electronic ignition kit

baios · Post by **baios** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:46 pm

Hi I have recently bought an electronic kit for my m38!!Is the electronic with 2wires!!!!any tips of installation???Any pic???Any pdf installation???

Post by **wesk** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:39 pm

I can think of three electronic conversions. The commercial Pertronix kit.
The early M151 kit which can be adapted to the M38/M38A1 and uses the original style rotor. The late M151 kit which can be adapted to the M38/M38A1 and uses the large round windowed rotor. Both M151 kits you must consider that the M151 distributor rotates the opposite direction of the Willys Autolite.

Which kit do you have?

baios · Post by **baios** » Tue May 15, 2012 1:00 am

sorry i m not so familiar with all that electronics!!!But a friend of mine that has a m38 and has knoweledges told me that he has put the same electronic in his m38 (the one with the 2wires) and the installation was very easy only 15 minutes to put!!!!

Unfortunatelly he is 300km far from me and can not came and help me!!!He told me that this electronic came from a m151 and is the prestolite kit!

Post by **wesk** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:03 am

The Prestolite kit is the early M151 and is a straight forward drop in with very little modification. I'll have to look for some photos and instructions. It is a rare kit and often difficult to find parts for. The commercial Pertronix system would have been much simpler to install.

baios · Post by **baios** » Thu May 17, 2012 1:19 am

Wesk is that what i want????

Post by **wesk** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:20 am

Yes, that is the early M151 Prestolite kit. Do you have photos of the rest of the instruction sheets? If so do post them. Keep in mind that the Willys distributor installation rotates in the opposite direction.

baios · Post by **baios** » Thu May 17, 2012 1:02 pm

no unfortunatelly i haven't if someone has??????

maeserik · Post by **maeserik** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:10 am

I dit it and it still works fine !

(after problems with condensors i did the conversion, from then i did not touch anything and everything goes wel )

http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... electronic

Bill_F · Post by **Bill_F** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:58 pm

baios wrote:Wesk is that what i want????

I was just given an m151 dist with this early kit in it. What needs to be done to put it in my m38? The guy has a few more as well so if I need parts I know where to get them.