Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:30 pm Post subject: Working on my M38
Well, I got involved in M274 mules, and spent the last 3 years or so working on everybody's mules. I think we rebuilt/restored something like 29 different mules, and I still have three on the books to do next year.
Of the 11 mules in the photo below, Rod and I rebuilt/repaired 10 of them!
My poor old M38 sat in the shead and was only started occasionally, and even that was an effort due to a weak fuel pump. This year, my daughter-in-law wanted to drive a mule in the local Christmas Parade, so I thought I'd follow her in the M38. I had already drained the gas tank and refilled with fresh gas and some staybil, so I thought I was good to go...wrong! The M38 made it to the parade line-up site with no problems, but about 1/2 mile into the actual parade, she quit and would not restart. I went back later that night in a pouring rainstorm and get her onto the trailer and now she is in the shop getting some long overdue maintenance.
Fuel pump, distrubitor rebuild, carb rebuild and a general service to start.
Just thought I'd let you guys know what I've been up to! Hope to start posting on this board again some. As much as I like mules, the M38 is my "first love"! _________________ Chuck W.
Dixie Division MVC #002
1952 M38/M100
M274A2
1964 CJ3B
Last edited by ChuckW on Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:47 am; edited 1 time in total
It's an AN/VRC-10 set. I wrote an article on this set and it's components and the installation process back in 2007 that was published in MVPA Army Motors issue number 120:
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:55 am Post subject: Springville Christmas Parade
Chuck,
I'm glad you got your Jeep home OK. We were some drowned rats after the parade, weren't we?
Good article on the radio install. I have a PRC/8 back-pack radio. We should be able to talk if my radio is re-crystaled and tuned on the PRC-10 frequency shouldn't we?
Alan M.
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