Oil Pump timing M38A1

[lacroix9]

I just installed a 24 volt system into my M38A1 and can't get it to run. All my components are good. The only way I can get it started and it barely runs is turning the distributor all the way clockwise. I am sure my spark plug wires are in the proper position and I have changed them around and couldn't even get the engine to fire. the engine had been rebuilt just before I bought it and a guy told me the oil pump was out of timing. Any help would be appreciated.

[wesk]

Use the procedure in the TM 9-8015-1 for indexing the oil pump and installing the distributor. Also beware of at least one wrong spark plug wire installation photo in TM 9-8014 page 173 fig 79 where # 1 is shown at 7 o'clock and it should be at 5 o'clock. This was corrected by a change to the TM.

The spark plug cable numbers in figure 79, page 173, are changed
as follows: (As changed by C 1, 5 Jun 56)
Change No. 1 to No. 3
Change No. 2 to No. 1
Change No. 3 to No. 4
Change No. 4 to No. 2
Add the illustration number

Uou can download these changes and TM 9-8014 from our downloads page:
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... eA&show=10

If you do not have a copy of TM 9-8015-1 then download it free here on our downloads page.
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... tit&lid=85

Oil pump installation starts on page 115 and offers a perfect view of the top of the pump shaft as viewed thru the open distributor mounting hole when the pump is correctly installed in fig 80 on page 117.

Distributor installation starts on page 140.