How To: Blackout Marker Refurb.

[Hawkshadow]

Here is how I refurbished my blackout markers. Ord 9 page 112 provides an excellent exploded diagram to assist in the process. My refurb kit came with my complete harness from Vintage Wiring of Maine. It is a very complete kit and I highly recommend it.

Disassemble and thoroughly clean all parts. Ensure to remove any remnants of the old rotted out spring that may have rusted away and fused itself to the bulb connector assembly. Here is everything disassembled, cleaned, and laid out beside the new kit.


The new kit comes complete with the fibre disc replacement, as well as brass end caps which replaces the wire ends with hardened lead solder on the old setup.


The wire is assembled like so. The new brass end will be soldered in to place.


The assembly goes together as laid out below. Although not included in the kit, I chose to replace the aged rubber grommets which go between the connector assembly and the support.


Assemble and slide in to the housing. Ensure that you have good ground continuity between the connector assembly and the housing or the bulb will not light.


Instal a bulb into the connector assembly, re-instal the door assy and you are good to go!


There you have it!
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Jordan

M38 CDN
52-30718

[WESTCOMVIC]

If all tutorials were as revealing as this one, well pictured and explained, it would take all the fun out of trying, and cussing, and trying again!! well done!
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1953 M38A1...CFR 53-32475
1953 M-100..CFR 53-70201

[jeepers52]

You made it look easy!
Thanks for sharing your project
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Mario
U.S. Army

1952 M38 Jeep
1952 M38 Jeep (project)
1945 T-3 Bantam trailer

[Hawkshadow]

Thanks for the kind words. The longest part of the project was cleaning the connector assembly. I used a small ultra sonic cleaner after letting them sit in CLR and found that to work well.
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Jordan

M38 CDN
52-30718