Combat Medic budget 1952 M38

ACRay · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:18 pm Post subject:

Well, after putting the civie fuel/vacuum pump on my M38 I decided that I wanted to drive it to work one last time before winter when the new wiring harness install begins. I'll post pics of the wiring and other stuff later, but after I drove to work I hit the museum on post for a quick photo op and wound up with a crowd at my Willys.

RICKG · Member Joined: Aug 31, 2010 Posts: 1740 Location: SO IDAHO

You drove it, had some fun, good foto op, good on ya!!
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ACRay · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:10 am Post subject:

Well, thanks to Bretto I have some new rims in the mail as I type this (thank you for the heads up on those btw) I think they're close enough for my M38:

I'll clean em up after I'm back from block leave and see how they turn out primed and painted.

wesk · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:08 pm Post subject:

The little 1/8" hole next to one lug hole usually means M38 wheel but check the rim width to be sure. One pickup wheel comes with that little 1/8" hole as well. You can tell them apart by rim width. 4.5" for the M38 and 5.0" for the pickup.
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Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=Wes-Knettle&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

4x4M38 · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:42 am Post subject:

Looks like maybe 2430 under some of that other stuff as well.

Nice buy.
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Brian
1950 M38
MC11481
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album372&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

ACRay · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:23 pm Post subject:

ACRay · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:06 pm Post subject:

Since I'm 1,100 miles from my M38 for the holidays I can't wrench on it, but I can still buy junk for it off the internet... case in point the rims that I got delivered to here so that I can take em home with me. NOW I had been looking at a set of "M38 24 volt" gauges on that internet auction site. I know places like Kaiser Willys have single gauges for prices over $200 so this set being $65 shipped has me skeptical. I decided that since we only live once and I can't take my money with me I'll go ahead and take the dive. Just bought the gauge set and they'll be delivered to my house for me to install when I get back from leave. I'll report back on if they even work here as soon as I get them installed.

wesk · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:28 pm Post subject:

Do yourself a favor and gather them up, clean them up and gather up their senders and clean them up. Then get a few test leads with alligator clips and and a 24V power source. Then set down with the bulletin for troubleshooting/testing the gauges and senders and see what works and what doesn't work correctly before relying on unknown gauges in your jeep while operating it.

http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=46
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Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=Wes-Knettle&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

ACRay · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:14 am Post subject:

stock pick from the add, but I got em in the mail.

wesk · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:43 pm Post subject:

Looks like an M151 reproduction set with Packard connectors. The lens bezels give them away as does the mechanical sender for the water temp. Post a rear view of them. I can't see any illumination slots on the small ones.
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Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=Wes-Knettle&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

ACRay · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:14 am Post subject:

I'll pull the gauges out and get pictures of them from the rear this afternoon Wes. Here's a pic of the rims I had that I couldn't upload earlier.

4x4M38 · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:37 pm Post subject:

Hey Ray,
That's a lot of trees for Fort Bliss!

Grins,
Brian
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Brian
1950 M38
MC11481
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album372&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

ACRay · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:15 pm Post subject:

4x4M38 · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:05 pm Post subject:

In the teens here tonight, with ice predicted for Friday night.

I will miss northern Oklahoma with the duck hunting and some snow. Not much ice.

I learned in Wyoming many years ago that you can drive on snow, but nobody can drive on ice.

Especially the flatlanders in this part of the country!

Good Luck and you take care.
Brian
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Brian
1950 M38
MC11481
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album372&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php


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