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My M38A1 has gone to a new home. I have a parts catalog that I ordered that I no longer need. I will send it to someone on here for the postage cost. How should we exchange addresses? Thanks Question

I have the engine out of my '55 M38A1 at present. The front sheetmetal is off. I want to remove the transmission and transfer case to clean and paint them and reinstall the engine, transmission , and ...

Thanks. I will check the pistons thoroughly but blasting won't be necessary. I am dealing with an engine that was rebuilt , then the Jeep was driven only two or three times. It probably has less than ...

PROGRESS!!! I have two pistons out now. I put diesel fuel in the cylinders , with the engine upright, Thursday evening. This morning, Saturday, I turned the engine upside down and began pounding on th ...

I can reinstall the flywheel like it was when I removed it. I suppose it was reinstalled correctly when the engine was rebuilt before I got it. At present I am unable to see the numbers above the wate ...

I have the two tapered studs. I searched on here and found what timing marks would look like if my flywheel had marks. There are none on it.However, I can tell which way the flywheel came off by the " ...

Thanks again. You know more about these things than I do , by far. I have the engine back upright and the cylinders soaking now. I will mark the main caps tomorrow. The flywheel might be a problem tho ...

You're right . I know that as long as the big end of the rod will pass the block the rod and piston would normally push out thru the top. My thinking was that if I have to use a block of wood and hamm ...

My plan to remove the pistons with the crank still in the block didn't work. The crank is now out and the main bearings look perfect. Though this is the first Willys 4 cylinder engine I have ever disa ...

#3 and #4 rod caps are off now. Both bearings also look like new. I'm starting to believe that the engine was rebuilt just a few miles ago, as I was told by a previous owner. There was NO ridge in the ...

The engine is out. I have the oil pan off and #1 and #2 rod caps off. The lower bearing halves look like new, as does the crankshaft. I figure with the rod caps off , I can attempt to remove each pist ...

Thank you for the tip. I plan to do whatever it takes to get the engine running before any other major repairs. I believe that being able to start it and hear the engine run occasionally will motivate ...

While removing parts from the firewall of my M38A1 , including the air cleaner I discovered two 3/16" , I think,copper tubes attached to the cleaner. They go towards the rear of the vehicle. What are ...

After several months of letting it rest , I am working on my 1955 M38A1 again. I have the front sheet metal off. The cylinder head is off and the bellhousing to engine bolts are out. Everything else i ...

I am selling a 1955 M38A1 that I bought in January. Photos , although not very good ones, can be seen in "New guy in western NC with M38A1". The engine will not turn. I have the head off and the cylin ...


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