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  Topic: Need better brakes on my 1953 M38A1
oilleaker1

Replies: 9
Views: 4820

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 4:33 am   Subject: Brakes
I've had good results with my 9 inch brakes by getting new drums. Rock Auto.com. Dynamic Friction Drum part number 36571004

By doing any drum turning on a Jeep, unless you have a brake shop make cu ...
  Topic: Hodakaguy M38 Misc Thread
oilleaker1

Replies: 150
Views: 23283

PostForum: Jeep Project Threads   Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 3:09 pm   Subject: Hodakaguy M38 Misc Thread
Congrats on about as nice a M38 as they get. The Jeep went to the right home.

Your FJ made me grin also.

You probably got mobbed at every gas station on the way home. (I don't know, I just bou ...
  Topic: M-38 jeep YS carb
oilleaker1

Replies: 10
Views: 2771

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:33 am   Subject: M-38 jeep YS carb
Up here, the pumps share three grades of gas with the same hose and pump. You get alcohol even if you dial up premium 91 alcohol free. Fiberglass motorcycle tanks begin to have their resin dissolve. T ...
  Topic: M38 fording system vacuum leak?
oilleaker1

Replies: 69
Views: 17959

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:24 pm   Subject: M38 fording system vacuum leak?
Wow, this one is putting it to you. Drilling out the base gasket rivets? I've never heard of that. Using a bolt and washers to squish them flat, yes. They definitely can cause a vacuum leak. I've put ...
  Topic: Exhaust Putt Putt at Idle
oilleaker1

Replies: 2
Views: 2074

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:36 pm   Subject: Exhaust Putt Putt at Idle
Pay attention to the orientation of the advance cam if you remove it. You can put it back 180 degrees off from where it was.

Also park you engine at 5 degree BTDC in case you lose where things wer ...
  Topic: Exhaust Putt Putt at Idle
oilleaker1

Replies: 2
Views: 2074

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 6:07 am   Subject: Exhaust Putt Putt at Idle
My '51 M38 has always had a more than normal Putt Putt while idling. This is with both the stock waterproof carb and a Civi WO carb. One of my Jeep pals told me to check the distributor advance weight ...
  Topic: Bubba strikes again...
oilleaker1

Replies: 6
Views: 2508

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:46 am   Subject: Bubba strikes again...
I hope they used a good brand of tape. The Chinese stuff won't hold up! Cool
  Topic: Death wobble, have I tried everything
oilleaker1

Replies: 33
Views: 16790

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 11:48 am   Subject: Death wobble, have I tried everything
Been a while since I've hung out. Still own my Jeeps though. I have had a terrible time with the new bell crank bearing kits for both my M38's. With all replaced and new like you, I could shift the en ...
  Topic: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
oilleaker1

Replies: 19
Views: 19531

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 2:26 pm   Subject: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
So, less points contact on the stationary side. Gets hotter quicker or slower. Cools faster no doubt. Black plastic VS bakelite cam rider? Wears longer or shorter? Lots to consider.

Then there is ...
  Topic: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
oilleaker1

Replies: 19
Views: 19531

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:52 am   Subject: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
I had another friend who bought a set of Napa Echlin points and his Jeep would stumble and fall flat on it's face above a certain RPM. I took a look and discovered he did not install the spring steel ...
  Topic: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
oilleaker1

Replies: 19
Views: 19531

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:37 pm   Subject: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
Thanks Wes. The coil test data from prestolite is what we need to check next. As far as testing microfarads Shocked , well that is beyond me. Ohms I recognize.

interesting how just turning on the swit ...
  Topic: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
oilleaker1

Replies: 19
Views: 19531

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:17 am   Subject: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
Already asked. The answer was no, he did not leave the switch on for a abnormal amount of time. Oilly
  Topic: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
oilleaker1

Replies: 19
Views: 19531

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:20 am   Subject: 24 volt Coil Difference???????
New issue cropped up. One of my friends recently discovered his M38 (Not A1) keeps burning his points in his 24 volt waterproof Autolite distributor with a original Autolite type coil. I've not had th ...
  Topic: Stuck picking up my kids from school!
oilleaker1

Replies: 8
Views: 11183

PostForum: Announcements, News, Humor   Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:57 pm   Subject: Stuck picking up my kids from school!
A wooden stick never lies! Laughing

You need to come back to the hills sometime Wes! Wink
  Topic: Severe flooding issue
oilleaker1

Replies: 12
Views: 12128

PostForum: Technical Knowledge Base   Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:12 am   Subject: Severe flooding issue
Check the float to see if it has fuel inside it and isn't sinking to the bottom, and also make sure the vent for the float chamber is venting into the cross tube and not plugged. Possible dirt on the ...
 
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