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That's actually a pretty good price....the materials alone are probably worth much more. Intriguing....with or without missiles!

I'll chip in too! It's time we all recognize the value of what we've been getting for free and preserve this wonderful resource. Let us know the particulars...

I'm in for a membership fee too, you guys have saved my bacon more than once! I'm also in for the book too!!

I just recently went through this entire process, and I separated the engine from the transmission at the bell housing since the transmission was fine and the engine needed a complete overhaul.

One thing I love about the Willy's is the engineering that went into the serviceability. By all means ...

And we can all see the look on the officer's face in the passenger seat of the M38, telling himself "keep eyes caged!"

We'll, look at that! I'll keep this for reference for sure! I've a mechanic coming to take a look/feel at the engine turning over to ensure I don't screw something up. Better safe than sorry.... I'll keep everyone posted.

Thanks for the responses. As for the crank nut torque values, I've seen the chart regarding different grades if nuts, bolts, sizes, etc....and frankly it blew my mind a bit. Hasn't anyone here had to torque their M38 crank nut down? What torque value did you use?

Okay, something to look at. Also, it won't fire at all. I verified the timing when I installed the oil pump and distributor together...matched all the instructions exactly. Then I verified four good plug wires and four plugs that produce spark (one was a little fouled, I cleaned it up to get some ...

Valves checked today, it appears the machinist set them to 0.014" instead of the M-38 TM clearance of 0.016" (is 0.014" for earlier MBs?).

I am awaiting a new spark plug, realistically I should get four new ones. I was able to clean up the offending plug and resurrect some spark out of it for ...

Today's status: I hit the starter and took some measurements. The binding seems to have subsided, I did not really notice it this morning. That's promising. I also did another cylinder compression test, I get about 75 psi across all cylinders now (#3 & #4 are a couple psi less).

I also did a spark ...

Uh oh, big problem (potentially) on my first startup on my rebuilt motor. As I've got the engine turning over, I have noticed a couple of disturbing facts:

1. The engine turns over rather roughly, it seems to bind up a bit as it turns during a particular stroke. It's doesn't sound good. The binding ...

I am struggling to find the most efficient way to search the articles or posts for information on a particular topic. When I type in a word search in the search window (left of screen under "Search Articles," I constantly get "no matches found." Even the simplest of terms that are input and I know ...

Thanks Hal, I have been turning it over tonight to get some oil flowing. It's on the battery maintainers tonight and tomorrow I'll hook up the plug wires and introduce some gas to see if it will fire.

I used to be stationed at Tinker AFB back in the day, I'm an old AWACER from the 552d. Great ...

Fellas,
Now that my starter issue appears to be resolved, I am focusing my attention on properly getting the engine running. When I was preparing to start it up the first time in October (before the starter issue brought it to a grinding halt), I followed the procedures contained in several posts ...

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Gentlemen, we have a solution to the starter issue. In the interests of posterity and for someone to use this post as a good reference, I want to provide closure to the issue. It appears the final problem/issue was indeed the batteries.

I troubleshot the ignition kick switch and I ...