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by RimfireJim
Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:44 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: M38 Headlight Problems
Replies: 23
Views: 42706

Good deal - glad to hear they are working for you. A bit confusing, though, because in your first post you said the taillights were working. In the stock configuration, NO lights will come on without moving the UNLOCK lever (Note 4 on the explanation page Wes posted). I wonder why you had taillights ...
by RimfireJim
Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:44 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: rearching springs
Replies: 17
Views: 18266

How does the cost of re-arching compare to new springs?

My local shop charged $300 this year for rearching and rebuilding all four springs, including replacing clips that were missing and correctly flaring the tips of the leaves. He even matched the dimensions of the new clip material with that ...
by RimfireJim
Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:55 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: Information about Greek M38
Replies: 18
Views: 26521


The 9308 code went with a 60's version of this jeep Forward Control truck.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/1958_Jeep_FC_Rockville%2CMD_show_front.JPG/250px-1958_Jeep_FC_Rockville%2CMD_show_front.JPG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Forward_Control
Which has to be one ...
by RimfireJim
Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:01 am
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: M38 Headlight Problems
Replies: 23
Views: 42706

The original light switch has three levers: one top center, one lower left and one lower right. The LR is an interlock that keeps you (a soldier) from inadvertently turning on lights: it must be raised to the UNLOCK position to allow either of the other levers to be moved and will spring back when ...
by RimfireJim
Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:17 am
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: M38 Headlight Problems
Replies: 23
Views: 42706

There is a color-coded wiring diagram available in the downloads section of this website under the M38 M38A1 M170 M606, Electrical link . That is a good starting point for troubleshooting. The headlights are fed by wires 17 & 18 (high and low beam, respectively) from the dimmer switch , which is fed ...
by RimfireJim
Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:51 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: Replacing fuel pump....stick w/ willys type w/ glass bowl or
Replies: 12
Views: 19061

NAPA on-line shows the same Airtex 4032 listed for the CJ-3B, but it's not actually available from them on-line. "Call store for availability." It looks somewhat like the AC fuel pump an ebayer in Greece has been touting as an M38 pump (but looks different than the pumps I've seen in pictures on ...
by RimfireJim
Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:25 pm
Forum: Events/Transportation
Topic: Southwest Idaho: Oct 15 Boise N.F. and Idaho City
Replies: 4
Views: 10486

Tell Doug my favorite part of the Silver City trip video was, by far, the segment where he stopped and filmed all the other vehicles coming through the S-curve. It was neat how you got a preview glimpse of each one, then it disappeared, then reappeared as it rounded the next bend closer to the ...
by RimfireJim
Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:17 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: First post - 51 M38 axle nut size..... 2 1/16"???
Replies: 7
Views: 14975

Whoo! That must have been exciting!

The three screws Rick_L mentioned can be buggers to remove. They are slotted flatheads, so not much to get a grip on. The slots can be mucked up from previous attempts, and the threads can be rusted. I used one of those hand held impact drivers that you hit with ...
by RimfireJim
Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:25 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: Steering wobble
Replies: 11
Views: 15842

Re: Steering wobble


Occasionally when i hit a bump in the road with the front wheels, the front wheels start to oscilate in a sideways motion which also shakes the steering wheel. Disappears after I slow down.
I've experienced this years ago on a '53 Ford pickup with too much toe-in. The error didn't seem like much ...
by RimfireJim
Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:13 am
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: M-38 Radiator dimensions please?!
Replies: 9
Views: 10874

The main body of the radiator is 20-1/4" wide, 17-3/4" high, and 3-3/8" thick. Those are outside-to-outside dimensions not including brackets, shroud, connections, neck, etc., but do include the top and bottom tanks. The core looks like 20" wide by 13-1/2" high.
And I didn't even have to go out to ...
by RimfireJim
Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:18 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: MP Jeep
Replies: 7
Views: 11268

7th Army
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Seventh_Army_SSI.svg

That's one proud looking MP there!

The paint on the jeep looks glossier than 2030. The guy at TPC Global (paints) I'm working with was in the Army motor pool in Europe in the '60s, and he said some commanders had vehicles ...
by RimfireJim
Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:18 am
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: Need a pic of wheel well wall
Replies: 21
Views: 20418

Lookin' good.
by RimfireJim
Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:18 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: Engine Lubrication ....L134
Replies: 9
Views: 11599

Since he is in the Philippines, that would be 30-38°C, not F, so 86-100°F. SAE 40 should be fine. Castrol lists SAE 40 for temperature conditions above 60°F.
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/generica ... Id=7007302
by RimfireJim
Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: Information about Greek M38
Replies: 18
Views: 26521


But the most important thing is: the jeep is running and I have fun with it! :-)

Most definitely, having fun with it is the most important thing, running or not. I'm actually having more fun with our project than I would if it was all done, but I'll admit I had fun with the jeep when I bought it ...
by RimfireJim
Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: Technical Knowledge Base
Topic: hub locks
Replies: 8
Views: 11663

A picture could be useful. There are a number of brands of locking hubs, so there may be differences in how they attach. Regardless, I think they all bolt on to the front hub in place of the original drive flange using six 3/8"-16 bolts. You remove those bolts (visible externally), pull off the ...