. Which wire is slightly longer?
2. Approximately what is the length?
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wesk Site Administrator
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davem201m38 Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yeap, looks like I bought a 'generic' still, now I know what to look for, so who knows one might turn up.
thanks,
Dave. |
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ChuckW Member
Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 210 Location: Alabama
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | They were early production factory installed and later left Willys without them. |
I don't think my jeep ever had the connector. The holes are there in the fender, but don't look like they have ever had a bolt in them, and the hood has a blocking plate bolted in that is very well made (factory?). SO...I will leave it off and be different! _________________ Chuck W.
Dixie Division MVC #002
1952 M38/M100
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1964 CJ3B |
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davem201m38 Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 430 Location: UK
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Chuck, my bonnet plate has a slight angular rise along the bottom where it sits on top of the wing, this looks 'factory' and not hand-bashed.
My guess is the wires from the socket went flat across the wing and under the little rise in the cover plate. So I would guess the cover plate was in position when the socket and wires were fitted and that the cover plate was only removed when the snorkle was in place.
But I could be wrong.
All the best,
Dave |
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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The cover plate was removed when the NATO / slave plug was applied to the jeep... as the wires and receptical would not fit if the cover was in place.
If the Cover plate is installed no Slave receptical... |
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ChuckW Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:39 am Post subject: |
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Dave, the cover plate has to come off to use the NATO plug, it actually sits partially under the hood. _________________ Chuck W.
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1952 M38/M100
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1964 CJ3B |
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davem201m38 Member
Joined: Jan 22, 2006 Posts: 430 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Ah well, I have a quandry then,
my wing has the 4 holes brazed up and smoothed, it then had two 1/4 bolts though the wing thread upwards that looked like they were meant to take a bracket with two biger holes not 4 little ones. The panal had a raised part on the lower edge, just like the slightly raised part where the blackout wire goes under the bonnet (but obviuosly bigger for bigger cables.
As I've never seen a bracket on the wing I assumed that was the set-up.
the question is now, what would sit where that bracket sat, that mounted with two 1/4 bolts about 3.5 inches apart . The base plate that sat on the wing judging by the paint was about 4 inches square and had to have the plate bolted on the inside of the bonnet (very expertly) modified to allow clearance for a cable to go into the engine compartment.
Obviuosly what ever had been there was missing by the time I got it.
Any ideas??????
All the best,
Dave |
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ChuckW Member
Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 210 Location: Alabama
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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Dave - maybe this will help:
Here's a photo from Clayton Sikes's web site that shows the slave connector mounted to the fender.
While the mount is outside of the hood, the back part of the plug sticks through the hood, so the cover plate has to be removed.
While you can't quite see the plug, you can see how the wires stick out the back of the plug and come through the hood.
To answer your question, I have seen some photos of what I thought were CDN M38's with blackout lights mounted on the left AND right fenders, could this be what is missing on yours?
All images credited to Clayton Sikes _________________ Chuck W.
Dixie Division MVC #002
1952 M38/M100
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1964 CJ3B |
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SteveJ Member
Joined: Jun 14, 2005 Posts: 110 Location: Calgary Alberta
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Dave are you referrring to the two holes just aft of the slave connector on the fender?
Those would be for the bracket that holds the fording tube. _________________ SteveJ
1986 CDN Armstron MT500 dispatch Motorcycle
1986 arrow 1.75 t cargo trailer
1991 Reynolds Boughton RB44 GS TUH
1952 M38 CDN W/W (Sold)
1953 M100 CDN Trailer
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wesk Site Administrator
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ChuckW Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Now I'm sure my M38 never had the slave recepticle, there are no holes in the fender, old or welded up. So it stays off. _________________ Chuck W.
Dixie Division MVC #002
1952 M38/M100
M274A2
1964 CJ3B |
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