Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 226 Location: Wijnegem Belgium Europe
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:03 am Post subject:
Indeed i used an mb fender, at the moment we did the restoration.
(m38 fenders ore cj3a fenders are not easy to become here in Belgium)
The mb fender was from a Hotchkiss French mb clone.
Afterwards i had to use some old stuff from the original heavy damaged m38 left fender to make a lookalike starting with the mb fender, but we forgot to remove the headlightmount, we discovered it when painting the whole thing...
Maybi in the future i will remove it some day...
Erik _________________ 1942 GPW 71336 my son's jeep restored now
1951 M38 MC11891
1953 VW beetle (genuine german Käfer )
1957 fantastic wife
Joined: Oct 10, 2012 Posts: 310 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:31 am Post subject:
Reviving an old thread as I found that one of the dealers is selling new "surge tank" kits that mount on the grill. I've seen them on MBs but not as many M38s.
Easy and simple thing to set up. Stop at your salvage yard and buy a used plastic overflow bottle from any vehicle that looks like it will fit where you want to put it on your jeep. Then just run a new piece of hose from the overflow tube on the radiator to your new overflow reservoir.
Or just go to your local auto parts store and buy a universal coolant recovery kit.
Joined: Jun 27, 2011 Posts: 262 Location: "Thumb" of Michigan
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:36 pm Post subject: Overflow
FWIW - I would think it is very unusual for the radiator to overflow. I've never seen anything drip out of mine. If it does overflow, it may be because it is overfilled. The elderly radiator guru that I take my radiators to is quick to point out that they should only be filled until the top of the tubes are submerged slightly. To quote, "You gotta leave room for expansion." The radiator only uses a 4 psi cap so there shouldn't be much pressure in the system. My Jeep runs nice and cool whether it's 50 or 90° outside. _________________ Tim Juhl
1952 M38A1
1946 Aeronca L16A Army Liaison Aircraft
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