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'52 M38 - Mess on my hands
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:48 am
by CaptainClueless
So I am working on a 1952 M38 that has been engine swapped to a Buick Odd-fire V6.
It is currently not running because I have to put a fuel tank in it. In the meantime it looks like I have a wiring nightmare on my hands.
Does anyone know where I can find an original wiring diagram for this vehicle? I don't even know if it will help me, but I figure I gotta start somewhere. It also doesn't help that I know absolutely nothing about these vehicles.
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:26 pm
by wesk
Just start reviewing our Downloads page, my photo albums (linked below). There are free manuals for you to download with all the info you will need as well as on line forum discussions on all the topics you can imagine.
Home · · Forums · · Articles · · Downloads · · Photo Gallery
At the top of this page are these links.
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These links are on the next line below the others.
As an example if you went to my photo album:
1 - click on the "Photo Gallery" link above:
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?name=gallery
2 - Click on "Member's Albums":
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
3 - Click on "Wes Knettle's" album:
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
4 - Click on "M38 Electrical" album:
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php
5 - As you view the opening page of this album just click on one of the wiring diagrams shown:
and voila:
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:01 am
by CaptainClueless
Awesome, thank you!!
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:26 am
by eaw46
That Buick 225 V6 was installed in many later model CJs and the Jeepster Commando so you can look at the wiring diagrams for them on line and see what is applicable to the motor wiring.
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:50 am
by wesk
You can find all the Dauntless V6 data, info & wiring diagrams in the Willys/Kaiser factory service manual SM-1046.
Re: '52 M38 - Mess on my hands
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:09 am
by Naugha
CaptainClueless wrote:.... but I figure I gotta start somewhere. It also doesn't help that I know absolutely nothing about these vehicles.
Hey !! That’s my situation too !!
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:57 pm
by CaptainClueless
eaw46 wrote:That Buick 225 V6 was installed in many later model CJs and the Jeepster Commando so you can look at the wiring diagrams for them on line and see what is applicable to the motor wiring.
Good to know. Thank you very much.
Re: '52 M38 - Mess on my hands
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:59 pm
by CaptainClueless
Naugha wrote:CaptainClueless wrote:.... but I figure I gotta start somewhere. It also doesn't help that I know absolutely nothing about these vehicles.
Hey !! That’s my situation too !!
Good luck man.
