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...and don't forget to time it when you put it back in...

.............and I didn't even know they existed...

IOf you were close by, I'd take it.

Did you check to see if the tranni and TCase are vented properly?

take off the tappet cover and see if the valves are still moving correctly.

If you done see a hole in the piston, there likely isn't one.


one step at a time

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I had a link to a you tube video about OPERATION ROUND-UP...

I'd be taking a serious look at the ground

[quote="wesk"]You can fabricate the tool or buy it.

http://mightymo.org/Proj_Carter_WO_Rebuild.html..."

$##$^%$%&! that link is dead...

Anyone have the specs for the WO metering rod gauge?

I'll have to check to confirm, but I have a 6v MARKED (NATO style) dist on a wartime block in a PE genset...rebuilt by the French...

Manual - No doubt.

Download - different story

Thx again Wes...

The illustrations in the manual that you refer to ( 1804a) are not nearly clear enough to ascertain that detail, I tried.

The M38 a1manual (TM9 - 8015) manual appears to have the openings to the rear...

I'll find a copy of the CJ manual...(I actually LIKE service manuals)

and ...

Following your lead, I also disassembled my screen...and found the same horror
The mesh was badly torn up, and so brittle that I wouldn't trust any repair. NO SCREEN would likely be better than that. So I off to the used pile and grabbed a newer one.



Opened it up....also full of gunk, but the ...

First mention that I've seen of a 6V waterproof dist...besides the one in my backyard on a PE Generator.

What major components are interchangeable between an M38, and an M38a1?

Tranni is a given,
Driveshafts?
Axles?
Springs?
Dist?
Starter?


thx

f

jeeptj1 wrote:Wes, I’m confused. So is the heat riser valve supposed to be open on normal driving around time or closed? Thanks John jr 1952 M38

It allows the exhaust to pass near the carb when cold, and away when hot...open and closed, in this case, is hard to define.