Probably from a custom gas heater installation way back. Post a photo of which bracket you are referring to. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Joined: Mar 05, 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Berlin Germany
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:32 am Post subject:
Hi Mike,
the TEE (128275) is the "fuel supply junction" for the cold weather priming kit, or a gasoline operated heater kit without a extra tank, like the power plant heater kit.
Normaly plugged with plug 143932, no kit is installed.
The other reason is, the longer the fuel line is, so unwieldy it is to install.
So it makes sence to install a TEE to connect two shorter fuel lines, instead of one longer, and it is the easiest/ best place to have a fuel supply branching.
That bracket is to attach the fuel line with a clip.
That Tee is for a heater kit, but not custom. It is a standard item on the M38A1. This is where they tapped into to get fuel for the gas fired arctic heater kit.
John
Joined: Dec 10, 2017 Posts: 336 Location: Southern Maryland
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:08 am Post subject:
Thanks for the responses!
The gas heater makes perfect sense now and it is easier to deal with the shorter lines...
That's the ell bracket I was asking about...seems like there should have been another one further back on the frame as well, just before the line turns towards the middle of the jeep at the floor riser.
Mike B _________________ Mike B
1953 M38A1 Brush Truck
1952 M38
1951 M100 Trailer
Thank you Frank & John. I finally looked in the ORD 9 and found the "T".
I had already reviewed PM-1571 Dtd 7-3-53 (ORD# 8359666 for the gas fired personell heater kit which also has the instructions in it for the dash mounted hand primer. This manual states the primer is "T"'d into the fuel system at the fuel pump inlet and the heater kit is "T"'d into the fuel system at the carb inlet.
John which heater manual do you have that shows that heater kit using the M38A1's right frame rail fuel line TEE? _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
No worries Frank. That's what books are for. I really have never been able to figure out why the M38 has a service document dedicated entirely to the dash primer and the M38A1 does not. I know that Willys dropped it's attachment early on at the Army's request to reduce procurement costs but apparently they left the provisions for it to be installed in the field.
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